Farmer of Shu Han

Chapter 723 Chapter 0734 Braised Pork

Before a certain ground turtle crossed over, everyone looked ugly when eating.

Especially for meat eaters, they eat raw pork with hair, which is not a taboo anyway.

With only one-third of an acre of land in his eyes, the more servants under his hands—whether they are two-legged or four-legged—means more wealth.

That's why they like to conceal their population. When the government came to investigate, one or two shook their heads without even wiping the blood from their mouths: "No, there is no one in my family, and there are very few people. You don't have to doubt me!"

Then the soil turtle came out of the mountain and said to everyone: "Your pursuit is too low, how can this little food be enough?"

So he taught everyone to put on good-looking and warm sweaters, and spread exquisite blankets under their feet, and then asked the cook at home to remove the hair from the pork, set up the pan, put oil, and sugar.

Finally, a plate of fragrant braised pork was served.

Everyone followed his example, so they ate more delicious food than before.

But there are always some people who eat from the bowl and look into the pot. After eating something good, they always want to bring the bloody and hairy raw pork to the table.

And so the split occurred.

Feng Tubie slapped the table and scolded: "If you do this again, I will overturn the table!"

So the big house of the Li family, who was unwilling to change his habit of eating raw meat, was taken away from his chair by everyone, and he was asked to roll to a corner and squat to eat.

Feng Tubie nodded in satisfaction and said, "Be elegant!"

Li Mu is very elegant now.

Xian Xiansu held a celadon teapot made from Nanxiang's specialty, poured boiling water into it, and gently rinsed it.

(Note: It is not the famous celadon of later generations, but the original celadon that has existed since ancient times).

After washing the pot, pour boiling water again to wipe off the tea foam.

After sealing the pot, pour boiling water over the teapot.

Divide cups, divide pots...

Elegant movements, elegant expression, lingering mist and fragrant tea make her look like a fairy who does not eat fireworks.

Originally, she was sipping tea with peace of mind, but the grandfather of the Li family who was sitting opposite her sighed: "Muniang, is this going too far?"

Li Mu didn't answer, he put the teacup in front of the grandpa, and took another sip from the teacup himself.

Then he said calmly: "Grandpa, it's not that I'm unkind, it's that they have their own way of taking death, can it be my fault?"

A little pity appeared on Li Taigong's face, "It is finally the clan house of our Li family..."

Li Mu glanced at the grandpa, "The grandpa wants to establish his clan in Pingxiang, do you think it's better for the clan in Sichuan to be stronger or weaker?"

Mrs. Li coughed, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, "I'm just worried that you will bear another bad name."

Li Mu put down his teacup and sneered, "I don't know how many people who are close to the Li family's family will poke my spine after this incident?"

Speaking of this, Li Mu's beautiful face finally showed a look of anger: "When the male gentleman won the great victory in Jieting, the twelve princes came with you, didn't I warn him?"

"At that time, I said, don't go too far with the food price issue. Unexpectedly, Twelve Lang agreed on the surface, but what did he do after learning about the severe drought in Longyou?"

The exchange was originally set up for the convenience of everyone's mutual trading, and the people who can list on it are at least the richest people in the county.

It's not that they don't let people make money, as long as the price of food is less than 200 yuan on weekdays, I don't care about it.

Even in wartime, the food can be up to 300 yuan a stone.

Even if you put in a hundred dollars and throw in two hundred dollars, you can double your income.

Not to mention that in the past few years, the price of grain in central Sichuan has generally been below 100 yuan, and at most it will be slightly less than 100 yuan when it is not available.

If the daily food price exceeds 200 yuan, some people may start to starve, and if it exceeds 500 yuan, some people may starve to death.

These two lines were found by the Nanxiang Statistics Bureau after spending a lot of manpower and material resources on statistics, and they were drawn by the male gentleman.

Therefore, those who dare to touch these two lines do not know whether they will die or not, but it is certain that life is better than death.

The eldest son of the Li family just couldn't control his hand, so he cut off his hand after being named by the male gentleman.

"I was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the male monarch to take care of everything in Nanxiang. I am always trembling, as if I am facing an abyss, as if walking on thin ice. Otherwise, if I am lost, it will not be surprising that my body will be destroyed."

"The reminder to Twelve Lang was already considered a violation of the rules, but the Dafang side became more and more bold, thinking that relying on Li's surname, he could do whatever he wanted."

Li Muyu said, his tone became more and more angry.

Since taking charge of all affairs in Nanxiang, as the power in his hands has grown, there are very few people who can make Li Mu show anger.

But obviously, this time, the big house of the Li family really made her a little bit uncontrollable.

"If Da Fang wants to die, then I will help them, so that I won't be burdened by anything in the future."

"At the same time, it can also deter those who want to take advantage of both sides, and let them know that there are some things that cannot be done."

It is not without reason that many people participated in the strangling of Dafang this time.

At least in terms of stabilizing the Longyou situation as soon as possible, those people's positions are the same.

The sooner Longyou stabilizes, the sooner the wool spinning workshop will open.

