Chapter 463(1/2)
Due to a series of changes such as Master Huang’s death, the spring test was postponed for a month, so the original spring test became a true "summer test".
The weather is getting hotter and hotter this year, and the rain is less. So Emperor Zhao Zhen, who had been in Ontario for a few days, began to wander around again, worried that if it didn't rain, it would cause drought.
Zhao Pu felt that Zhao Zhen was also miserable. He was afraid of drought if it didn’t rain. He was afraid of flooding if it rained too much. He woke up early in the morning and competed with the weather.
Finally, Zhao Zhen invited a group of people who didn't know whether they were monks or Taoists. In short, it is said that they were particularly good at asking for rain. They went to the palace gate for a day, but they didn't ask for a drop of rain.
Concubine Pang held the lotus seed soup and set off a fire on Zhao Zhen who was full of water. Xiangxiang took a small fan to slap her father Xiaofeng.
When the little fourth son came into the palace, he saw it and felt that the emperor was so pitiful, so he hid in the corner and slapped three small slaps. Then the sky rumbled for a while, and with a "slam" sound, it rained heavily.
Zhao Zhen jumped high and walked around the room with Xiangxiang in his arms.
The little fourth son was taken home by Zhao Pu, who was holding an umbrella. The ninth prince thought to himself that Zhao Zhen should give the money to Xiao Si Zi.
Zhao Pu carried Xiao Sizi back to Kaifeng Mansion, and saw Chen Xing'er and Yue Ya'er walking towards the backyard with two large pots of winter dates humming a small song.
Zhao Pu reached out to grab one, and Xiao Sizi also wanted to take it, but it seemed that something was wrong...
"Isn't this Duoduo's food bowl?"
Xiao Sizi said a word, and Zhao Pu quickly took out the dates that were stuffed into his mouth.
The two girls walked back with a smile, chatting about pony and something.
Zhao Pu and Xiao Sizi looked at each other-oh?!
The two ran to the backyard and saw many people there.
In the stable, Zao Duoduo was standing there, Gongsun was touching its belly beside it, Bai Yunfan was right beside it, tilting his head to look at it.
In the stables on both sides, the black owls of Zhao Pu's family, Ouyang's mad girl, Zou Liang's 7th day of the lunar month, the daidai of Lin Yehuo's family and the little donkey of Gongsun family, all looked at it curiously. As a tiger who successfully intervened in the herd of horses, Xiao Wu also squatted in the stables and watched the excitement.
In front of the stable gate, Zhan Zhao sat on a small stool, holding his chin with his hands and staring at Duoduo's belly.
Bai Yutang leaned against a pillar in front of the stable. Tianzun held a carrot and fed the little donkey from Gongsun's family. Yin Hou was holding a tea bowl, and Master Wusha was sitting beside him who was relaxing the muscles and bones for Xiao Liangzi. Lin Yehuo asked Zhan Zhao, "Are you sure Duoduo has a big belly and isn't he fat again?"
Zhan Zhao nodded, "It feels different."
The little fourth son opened his mouth wide, ran to the stable door, and looked up at Gongsun who was washing his hands with his face.
Gongsun wiped his hands, coughed gently, walked to Bai Yunfan, reached out to pat his horse's neck, "Congratulations!"
Bai Yunfan blinked and heard the little Sizi cheer.
Zhan Zhao held his forehead... Sure enough!
Bai Yutang began to look around and consider the issue of renovating the stables.
Zhao Pu and others came to line up to congratulate Bai Yunfan, Lin Yehuo's mouth twitched straight - the people in Kaifeng Mansion are sometimes more ridiculous than those in the Devil City.
"What kind of horse will Zhaoye Yu Lion and Fire Qilin be born?" Zou Liangqi asked.
Bai Yutang was in a state of energy, "Will the Fire Maned White Dragon be born?"
Everyone looked at Bai Yutang curiously - what horse? It sounded so arrogant!
"The Fire-Bered White Dragon has been extinct for a long time." Yin Hou said, "The most easiest thing to give birth to a Jade Jade Lion and a Qilin Horse after fertilizing it is a White Dragon Horse or a Fire-Berry Horse. Its body shape will be similar to a Jade Lion, but it looks like a Qilin Horse and has a long mane. The White Dragon Horse is somewhat similar to the Sailong Bird." While saying that, he pointed to the Black Owl of Zhao Pu's family, "The only difference is the way to grow the mane. If the long mane of the White Dragon Horse is gradually colored, the root of the mane is snow-white, gradually turning red, and the ends of the mane burn red, it is the legendary Fire-Berry White Dragon. The horse's hair will have a light red gradient, and the outline is like scales. I have only heard Ma Chi say it, but I have never seen it. However, to create a Fire-Berry White Dragon, there must be a purebred female Fire Kirin and a male Zhaoye Jade Lion. The hair of the Zhaoye Jade Lion must have a little silver gradient."
