Squeak.
Pharmacist Hui Ri lowered his head and pushed open the door. Just as he was about to salute, he saw a dark shadow rushing towards him.
"Mr. Medicine Master! Come and try it, this fish meat is so delicious!"
Quan Shang San Ri Shu chewed raw fish in his mouth and said with great enthusiasm,
"Paired with this mustard sauce, it's really a must-have! Japan will have excellent food!"
As he spoke, he turned back and picked up a piece of fish, rolled it with three layers of mustard sauce and stuffed it into the mouth of the pharmacist Hui Ri.
"I'm not in the mood...well..."
Pharmacist Erihiko wanted to refuse, but his mouth was stuffed and he was forced to take a bite of the fish breast.
"vomit--"
The next second, he was going to vomit.
"Don't vomit, don't vomit! Eat slowly!" Inugami Sanri said anxiously, "This is a delicacy!"
Gudong.
Pharmacist Huiri's throat twitched, and she swallowed the fish fillets with difficulty, waving her hands repeatedly and saying:
"Thank you Inugami-kun for your kindness. I really can't get used to this..."
He only felt a disgusting taste in his mouth...
"Hey! You don't have a good reputation!" Inugami looked at Mikari and shook his head, looking extremely regretful.
"Yakushi-kun, what's wrong with you?"
Haomiya Qianhe took a sip of tea and asked softly,
"Have you encountered any setbacks in purchasing books?"
Pharmacist Huiri smiled bitterly and shook her head.
"The book purchase went smoothly. Once Princess Qianhe's request for a large amount of money was made public, there was an endless stream of people from the Tang Dynasty who came to sell books."
He reports,
"Not only ordinary Tang people, but also dignitaries and even princes came to sell books! Among them was Wei Wang Li Tai, the legitimate son of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was extremely favored."
When Haogong Qianhe heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he sat up straighter.
"The prince is here to sell books?" She asked in surprise, "Is he also short of money?"
"I don't know, but the books sold by King Wei are rare and unique, and they are indeed very expensive."
Pharmacist Hui Ri said helplessly,
"One copy of his is worth ten copies from ordinary people! I don't want to accept more, but he is the prince after all, how dare you offend his face?"
Quan Shang San Ri Shu stuffed his mouth full and shouted vaguely:
"Of course I have to accept everything according to the order! That's King Wei! If we accept the prince's book, it will be a good story if it spreads!"
Haomiya Chizuru glanced at him.
"Stop eating it!"
Inugami Sanri's expression froze, he put down the bamboo chopsticks in his hands, and carefully chewed the rest in his mouth.
"It's time to take it all, no matter how much it costs."
Haogong Qianhe said seriously,
"This is our first time coming to Datang. Regardless of whether our goal can be achieved or not, the reputation must be good. This is the foundation for Japan's future development in Datang."
"There is an old saying in the Central Plains that a thousand gold buys a horse's bones. Now everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows that the Japanese princess loves books and does not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy books. This will make me famous and famous in the Tang Dynasty."
"If you want to do something in Datang in the future, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!"
"Congratulations, Princess Qianhe," the two envoys nodded repeatedly, cupped their hands and patted the horse.
"Mr. Medicine Master, how much is the book sold by King Wei worth?"
Haogong Qianhe asked again,
"What are the categories?"
"Most of them are unique and rare Buddhist scriptures. Many of them were handed down from the Eastern Jin Dynasty and are worth a hundred taels of gold." Pharmacist Hui Ri reported, "There are also some books on geography and water conservancy in the Tang Dynasty. They are also rare and are worth tens of taels." Two gold.”
Haomiya Qianhe: "..."
"Buddhist scriptures...the geography and water conservancy of the Tang Dynasty..."
She held her forehead, thought hard for a while, and couldn't help but sigh,
"This sounds like it will be of no use to Japan."
"That's all. I don't have a Buddha in Japan. It's a good thing to be able to listen to the Dharma. Buddhism can spread in the Central Plains for so long and have so many believers. It must have its merits."
"As for the geography and water conservancy of the Tang Dynasty... it can also be brought back to Japan for research and reference."
"Take it!"
"Let's not talk about King Wei. How have your results been in the past few days? What books have you collected?"
After much deliberation, I could only comfort myself with this explanation.
Useful, as long as it is a book, it is useful!
"My subordinates have been registered. Princess Qianhe, please take a look."
Pharmacist Hui Ri held up the book in his hands and said in a deep voice,
"Chang'an deserves to be the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the best place. The books here are incomparable to those collected along the way. Apart from being expensive, there are no other shortcomings."
"You did a good job. You are reliable in your work." Chizuru Hiromiya opened the book and looked at the neat catalog. She couldn't help but praise it, and then said, "For such a delicate matter as making a catalog, Inugami You may not be able to do it.”
