Zhao Yao has been feeling a little worried these days. It was the eighth prince's birthday soon. If it was just an ordinary birthday, Zhao Yao wouldn't have to worry so much about giving him a gift. But this year's birthday is the eighth prince's coming-of-age ceremony, so it would be inappropriate to give him an ordinary birthday gift like in the past. Back then, during the fourth prince's coming-of-age ceremony, Zhao Yao made a Quyuuli and gave it to him.
Zhao Yao originally planned to make something similar to the Quyuanli to give to the eighth prince, but the eighth prince did not have a fiefdom, so making such a thing would not be of use to the eighth prince. Also, if he really makes something similar to the Quyuanli and gives it to Bage, I guess Bage will immediately give it to the prince and help the prince earn a wave of fame.
In fact, Zhao Yao had already thought about what gift to give to the eighth prince a year ago. At that time, he thought that the eighth prince would be "sent" to a desolate place by the emperor when he became a queen. He had already thought of several places for the Eighth Prince, such as the northern border or southern border and other remote places.
If the eighth prince's fiefdom is in these places, then he will make a waterwheel and give it to the eighth prince. This will solve the problem of watering the eighth prince's fiefdom. However, now that the Eighth Prince does not have a fiefdom, he does not need to go to the places he imagined. Then the water tanker he had thought about before could not be delivered.
Zhao Yao has been thinking about what the eighth prince needs, but after thinking about it, he feels that the eighth prince does not lack anything.
"Tongxi, what do you think Bago lacks?"
"What is your Highness missing?" Tong Xi was stunned by Zhao Yao's question. He asked with a confused face, "Your Highness, why are you asking this?"
"It's myna's birthday soon, and I'm thinking about what gift to give to myna." Zhao Yao frowned, with a very tangled expression, "Please help me think of what gift to give."
"Yes, it's His Highness's birthday soon." Tongxi held his chin and carefully helped Zhao Yao think about what gift to give him.
"What do you think the myna needs most?"
"Your Highness, there is no need to think about this. His Highness the Eighth Prince must be in the most need..." Tongxi raised his index finger and pointed to the sky.
Zhao Yao saw Tong Xi's action and instantly understood what he meant, and then the expression on his face froze.
"This gift... I can't give it to you."
"Your Highness, this is what His Highness the Eighth Prince seems to need most. His Highness should have all the other things." Tong Xi thought for a while and suggested Zhao Yao, "Your Highness, how about you give something to His Highness the Eighth Prince? .As long as it is something you send, His Highness the Eighth Prince will definitely like it."
Zhao Yao glared at Tongxi fiercely and said: "This year's birthday is Brother Bago's coming-of-age ceremony. Can I give you anything? Besides, during Fourth Brother's coming-of-age ceremony, I made Qu Yuuli as a gift to Fourth Brother. Now it's the eighth brother's turn. I can't favor one over the other, otherwise the eighth brother will be angry and jealous." In his heart, the fourth brother is as important as the eighth brother, there is no higher or lower. If the birthday gift he gave to Bage was not as good as that of Fourth Brother, then he would be very sorry for Bage.
"That's right. The Quyuuli you made is a great gift." Tongxi said, "Then you can make something similar to the Quyuuli and give it to His Highness, wouldn't it?"
"That's easy to say." Zhao Yao said angrily, "Bago doesn't have a fief, so it's useless if I give him something like a plow. Maybe Bago will give it to the prince's brother."
Tongxi felt that Zhao Yao was right. He racked his brains and thought for a while, but couldn't come up with anything good.
"Your Highness, this servant can't think of it, so you should think of it yourself."
After hearing this, Zhao Yao gave Tong Xi a very disgusted look, and then waved to Tong Xi like a fly.
"Go, go, don't disturb my thinking."
Tongxi rolled away.
Zhao Yao held up his face, wrinkled his nose, and thought hard.
Things that are too practical, such as waterwheels, cannot be given to Myna for the time being. When the starlings have a fiefdom in the future, they can make them and give them to the starlings. When Starling has a fiefdom, Starling may sit on the throne, and then the whole world will belong to Starling. He will then make a waterwheel and give it to Starling. Or maybe Starling will never have a fiefdom in his life.
If practical things are not enough, then you can only give away less practical things.
There are too many things that are not very practical, so I can’t give myna a flashy thing.
Zhao Yao scratched his head sadly. In the past few days, he was so worried that he was scratching his head.
How about making something fun for mynas to make them happy?
Uh... Compared with Fourth Brother's Quyuli, this is far behind.
Don't favor one over the other.
He had to think about it.