After hearing what Mr. Yin said, everyone went to see Bai Yunfan.
Bai Yutang stretched out his hand and gently stroked Bai Yunfan's back hair. He saw thick white hair slashing along Bai Yutang's slender fingers. Under the sunlight, it was shining with a faint silver luster. Bai Yunfan sniffed and gently shook his mane, illuminating the noble and gorgeous appearance of Ye Yu Lion, making everyone look forward to the soon-to-be-born foal.
Zhan Zhao gently stroked Zao Duoduo's belly, smiled and patted his neck, "It's time to be a mother."
Duoduo rubbed Zhan Zhao and shook his tail twice, as if he knew that he would not be able to travel to Zhan Zhao for a while. He looked at Zhan Zhao with big eyes and then at Yaoyao, who was shaking his wings on the roof in the distance.
Zhan Zhao touched Duoduo's ears and signaled - it doesn't matter, don't worry.
...
At noon, the little Sizi hurried over and asked Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang, "Does the cat go to see the Dragon King Festival in vain?"
Bai Yutang was a little puzzled, "Dragon King Sacrifice? Does Kaifeng Mansion also worship the Dragon King?"
"It seems that there is no tradition." Zhan Zhao shook his head.
"It's just a temple fair." Gongsun, who walked in with a few books outside the courtyard gate, said, "Didn't it take a long drought a while ago? It's raining recently, so the people who were originally going to hold a temple fair are preparing to have a Dragon King Festival, and there are still many opera troupes to perform."
"Oh..." Zhan Zhao knew it.
"I want to help the adults prepare for the spring trial. You can help me take my little son with you." Gongsun said.
Zhan Zhao nodded, Bai Yutang was a little curious, "Where is Zhao Pu?"
"I just received a letter from the border gate and went out of the city with Zou Liang and the others." Gongsun said.
Zhan Zhao asked, "Isn't something wrong with the border?"
"Oh, that's not. The letter was sent by He Yihang, mainly to report safety to Zhao Pu. Dadan has been sent home safely. In addition, it seems that Long Qiaoguang is responsible for training the naval masters. Zou Liang prepares his residence for him, and Zhao Pu goes to the dock." Gongsun said, "The emperor said before that the naval army was too weak, so he wanted to concentrate on rectifying and training. It was originally responsible for Zou Liang, but it seems that the effect was not very good. Zou Liang suggested that Long Qiaoguang stay for a while and manage the naval army."
Zhan Zhao was curious, "Zou Liang's troops are so well managed, is there no way to deal with the navy?"
Gongsun shook his head helplessly, "Of course the Zhao family army is in charge. Zou Liang is too straightforward and an honest man. The navy is already a mess. With Zou Liang's personality, he might be kicked hundreds of people into the sea every day. Zhao Pu said that Long Qiaoguang is an old fry and there is no generation gap when communicating with those gangsters. Let him lay the foundation for Zou Liang's honest child first."
Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao nodded. Although Long Qiaoguang was a chattering man, he was smart enough to a certain level and was interesting. In addition, the right general was good at bowing and crossbows. The crossbows of the navy were originally the most important skill. Zhao Pu transferred him to this point.
"Speaking of this, why did the emperor suddenly think of training the navy?" Zhan Zhao asked.
"It was Zhao Pu's suggestion." Gongsun grabbed Xiao Sizi and washed his face. "Zhao Pu was saying a few days ago that the other few of the four holy places are in the sea, and it's really not good to have no naval troops. By the way... there is still a rumor recently. Have you heard of it?"
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang shook their heads together - Rumors? The questions that may be obtained in the spring exam recently are flying all over the sky.
"When fishermen went out to sea, they found the Xingtian name that sank in the prosperous Tang Dynasty." Gongsun's words made Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang shocked.
The Xingtian was a large warship built in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It is the largest tower ship in history. It is said that it can carry more than 5,000 soldiers, which is larger than the Feiyun in the Eastern Wu period. This is also the same as the name of the legendary giant Xingtian... However, the Xingtian encountered the overturn of the first voyage and suffered heavy casualties. The Tang Dynasty lost all its face and the Tang King was furious.
The people responsible for designing and building the Xingtian were the most famous shipbuilding families at that time. Because of the sinking of the Xingtian, all these ship workers were implicated. It is said that there were hundreds of craftsmen who were beheaded at that time, and even more were sent and punished. Since then, no ship workers are willing to build warships of more than 3,000 people. No matter how much money the court has spent, they say they cannot be built and their skills have been lost. This tradition has been preserved to this day.