Inugami Mijishu swallowed the fish meat in his mouth and smiled awkwardly.
"Thank you for the compliment, Princess. This is what a subordinate should do."
Pharmacist Huiri responded humbly, and then said,
"In the Tang Dynasty, there were some classic books that were passed down from generation to generation, such as the Book of Songs, the Book of Documents, the Analects of Confucius, the Book of Changes, etc. There were nine books in total, called the 'Four Books and Five Classics'. These books contained The wisdom of thousands of years is the essence and the foundation of the Central Plains civilization."
Haomiya Qianhe's eyes were shining brightly.
"What you want is the essence!" She whispered softly, "What you want is its foundation!"
"In addition, there are also works by hundreds of schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn Period, such as the Tao Te Ching, the Nan Hua Jing, Han Feizi, etc., which are also the crystallization of the wisdom of the sages of the Central Plains."
Pharmacist Hui Ri said again,
"The royal family of Li and Tang Dynasty recognized the founder of Taoism, 'Lao Tzu', as the holy ancestor. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty respected Taoism, and there are many Taoist classics in Chang'an."
Haogong Qianhe nodded.
"There is a Buddha and a Tao. You can take a look at them all. Not bad."
She nodded and said,
"These classics are indeed the crystallization of wisdom, but these alone are not enough. The prosperity of the Central Plains depends on more than just this."
"We came all the way to Chang'an. The agriculture, medicine, tools and equipment, astronomy, calendar, architecture, etc. of the Tang Dynasty are far beyond what we can compare with Japan. The only thing we can compare with the Tang Dynasty is the shipbuilding industry, but we When we landed in the Tang Dynasty from Dengzhou, you also saw that the Tang people were casting a huge sea-going ship. If that ship was completed, our Japanese shipbuilding industry would be worth mentioning."
Pharmacist Hui Ri and Quan Shang San Ri Shu both had serious expressions on their faces and nodded solemnly.
"So, what we need to learn most is something that can greatly enhance Japan's national power, and that is the various technologies of the Tang Dynasty!"
Haomiya Qianhe clenched her fists and said seriously,
"If I can get books on medicine, agriculture, architecture, astronomy, etc., and bring them back to Japan to study them, even if I can't learn them all, just five points of them will be enough to make Japan rich and powerful!"
"Go and collect these books, go and collect them! Even if it costs a lot of money, you won't hesitate!"
Culture is soft power, which Japan also lacks, but it is not absolutely necessary.
Technology is hard power! This is what Japan lacks most and wants most urgently!
"Princess Qianhe is absolutely right! I understand!"
Pharmacist Hui Ri bowed and said solemnly,
"We don't have much money, so we can't waste it anymore. From now on, my subordinates will focus on collecting books on various agricultural and medical books, and use all the gold and silver on these key points!"
Haomiya Qianhe was stunned.
"How much more money is there?" she asked.
"My subordinates have collected some of the books Princess Qianhe mentioned, but not many. Now there is less than 40% of the gold left."
Pharmacist Hui Ri said with some shame,
"It's true that people in the Tang Dynasty were too enthusiastic about selling books, and my subordinates couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to accept the order."
"Some of them are repetitive..."
After hearing these words, Haomiya Qianhe felt a little heavy.
"Money... I should have prepared more."
She sighed,
"When I came here, I thought that bringing ten thousand taels of gold would be enough to cover everything. But now it seems that the money is not enough at all."
"There are too many ways to spend money. Purchasing books is a big sum. Even if you give up making friends with ministers, the emperor still has a hurdle to overcome..."
Although Japan is short of supplies, it is still a large country. As a princess, she has never been short of money.
But at this moment, she deeply felt the anxiety of having no money.
"yes……"
Pharmacist Hui Ri’s expression darkened and he whispered,
"Just now Lu Shaoqing sent word that the Zhongshu Province rejected our request. It should be impossible to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty through Honglu Temple."
Haomiya Qianhe's brows furrowed again.
"Why did the Zhongshu Ministry reject it?"
The dog was still dissatisfied for three days.
"Princess Qianhe personally led the team here. Does the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty not pay attention to it so much?"
"I have said this too, but Lu Shaoqing said that Princess Qianhe was not visiting as an envoy, so it cannot be counted; even if it was counted, the prince would at most be sent to receive her. This is called diplomatic reciprocity." Pharmacist Huiri spread her hands, helpless. He said, "So... there is nothing we can do."
"This..." Inugami Mikazuchi was about to say more, but saw Haogong Qianhe wave his hand.
"There is no need to argue anymore. Since this road is impassable, we can only go through Xu Fenglei."
She mused,
"Without the "Sang Luan Tie", the gold and silver we have on hand are tight. What kind of treasure should we look for?"
"Li Shimin...does he have any hobbies?"