After thinking for a long time but unable to come up with a good idea, Zhao Yao decided to give up thinking tonight. Wait until you leave the palace tomorrow to find your second uncle and see if there is anything good there. If the second uncle's place doesn't have any good treasures, he can make them himself.
Zhao Yao called Tong Xi in and helped him take a bath.
Tongxi asked him if he had thought of anything to give him, and he gave Tongxi a big roll of his eyes.
Early the next morning, Zhao Yao left the palace and went to find Liang Run.
After listening to Zhao Yao's words, Liang Run immediately thought of a good thing.
"It really does exist. It was collected from Southern Xinjiang."
When Zhao Yao heard this, his eyes instantly lit up, and his delicate little face showed an expectant look.
"what?"
"Wait a minute." Liang Run went to the warehouse and came back with a brocade box in his hand, a small brocade box.
Zhao Yao stared straight at the brocade box in Liang Run's hand, and asked expectantly: "Second uncle, what good thing is it?"
Liang Run opened the brocade box. What was inside was not a jade pendant, jade beads, or a rare treasure, but a pill.
A black pill as big as a thumb!
Zhao Yao's eyes widened and he looked at Liang Run in disbelief. He pointed at the pills in the brocade box and asked in disbelief: "Second uncle, is this the good thing you said?"
Liang Run smiled mysteriously: "Yao Yao, don't underestimate it. It is really a good thing, and it is a good thing refined by Miao Jiang."
"Miaojiang?" When Zhao Yao heard the word "Miaojiang", all kinds of strange and dangerous things suddenly appeared in his mind. "Second uncle, isn't this a Gu pill?"
Seeing that Zhao Yao was thinking wrongly, Liang Run smiled helplessly and said: "No, there are no Gu pills in this world."
"It exists in Miao territory, and they are the best at growing voodoo." Zhao Yao has never been to Miao territory, but he has read many stories about "poison" in storybooks and local chronicles.
"I remember you said that your myna is weak, right?"
Zhao Yao nodded and said, "Yes, Bago has been in poor health since he was a child."
"This is a tonic. It is made from medicinal materials unique to the Miao border. It is said to be more nourishing than ginseng and Ganoderma." Liang Run carefully picked up the pill and handed it to Zhao Yao's nose. "Ask, what else? It has a refreshing fragrance.”
Zhao Yao smelled it, and it was true. The fragrance has the fragrance of medicine and flowers.
"Second uncle, where did you get this medicine? Is it reliable?"
"I got it from a doctor from Miao Jiang. Don't worry, it's absolutely reliable." Liang Run knew what Zhao Yao was worried about and said to him with a smile, "This medicine is really a tonic. It won't kill anyone if taken." .”
"Second uncle, did you just say that it is better than ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum to nourish the body?"
"That's right."
"Then it's useless for the myna to eat. He's not getting enough. Otherwise, he would have eaten ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum to replenish his body." The myna's intestines and stomach are really very fragile. It is not okay to eat something that is too good, and it is not okay to eat something that is not pleasing to the eye.
"Don't worry, if you take this pill, you won't be depleted or replenished." Next, Liang Run explained to Zhao Yao in detail what medicinal materials were in the pill. The medicinal materials he mentioned are unique to the Miao border and are not available in the Central Plains. Every time he talks about a medicinal material, he will explain what the medicinal material does.
Zhao Yao didn't know much about medicinal materials. After listening to it, he only felt that the pills were powerful.
"Is it so powerful?"
"It's so powerful. This is the medicine made from the ancestral prescription of the Miao doctor. You can feel free to give it to the Eighth Prince."
"Okay, I'll give it to Starling." Maybe this medicine can really make Starling's health better.
"By the way, this medicine has another effect." Liang Run quickly added, "This medicine can also detoxify."
"Detoxification?" Zhao Yao was stunned, "Can any poison be detoxified?"
"It's not that all poisons can be detoxified, but that they can alleviate the toxicity." Liang Run explained, "Of course, poisons that are not very toxic can be detoxified, but poisons that are highly toxic can only be alleviated and the toxicity can explode slowly."
"That means that if I get hit by Hedinghong, I won't die immediately. It will take a while before I die from the poison, right?"
Liang Run frowned when he saw Zhao Yao taking himself as an example, and quickly spit out a few mouthfuls: "Bah, bah, bah! Children's words are unbridled!" He quickly said to Zhao Yao, "Yao Yao, spit out a few times."
Although Zhao Yao felt it was unnecessary, he still did it obediently.
"Bah, bah, bah, what a child says."
"Don't say these unlucky words in the future."
"Second uncle, I'm just giving you an example. Do you think what I just said is correct?"