But the big house wants woolen materials, and wants to accumulate family wealth through old business.

This is tantamount to just wanting to suck blood and not work, but also want to reach out to pick fruits.

It might be fine for the previous Qianshou Cangtou, but which one is easy to mess with who can participate in the workshop?

That's right, the Li family is one of the most powerful families in Sichuan, but can it be compared with before?

"It's not like it used to be!"

Taigong Li sighed.

Just when the clan house of the Li family in the middle of Shu collapsed suddenly, a major event that shocked the world happened in Wuchang, the country of Wu far to the east.

In Bingshen in April of the seventh year of Jianxing, Sun Quan, king of Wu, was sung by hundreds of officials and ordered people to erect a high altar on a high mountain by the river.

At the same time, a fire was lit on the high altar to worship the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers.

Because of the appearance of the auspicious Huanglong, it was changed to Huanglong, and an amnesty was announced for the whole country at the same time.

The officials of Soochow Wu arrived and shouted congratulations.

The forty-seven-year-old Sun Quan crowned himself, dressed in the clothes of the emperor, and returned to the palace from the high altar to accept the worship of civil and military generals.

Sitting in the court hall, looking at the ministers below, he finally felt a sense of complacency in his heart.

At the age of 18, he first took control of Jiangdong, at the age of 26, he defeated Cao Cao in Chibi, at the age of 37, he attacked Jingzhou, at the age of 40, he defeated Liu Bei.

To this day, he has finally become an emperor.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan finally couldn't help laughing loudly.

Hearing Sun Quan's laughter, all the officials below echoed their congratulations.

After all the ministers congratulated him, Sun Quan said, "I am able to ascend the throne today, apart from the inheritance left by my father and brother, there is one person who has made great contributions."

Finally being able to openly call himself Zhen, Sun Quan only felt a little smug.

All the ministers thought that His Majesty was starting to discuss meritorious deeds and rewards, and they all listened attentively.

Unexpectedly, only Sun Quan was heard, but he mentioned a person that no one would have thought of.

"Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin, helped my brother conquer Jiangdong, but my brother was assassinated by evil thieves. At that time, I was still young and could not convince the public."

"Besides, I was only a general at that time, and the etiquette was simple. Only Gongjin treated me with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, and promoted many sages. This is the prosperity of Jiangdong's talents."

"Back then, Cao Cao led millions of people to equalize the prestige of Jingzhou, and wanted to hunt with me in the south of the Yangtze River. It was Gong Jin who led Jiangdong soldiers to defeat Cao Cao in Chibi, and saved Jiangdong from danger."

"Therefore, I owe it to Gongjin to be able to be where I am today. However, Gongjin passed away young and cannot see the prosperity of Jiangdong today. It is really a pity in my heart."

Among the ministers, Zhang Zhao, who had the highest reputation, was ordered by Sun Ce to assist Sun Quan along with Zhou Yu.

Hearing Sun Quan's words at this time, he felt touched, so he raised his wat and stood up, intending to praise Sun Quan's virtue.

Unexpectedly, when Sun Quan saw Zhang Zhao, he also remembered the events of the past at the same time. Complacent, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Mr. Zhang and Mr. Jin assisted me in those years."

When Zhang Zhao heard this, he couldn't help being moved, thinking that Sun Quan wanted to praise himself after mentioning Zhou Yu's achievements.

Unexpectedly, Sun Quan said in the next sentence: "But I still remember that in the seventh year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao at Guandu, and he wrote a letter ordering me to send the hostage."

"At that time, Zhang Gong was the head of the important ministers, but he couldn't make a decision for a long time. Only Gong Jin, who fought hard for this matter, could not do it. Otherwise, I would end up with only one Marquis seal, dozens of servants, several cars, and several horses. The south is called Gu?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao had an ugly look on his face.

There was a slight commotion among the ministers below, and then quickly quieted down.

Unexpectedly, the more Sun Quan talked, the more addicted he became, "Back when Cao Cao led the army to Chibi, it was Zhang Gong who urged me to surrender Cao Cao. If I had listened to Zhang Gong's words at that time, I am afraid that I would have been begging Cao Cao's thief in Luoyang by now!"

Intentionally persuading Sun Quan to send the hostage, and then personally persuading Sun Quan to surrender to Cao Cao, was the biggest wrong decision Zhang Zhao made.

Fortunately, there was Zhou Yu at the time.

Hearing that Sun Quan actually brought it up in public on the day he proclaimed himself emperor, Zhang Zhao's face was still flushed and his teeth were gritting even though his head was already pale.

He looked up, and saw that the person sitting on top was no longer the gentleman who humbly asked him for advice, but an emperor who had already worn the crown of the emperor.

It may be that he is old and his eyesight is blurry, or it may be that the emperor sits too high and too far away, so he can't see the expression of the leader above.

Feeling the burning eyes behind him, Zhang Zhao knew that everyone's eyes were focused on him.

His body was trembling, and finally he couldn't bear the pressure, and slowly fell to the ground, without saying a word for a long time.