"But later there were many other statements." Bai Yutang was on the Shenkong Island and had a special understanding of shipbuilding. "Some say that someone tampered with the tampering on the ship, and some say that the officials made profits or dereliction of duty from it, and finally let the ship workers take the blame."
"It's very likely." Zhan Zhao nodded, "It's a pity that all the famous shipbuilding families were killed."
"My second brother said the same thing." Bai Yutang said, "In fact, many skills have been lost. Now I can't build a big ship. It is said that the ship workers of that year burned all the drawings in anger, and their apprentices won't accept them... If we can really find the Xingtian that sunk back then, many of the lost skills can be found."
Gongsun also nodded, "Zhao Pu has sent someone to investigate. The emperor said that no matter how much money is spent, he must fish the ship up."
Bai Yutang thought he should have written a letter to his second brother? If Xingtian can really see the light of day again, his second brother would definitely want to take a look.
"The cat is white."
Seeing that everyone suddenly started talking about shipbuilding, Xiao Sizi grabbed Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang's clothes and said, "Are you going?"
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were stunned and asked him, "Where are you going?"
The little fourth son bulged his cheeks and said, "Dragon King Sacrifice!"
Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows and pinched his cheeks, "I'm just accompanying you to the temple fair, right?"
Xiao Sizi nodded and nodded.
Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang.
Bai Yutang nodded.
The little fourth son clapped his hands, "I'll go and tell Yin Yin."
Zhan Zhao wondered, "Grandpa is going too?"
"No, I don't go, but Zunzun said I want to go." Xiao Sizi said, "But today Xiao Liangzi wants to follow Jiujiu to the pier, so only Zunzun and Zun. Then Xixin said, we must find another normal adult with mature minds to let Zunzun go to the temple fair."
Zhan Zhao was so amused that Bai Yutang shook his head.
After the demon king's internal strength disappeared, the Heavenly Lord did not change much, and his personality seemed to have no change, and he was still a child.
However, Bai Yutang felt that the "smooth transition" of the Heavenly Lord was of great significance to the fourth son.
So the fifth master squatted down, reached out and touched Xiao Sizi's head, and smiled, "Let's go together."
The little Sizi's face flushed and nodded, "Yes!"
...
After lunch, the whole city of Kaifeng became lively, with people gathering on the streets, and temple fairs were usually very lively, not to mention that there were many parades of opera troupes this time. Many people were singing and dancing, carrying large flower stands, and various floats, dragon lanterns and paper people. It is said that they would make trouble until evening and then set up sky lanterns.
When he went out, in addition to Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, Tianzun and Xiaosizi, he also followed Pang Yu and Bao Yan.
Bao Yan is preparing for the spring exam, but he spends more time helping Lord Bao investigate cases. In fact, even Zhao Zhen said that Bao Yan can directly participate in the palace exam, and there is no need to worry about it. Bao Yan took so many exams, on the one hand, he was afraid that someone would gossip. On the other hand, everyone also felt that Lord Bao was deliberately trying to delay Bao Yan's entry into the officialdom. Although Mr. Bao usually had a bad mouth and a bad face, he did not expect his son to be successful. He just wanted him to live happily for a lifetime. Unfortunately, the girl who was born with Wenquxing and talented was naturally a talented man. Bao Yan entered the Imperial Academy after his lifetime was less than three months old, and he was already the heart of all the old masters of the Imperial Academy.
Many people in Kaifeng City have begun to collect Baoyan's manuscripts and paintings, and it is definitely not because he is Lord Bao's son, but because he is really excellent in calligraphy and painting and has a bright future.
Bao Yan went out with Pang Yu to relax today. To everyone's expectations, Bao Yan accompanied Pang Yu to relax this time, rather than the little marquis accompanying Bao Yan.
The little marquis has been a little angry recently. This person can't stop once he goes on a wrong path, but once he goes on a right path, it is sometimes out of control.
As a royal relative, Pang Yu could naturally go to the Imperial Academy to study. But the little marquis had a bad foundation, so he could not be at the bottom of every exam, right? But he was still a close friend of the people who wanted to be shameless. The little marquis couldn't bear it, so he worked very hard. Recently, in addition to the spring exam, the Imperial Academy also had to take an exam.
Master Lin Xiao of the Imperial College told Pang Yu a few days ago that his homework has improved a lot recently and he should be able to do well in the exam this time. The old man is quite interesting, so he doesn't have to care too much. The prodigal son will not change his gold medal after turning back.
A while ago, Bao Yan, Ouyang Chunhua and Zhao Lan were all taking turns to make up for Pang Yu, so as the exam was getting closer, the little marquis was restless all day long.
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also wanted to laugh. The feng shui is true or not. Who would have thought that Pang Yu, a little crab, would have days when he couldn't sleep for the exam?
Everyone walked along with the crowd.
To be continued...