Seeing Fan Kuai eating with gusto, Liu Bang also carefully took out a pair of silver chopsticks from his body. This was given to him by Zhao Hao. Do not use other people's chopsticks when eating outside.
Moreover, silver chopsticks can also be used to test poison.
I took a small taste and it tasted really good.
Seeing Liu Bang take out a pair of silver chopsticks from nowhere, Zhou Bo beside him was a little dumbfounded. However, he had no time to pay attention to Liu Bang, and his eyes were attracted by another thing.
There was a pile of light white muddy food in a wooden basin. I pinched a little with my hands and tasted it. It was taro paste.
Zhou Bo is very familiar with the taste of this taro paste.
But this taste is not the taste of taro paste.
Although the color is a little yellowish and not as white as taro paste, the taste is definitely not taro paste.
Thinking of this, Zhou Bo's mind started to get excited. Could it be that this was food that was not available in Da Qin? He didn't know what the yield of this food was, and whether it could be brought back to Da Qin for planting.
If the output is high, that would be great. Maybe it can be brought back, which will be another great achievement.
After all, Great Qin lacks this type of high-yielding grain species the most.
"Dear envoys of Great Qin, this is our clan leader in the south of Japan!"
While Liu Bang and others were tasting the strange food here one by one, the envoy who claimed to be a businessman from Chu State slowly came to the hut with a dark middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes.
When Liu Bang saw the visitor, he stood up politely and nodded.
The other party looked at Liu Bang and others, then looked at the food on the table, and chirped a few words to the Chu businessman.
The Chu businessman then translated with a smile: "The patriarch asked me to ask you, are you satisfied with the food arranged?"
"Satisfied, but I don't dare to eat some things!"
Before Liu Bang could answer, Fan Kuai said with a smile.
The people behind him also laughed.
When the Chu businessman heard this, he was about to translate for the leader of the Nichinan clan who didn't know what was going on. Suddenly he heard Zhou Bo say curiously: "I have something to ask you."
"Um?"
When everyone heard Zhou Bo's words, they immediately stopped laughing, and even Liu Bang turned to look at Zhou Bo.
At this time, the Nichinan clan leader suddenly became nervous.
But I heard the Chu businessman say cautiously: "Envoy, please ask, I will tell you everything I know."
Zhou Bo stood up and held the wooden basin: "That's it. Is this taro paste?"
"Yes, this is taro paste. Taro is grown on the island."
"Why does it taste different from taro paste?"
"Oh, it's spices. Our island is rich in spices. The kitchen will add some unique spices on the island when cooking, so it has a different taste from taro paste."
"I see."
Zhou Bo was suddenly stunned and couldn't help turning his head to look at Liu Bang.
When Liu Bang heard this, he was very happy.
Spices are a rare commodity in Daqin.
If I could transport the spices here back to Daqin, I would get a promotion and a salary increase, let alone reach the pinnacle of my life. I would guarantee that I would make a steady profit without losing any money.
As soon as he saw Liu Bang's expression, the Chu businessman understood and said quickly: "The patriarch came to see you today because he also wants to do business with you. We can provide you with all the rare items on the island. We only hope to exchange for some weapons." ,cloth"
"Weapons won't do!"
Liu Bang immediately refused after hearing this: "It would be fine to exchange for some cloth, tea, or porcelain!"
"this"
The Chu businessman was speechless, turned to look at the Ninan clan leader, and babbled a few words.
The Rinan clan leader frowned, but he did not intend to conflict with Liu Bang and the others, because before coming, the Chu businessman told him about the power of Great Qin and told him not to act rashly.
In the end, after a while of communication, the two agreed to Liu Bang's conditions.
In this way, Liu Bang and others stayed on Java Island for more than half a month, loading spices and exploring the island's treasures.
As a result, by accident, he discovered the rubber tree that Zhao Hao had longed for.
This made Liu Bang almost jump with joy.