Sun Quan saw that the upright teacher in the past was finally subdued, and his whole body seemed to be drinking alcohol, drifting away and not knowing where to go.

"The old minister is ashamed, short-sighted, and has a great trust. Now that His Majesty has accomplished his great achievements, how dare the old minister steal the high position again, and he can't let go of his love? In addition, he is old and weak, and he is too old to be a director. Beg for bones."

Speaking of this, the sadness in Zhang Zhao's heart was overwhelming, and he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

But Sun Quan got up, stepped down, and helped Zhang Zhao himself, "Mr. Zhang, don't you know my temperament? I was just joking, just kidding."

Say ha ha laugh.

Seeing Sun Quan like this, all the ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then laughed.

The bolder said loudly: "In the past, when Your Majesty was young, Da Sima was in charge of Jiangdong's money and food. Your Majesty asked for something in private, and Da Sima never responded."

"However, His Majesty is in charge of the state affairs, but he is loyal to the Great Sima, trusts and reuses him until he is in a precious position. As the Son of Heaven, His Majesty has a world in mind, how can he remember the past enmity?"

The great Sima, Lu Fan, also died of illness last year.

As soon as these words came out, the ministers repeatedly claimed.

Sun Quan supported Zhang Zhao and seemed even closer.

Zhang Zhao felt that his back was a little wet.

After he was lifted up, he boldly looked at Sun Quan and found that the emperor was still the familiar King Wu with a smile on his face, so he was relieved.

It's just what I said just now, but it's so pertinent, I dare not forget it lightly.

He bowed to Sun Quan and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister's words have been kept in my heart for a long time! It's not just a sudden feeling. Last winter, the old minister was bedridden due to illness."

"Over the years, I feel more and more exhausted. Now that His Majesty is on the throne, the veterans can feel at ease. Therefore, I would like to return my official position and lead my subordinates, and retire to retire for the elderly."

Sun Quan turned around and walked towards the emperor's seat. When no one saw his expression, the smile on his face seemed to change.

It wasn't until he faced the ministers again that he smiled again, "Mr. Zhang is old and has made great achievements. He has served me for thirty years. How can he abandon me at this time? Even if Mr. Zhang wants to go, I will not allow it."

As he spoke, he announced: "Chao, worship Zhang Gong as the assistant general of Wu, who is only inferior to San Gong, and he will be granted the title of Marquis Lou, and he will eat ten thousand households."

When the ministers heard this, they were immediately shocked.

Zhang Zhaosan had no choice but to accept.

Next, Sun Quan enfeoffed all his ministers.

At the same time, he formally honored his father, Sun Jian, as Emperor Wulie, and his elder brother, Sun Ce, as King Huan of Changsha.

He also established his son Sun Deng as the crown prince, and made Changsha King Huan, Sun Ce's son Sun Shao, the Marquis of Wu.

After everything was done, an envoy was sent to Xishu, suggesting that the two countries respect the two emperors.

When Han Guo learned of this, there was a lot of discussion between the ruling and opposition parties.

Those who were even more indignant said bluntly in the court:

"The reason why the first emperor formed an alliance with Soochow was because the Han Dynasty was newly defeated at that time, and he wanted to destroy the bandits together. Now Soochow has usurped and proclaimed himself emperor, which is really a great rebellion.

In addition, last year's great victory in the Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty showed that the Han Dynasty could defeat thieves even if it was alone. After Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, what he wanted was to stand on a tripod, not to join forces with the big man to destroy the thieves.

Now that Sun Quan's ambitions are full, in order to protect the power of the tripartite, he must no longer have the heart of the Northern Expedition. He only thinks about maintaining the status quo and has no intention of going north.

Therefore, it is not beneficial to make an alliance with Soochow at this time, but it is not justified, it is not in line with the system, and it should be shown righteousness and sever the alliance. "

As soon as this proposal came out, there were many people attached to it.

Even Zhao Guang, who was preparing for his marriage, was not at peace. Brothers who could show their faces in front of Zhao Guang came to the door one after another, asking what their elder brother wanted.

"How do I know brother's intentions?" Zhao Guang said impatiently, "Brother is far away in Longyou right now, I'm afraid the news won't reach there!"

"Erlang, in fact, we also know that whether Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor or not, how the big man should respond is beyond our ability to consult."

Although the Xinghan Society is growing in size, the only one who is qualified to participate in the affairs of the court is his elder brother who is far away in Longyou.

For the rest, if they survived for ten or eight years and entered the imperial court, they would be regarded as lucky.

"So what we are concerned about is, if the big man really breaks off diplomatic relations with Wu, can the jaggery from Jiaozhou and Jingnan still come in?"

If you can't come in, then next year's braised pork will have to be saved.

Otherwise, there is no sugar, you eat braised pork with an egg?

It would be great if the big man took Guanzhong at this time. If Soochow dared to proclaim himself emperor at this time, he would directly send troops to Jingzhou. It would be best to use all of them to grow sugarcane!

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