"Yes, and if the poison is chronic, it can also delay the poison's outbreak." Liang Run closed the brocade box, and then pushed the brocade box in front of Zhao Yao, "You are right to give this medicine to the eighth prince. .”
"This medicine is so miraculous." Zhao Yao picked up the brocade box and put it in his arms. He looked at Liang Run and asked, "Second uncle, do you still have this medicine?"
"I only have this one." Liang Run guessed Zhao Yao's little thoughts and said funnyly, "It's useless for people who are in good health to take this medicine."
"Okay." Zhao Yao thought that this medicine was so magical, so he and his mother would also take one.
"This medicine is only useful for people who are in poor health." Liang Run said, "You often tell me that your brother is in poor health, so I asked the Miao doctor for this medicine."
"So that's why." Zhao Yao said with a grateful face, "Second uncle, thank you." He gave this medicine to Bage on his birthday.
"Why are you so polite to me?" Liang Run just finished speaking, and suddenly thought of something, and his expression became a little strange, "If you give the Eighth Prince this medicine, will the Eighth Prince take it? After all, the origin of this medicine is unknown to him?"
"I will watch the myna eat it." With his temperament, he might not really take this medicine of unknown origin, but if he watched the myna eat it, the myna would have to take it even if he didn't want to.
"This medicine is really a tonic. I hope the Eighth Prince will not misunderstand your feelings." Liang Run was afraid that Zhao Yao's good intentions would be questioned by the Eighth Prince and then hurt Zhao Yao's heart.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter even if Bage mind and doesn't believe me." Zhao Yao didn't care about this, "As long as Bage's health gets better. Besides, I have a clear conscience."
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Liang Run couldn't help but be stunned, and then smiled fondly: "Yes, you have a clear conscience." Yao Yao, as long as you are good to him, he will be twice as good to you. And I will treat you unconditionally. I hope the eighth prince will not break Zhao Yao's heart. "By the way, you have to give this medicine in advance, not on your birthday."
Zhao Yao asked with confusion: "Why is this?"
"It is unlucky to give medicine on your birthday, so you have to give it in advance."
"Ah, is there still such a thing?" Zhao Yao heard this for the first time.
"Giving medicine on the day of his birthday is equivalent to giving him a disease, do you understand?" Liang Run suggested to Zhao Yao, "You'd better give the medicine to the eighth prince in these two days."
Although Zhao Yao didn't quite believe this, his second uncle said so, and for the sake of Bage, he had better send it in advance.
"I will give it to myna today." If myna eats it early, he will feel better sooner.
Liang Run didn't talk about it anymore and talked to Zhao Yao about Lingnan.
Zhao Yao listened very carefully. After listening, I made some suggestions to Liang Run.
After having lunch with Liang Run, Zhao Yao went to find He Lianfang.
When He Lianfang saw him arriving, he handed him the military report from Shu.
After reading the military report, Zhao Yao's face was filled with joy and pride: "Fourth brother is so awesome, he won again." After the fourth brother went to Shu, he has been winning battles, and he won every battle very beautifully. Not only that, he personally led every battle without asking Zhang Gong for help.
After King Chu won the first battle, Zhang Gong fought separately from him. Zhang Gong has also been winning battles.
"Based on the current situation, Fourth Brother and the others will be able to recover Shu soon." Currently, Fourth Brother and General Zhang have recovered half of Shu. According to their current speed, it won't take half a year to completely regain Shu.
"If nothing else, your fourth brother will return to the imperial court at the end of the year." He Lianfang said with a profound look on his face, "After your fourth brother returns to the capital from Shu, it will be difficult for him to return to Liangzhou."
"I guessed it too." After the fourth brother regained Shu, there was no way he would not return to Beijing to report his duties to his father. As long as the fourth brother returns to Beijing this time, it will be difficult for him to leave. "I guess my father will not let the fourth brother return to Liangzhou." When the fourth brother came back from Shu, a three-legged situation was completely formed in the court. In order for the fourth brother to succeed to the throne smoothly, the father must have trained the fourth brother. Leave the fourth brother in the capital and let him fight with the prince and the king. If the fourth brother cannot defeat the crown prince and the acting king, then he is not qualified to inherit the throne.
"When Fourth Brother comes back, the capital will really not be peaceful." There is an undercurrent surging now, but it has not yet been revealed on the surface. When the fourth brother comes back, this illusion of calm will be completely broken, and there will be a storm. "However, I really didn't expect that there were so many Southern Wei people in Shu."
The people of the Southern Wei Dynasty were really good at hiding. They actually hid in Shu for decades. Moreover, the Southern Wei people had considerable power in Shu. Many of them are wealthy businessmen from Shu, and some are officials and soldiers from Shu. Although they have not reached the level of controlling the sky in Shu, they can definitely affect the situation in Shu.
