The next day.
Early in the morning, just after midnight, there was a special person walking along the major streets from beginning to end, beating the gong in his hand and shouting loudly:
"Xiaoxue! Xiaoxue! Go out and bring an umbrella!"
"Xiaoxue! Xiaoxue! Go out and bring an umbrella!"
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This was specially set up by Zhao Jun after he returned from Bianjing. He felt that such weather forecasts were very interesting and were also a very useful source of information for the common people.
However, there are no monks in Yunzhou County. Zhao Jun once issued a decree strictly prohibiting Yunzhou County from believing in Buddhism. The reason used is that Yunzhou County has an insufficient population. If everyone believes in Buddhism, then the population will not be able to increase. ?
Everyone recognized the reason. Even if the people who came to Yunzhou County originally believed in Buddhism, in the face of the illusory Buddha and the food in front of them, everyone still chose the food very honestly.
Buddhism has no place to survive in Yunzhou County. If any monk dares to preach in Yunzhou County, he will be sent out of the country for the first time.
The second time, I directly dragged you to mine. I gave you a good talk but you didn’t listen. Then go and contribute to the development of Yunzhou County.
Doesn’t Buddhism often say, if I don’t go to hell, who will?
With one more miner like you, maybe one less common person will be able to mine, thus avoiding danger.
This can be regarded as fulfilling his merits as a monk.
Oh rice tofu!
As a result, those who delivered the weather forecast every day became the staff who received the salary of the yamen.
Starting from the Yamen of Yunzhou County every day, starting from Mao hour, the weather and climate that the Yamen specially asked the Taoist priests to see were conveyed in all directions from the inside to the outside.
"Xiaoxue! Xiaoxue! Go out and bring an umbrella!"
While he was still asleep, Zhao Duan suddenly heard these sounds, accompanied by the noise of gongs and drums, and couldn't help but wake up from his sleep.
In a daze, I felt like I was back in Bianjing. When I was a prince, I lived outside the palace. I was called by the monk who predicted the weather not once or twice.
"Ah~"
Stretching out comfortably, Zhao Duan felt that he had not felt as comfortable as he did today in many years.
Sleeping until he wakes up naturally has become a fantasy since he ascended the throne.
He had to go to court every day before dawn. At night, when the dogs were asleep, he was still reviewing the memorials. For the first time, he felt that the position of the emperor was really not a place for people to sit.
As soon as there was some movement, Cao Shuang came in respectfully carrying facial cleansing water and towels.
Zhao Duan was a little surprised when he saw this basin. It was actually made of iron!
As an emperor, he had also used jade basins, let alone iron basins. But what surprised him was that he only used the restaurant and inn where he stayed as an ordinary businessman.
This inn actually uses iron instead of wooden basins. Does Yunzhou County already have so much iron?
"Does everyone use this basin?"
Zhao Duan asked subconsciously.
Unexpectedly, Cao Shuang misunderstood and hurriedly said with a look of panic on his face: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will bring you your mutton-fat jade basin."
With that said, he turned around and was about to walk out, but Zhao Duan quickly stopped him.
He said: "No, that's not what I meant. I'm just curious. Does everyone in this inn use this kind of iron basin?"
With that said, Zhao Duan stepped forward and tapped it with his fingers. The crisp sound of gold and iron made it unmistakable that it was pure iron.
Cao Shuang suddenly understood and explained with a smile: "Your Majesty, which waiter brought this basin? I asked, this is the only basin in this shop. It is said that the county's wrought iron production was too high, so it was developed. use.
Indeed, they all use this kind of basin. "
Zhao Duan nodded and said secretly that it was true.
If there hadn't been too much iron, that prodigal son would have used iron to build a washbasin!
Without being too surprised by this, after washing up under Cao Shuang's service, the master and servant went downstairs, ready to taste Yunzhou County's specialty breakfast.
When he walked downstairs, Zhao Duan was a little shocked to see that there were already people coming and going here.
It's only midnight, do everyone here wake up so early?
The waiter who led the two of them to sit down seemed to see the confusion in his eyes, and explained with a smile: "Generally, most of the people who come to Yunzhou County and stay in our inn are businessmen from other places.
For these merchants, time is money. They get up early and go to the market in the city to see if there are any products they like. Finally, they go to the workshop to find supplies and go back after buying and selling early.
Everyone is very busy, so it’s not common here to get up at midnight and wander downstairs after midnight. "
Zhao Duan understood and sat down with Cao Shuang. He looked at the menu handed over by Xiaoer and fell into deep thought.
It wasn't that there was something wrong with the menu, but that there was so much breakfast on there that he didn't even know what to eat.
"Soy juice, soy milk, tofu curd, vegetable buns, meat buns, xiaolongbao, fried dough sticks, French fries, sesame sticks, pies, pancakes, hand cakes..."
The variety of breakfast snacks is dazzling.
Finally, thinking of a lighter meal in the morning, Zhao Duan ordered lean meat porridge as his staple food, and ordered vegetable buns, meat buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk and pies as side dishes.
In a short time, a steaming table was served.
After one night, Zhao Duan's stomach was already growling with hunger, so he just greeted Cao Shuang and started working.
Bianjing.
Royal Palace, Chui Gong Hall.
Since Zhao Duan left because he was not feeling well, during this period, after the order was given by the prince to supervise the country, Zhao Ming would hold the daily morning court as the superintendent.
A stool was placed on the imperial steps below the dragon chair. Zhao Ming sat on it and listened to the six-part hall officials one by one.
They are all commonplace topics. Either there is a small problem somewhere, or there is a need for money from the national treasury.
At this time in previous years, the Huns were already invading, and everyone tensed up their nerves every autumn and winter. This year, they finally had a peaceful life, and no one wanted to cause trouble.
There are constant small things in the court, but there are no big things.
Zhao Ming handled affairs in the court with ease based on his father's previous methods.
The approval of the batch, the rejection of the rejection, everything is so orderly and methodical.
This response made many old ministers who were close to the prince stroke their beards with satisfaction and nod their heads.
As the saying goes, it is the mule or the horse that comes out to run around. The prince's response is worthy of the position of the prince, and it is extremely appropriate.
There is someone who will succeed the Song Dynasty!
This is what they think.
As for the remaining ministers who were leaning toward the fourth and fifth princes, it was not a good thing for them to have the prince supervise the country at the moment. They must be extremely cautious, lest they give the prince a clue and use the power of supervising the country to weaken them.
It was a torment.
As a person at that time, Zhao Mingduan sat in his seat and listened to the ministers below, who came forward to report, and then replied by himself, but his stomach was already growling.
I woke up too early in the morning and was in a hurry, so I didn't even have a few bites of breakfast.
Nowadays, they are all going to court hungry, but as a result, this group of old men are just like the previous ones, and they have to report every trivial matter one after another.
Oh my God! When can I go back from the morning? I'm going to starve to death!
I don’t know what my father ate in the morning in Yunzhou County?
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(End of chapter)