Pharmacist Huiri raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Princess Qianhe, my subordinates have heard that Li Shimin likes good horses."
He said,
“No matter what breed, as long as it’s a good horse, he likes it!”
"Another point is that he likes beauties... Well, this is a common problem among men, but my subordinates heard in the public that Li Shimin even included his brother-in-law and sister-in-law in the harem..."
Hearing this, Qianhe Haogong touched his chin.
"It turns out that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has such a hobby, which is quite interesting."
She hooked her fingers and said softly,
"Look at me, am I beautiful?"
Pharmacist Hui Ri subconsciously raised his head and glanced, only to see Haogong Qianhe's bright eyes, white teeth, and white skin, looking straight at him...
My heart suddenly shook. Then he lowered his head, not daring to look again.
"Princess Qianzuru is naturally a beauty, an absolute beauty! Infinitely charming!"
He continued,
"There may not be anyone in the entire Japan, and even the Tang Dynasty, who can compare with you in beauty!"
Haogong Qianhe casually took out a bronze mirror, stared at herself in the mirror, and couldn't help but chuckle.
"What's the use of being beautiful? How can you show your charm if you can't even see her face?"
She glanced twice, then threw the bronze mirror aside and said,
"Let's visit a famous horse. No matter what, I want to meet Li Shimin."
"Inugami-kun."
"My subordinate is here." Quan Shang Sanri Qi responded and handed over his hand.
"No horse can attract the attention of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. You can go to the Western Market to make some money these days, communicate with those Hu merchants, and ask if there are any good horses."
Haogong Qianhe ordered,
"If there is a famous horse, don't be stingy with your money, buy it with a lot of money!"
She wants to use a famous horse to open the door of the palace, and then use a beauty to knock on the door of the Tang Emperor's heart!
"Yes, princess."
…
A few days later.
Tai Chi Palace, the queen's bedroom.
Under Xu Fenglei's careful instruction, the cooking skills of Li Chengqian, Li Tai and others have made great progress. Although they can't cook any big dishes, they can fry eggs, boil cabbage and so on.
"Mother, please try my little fried phoenix eggs!"
Li Tai served a plate of hot dishes with a proud look on his face and delivered it to Changsun Wugou.
"Mother, queen, my dear, this stewed fairy grass is a masterpiece. If you try it, you can live forever!"
"Queen mother, father, the child is going to offer this fire to burn the Dragon King, and it will be a shame..."
The three children presented their masterpieces one after another, making Li Shimin and Changsun Wugao dumbfounded.
"I'm afraid of eggs, but I'll give you phoenix eggs! How can you be so good at it!"
Li Shimin laughed and scolded,
"Returning to fairy grass? This obviously requires bean sprouts!"
"And this Fire Dragon King... Li Zhi, who taught you to choose this name? You are too arrogant! Isn't it just Braised Shrimp!"
"Who did you learn to name from?"
Swish, swish, swish.
Three eyes looked at Xu Fenglei behind him.
"cough……"
Xu Fenglei smiled awkwardly and said,
"The name of the dish... is just a gimmick. I think it's pretty good, but it sounds like a royal dish that I can't afford to eat!"
If restaurants in later generations want to make their dishes more expensive, why not give them names like this?
No matter how the food is, first scare the guests!
"Come on! I am the True Dragon Emperor. You, the Burning Dragon King, want to burn all my kind to death!"
Li Shimin glared and said,
"Re-name the dish!"
Xu Fenglei coughed twice and pushed the three children in front of him.
"Father, mother, this is the scrambled eggs made by the child..."
"This is my child's fried bean sprouts..."
“Braised river shrimp…”
As soon as the name of this dish was announced, it was instantly sold out.
"Fancy..." Li Shimin snorted, then picked up the chopsticks, handed a pair to Changsun Wujia, and said, "Try it! I guess it won't be too delicious, and the presentation won't do it!"
As an emperor, he was used to eating exquisitely presented dishes from the royal kitchen, so naturally he couldn't stand these three messy dishes.
Of course, this is also a vaccination for my wife.
After all, I vomited last time...
"I think those dish names are quite interesting."
Changsun Wugao said with a smile,
"As for the taste...it must be sweet."
"Because these are all dishes cooked by the children themselves, it makes my mother feel very sweet..."
When the three children heard this, they all showed bright smiles and ran to their mother's side, asking for a hug.
Changsun Wugou stroked their heads and said lovingly:
"Okay, okay, do you still want me to taste it?"
"Well... let's try this burning dragon king first. In fact, sometimes, I really want to burn your father, ha..."
When she was amused, everyone laughed.
Even Li Shimin, who had been eliminated, laughed, with love in his eyes.
In front of him is the woman he loves most, and the three filial children this woman gave him.
If you have a wife like this and a son like this, what more can a husband ask for?
(End of chapter)