He Lianfang frowned slightly and said, "I also underestimated the abilities of the Southern Wei people."
Zhao Yao sighed: "No wonder the previous dynasty wanted to destroy the entire Southern Wei clan." He now suspected that even if the imperial seal had not been lost, the previous dynasty would have found an excuse to destroy the Southern Wei Dynasty.
"With the methods of the Southern Wei Dynasty, maybe there are people from the aristocratic families in the capital, and they are well hidden."
Second uncle, you guessed it right. There is indeed one of their people in the capital, and that is myna. Mynas really hide their stuff.
"If we don't get rid of the Southern Wei Dynasty, your Zhao family's power may be stolen by them."
Listening to He Lianfang's sarcastic words, Zhao Yao couldn't help but feel worried when he thought about the relationship between the Eighth Prince and Southern Wei. If Bage takes over in the end, maybe their old Zhao family will really have to change their names.
"My father will not let the Southern Wei people mess around." My father should know about the existence of the Southern Wei people. However, he probably didn’t know about Bago’s relationship with the Southern Wei people. After all, the second uncle didn’t know about Bago either.
He Lianfang glanced at Zhao Yao with unknown meaning, and suddenly asked: "If you are the one who takes the throne in the end, how will you deal with the Southern Wei people?"
"How could I possibly get on top?"
He Lianfang rolled her eyes at Zhao Yao and said, "I mean what if."
"What if, this is really a difficult problem." Although it was a if, Zhao Yao still thought about it seriously, "If they serve Dazhou obediently and have no other thoughts, then I will reuse them and let them use their intelligence. Intelligence. If they have other thoughts, then..." At this point, he paused suddenly and did not continue.
He Lianfang asked: "What about that?"
Zhao Yao said calmly: "Then kill them, just like the previous dynasty."
His answer surprised He Lianfang. He Lianfang thought that Zhao Yao could not bear to destroy the entire Southern Wei clan.
"Are you really going to destroy the entire Southern Wei clan?"
Zhao Yao nodded and said: "Yes! Although it is too cruel for the people of the Southern Wei Dynasty, it is not cruel to the people of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty have finally lived a stable and good life. I don't think it is allowed. Anyone who destroys the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty will cause the people to lose their families and their families, and their wives and children will be separated."
He added: "It's worth sacrificing a few people in the Southern Wei Dynasty in exchange for the stability of thousands of people in the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
He Lianfang was stunned for a moment, then smiled with satisfaction and relief: "That's very well said!" This kid is really good material to be the emperor.
Zhao Yao was a little embarrassed by the praise: "I was just talking casually."
He Lianfang told Zhao Yao about the situation of the Southern Wei people in Shu. Zhao Yao became more and more frightened as he listened.
Zhao Yao did not stay to have dinner with He Lianfang, but went to the eighth prince's mansion to have dinner with him.
After dinner, Zhao Yao gave the medicine Liang Run gave him to the eighth prince. He introduced the ingredients and functions of this pill to the Eighth Prince in detail.
He also repeatedly assured the Eighth Prince that the medicine was really effective and not a scam.
After the eighth prince heard this, he asked Yu Hai to pour him a glass of warm water.
Seeing that the Eighth Prince wanted to take the medicine sent by Zhao Yao, Yu Hai felt a little anxious and quickly reminded the Eighth Prince: "Your Highness..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he received a cold look from the Eighth Prince, which frightened him into shutting up immediately. He didn't dare to say anything more and hurriedly went to pour a glass of warm water.
The eighth prince took the warm water brought by Yu Hai and drank the pills given by Zhao Yao without hesitation.
Zhao Yao looked shocked. He originally thought that the Eighth Prince would question it and not take the medicine right away, but he didn't expect that the Eighth Prince would take it without any hesitation.
"Bago, aren't you afraid that what I sent you is poison?"
The eighth prince smiled and said, "You won't." Everyone in the world would harm him, but the tenth brother would not.
Seeing that the eighth prince trusted him so much, Zhao Yao felt his heart boiling. Although he had told his second uncle before that he had a clear conscience, he would feel uncomfortable if Bago really suspected that the medicine he sent was not good. However, he wouldn't blame Bugs.
"Bago, I promise you, this medicine is really useful for you. After a while, you will feel that your body is slowly getting better."
The Eighth Prince smiled gently and said, "I believe you." The only person in this world that the Eighth Prince could trust unconditionally was Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao: Myna┭┮﹏┭┮
Eighth Prince: My tenth brother will not harm me!
Finally, I still ask for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