He immediately ordered people to vacate half of the spice ships and load rubber sap and rubber tree seedlings.
At the same time, Xianyang Capital.
King Li Fei of Jiuyuan reported to the court that the Xiongnu had risen in Maodun and were gathering troops, intending to go south.
Since Mao Dun personally killed his father Touman Shanyu, he has been dealing with the Qin Dynasty, and even gave his own family to the King of Donghu, and finally destroyed Donghu.
Meng Tian and Fu Su originally planned to use high-yielding crops such as potatoes in the spring to trap and kill Maodun's army. However, a series of coups occurred in the country, causing the plan to be shelved.
Mao Dun, on the other hand, took advantage of the time when the Qin Dynasty was too busy to take care of itself, gradually digesting the power of Donghu, and colluded with the Dayue clan to frequently cause trouble for the Qin Dynasty, leaving the Qin Dynasty unable to do anything.
Now that Maodun has digested Donghu's power and assembled his troops, his intention is very obvious, which is to go south to fight bloody battles and avenge the Huns.
Hu Hai and Zhao Gao couldn't help laughing after reading Wang Li's letter.
It was obvious that they did not take the Huns seriously.
However, when Ying Feng told Li Si this secret belief, Li Si was truly shocked.
You must know that whether it was when Meng Tian Fusu was in Jiuyuan or when the First Emperor was still alive, the hidden dangers of the Huns were not completely resolved.
In Li Si's view, the Qin Dynasty twice defeated the Xiongnu without the ability to fight back, but the Xiongnu annexed Donghu. This shows that the Xiongnu's newcomer Chanyu is really not simple.
Instinctively, Li Si believed Wang Li's report for the first time and was glad that he had recruited Yuyang's garrison.
But once the Xiongnu went south, could Wang Li really resist it with his talent alone?
"It seems that we must urge King Qin to patrol the world as soon as possible!"
A glint flashed in Li Si's eyes, and he murmured to himself, then turned to look at Ying Feng and said, "What has King Qin Hao been doing recently? Do you have any plans for a patrol?"
"In addition to arranging the young master's senior brothers to serve in the Forbidden Army, he also takes several princesses in the palace to go on outings with his confidants, and occasionally goes to the Academy of Sciences or Imperial College of Technology."
Ying Feng pondered: "As for the time of the patrol, there seems to be no arrangement."
"That's unreasonable!"
Li Si slapped the table and said angrily: "Could he be teasing me and others?"
"Should I inform him of Wang Lifei's letter?"
"you mean"
"I think Qin Wanghao seems to be interested in bringing the princess and his confidants together."
"Oh?" Li Si raised his eyebrows, and suddenly remembered the First Emperor's original methods, and couldn't help but said: "Like father, like son!"
"What do you think, Prime Minister?" Ying Feng asked tentatively.
Li Si thought for a while, then suddenly stood up from his seat, looked at the sky outside, and said calmly: "It's still early, I want to go to the palace, do you want to go with me?"
"The Prime Minister wants to go into the palace to meet the Prince?"
"nature!"
"Then I will go with you." Ying Feng smiled and bowed. He did not have the integrity that a censor should have at all. He looked like a servant who only obeyed orders.
Li Si was very satisfied with this, and without saying much, he took Ying Feng to Hu Hai's palace.
the other side.
Zhao Hao was taking several princesses, Han Xin and others to watch the rugby match.
After continuous improvement, the rugby game system has become more and more perfect, and it has already taken the form of a professional league in later generations.
To put it simply, if you want to participate in the competition and eventually win the title of champion, you must first form your own team and then recruit the right players, and these players are mainly durable barbarians.
Protective gear for training and competition must be purchased from Shaofu.
If your family's strength can meet all the above requirements, you can participate in the official competition.
As for the specific competition process, according to the current competition rules, your team must conduct spring qualifiers and compete with other teams in the same division to finally qualify for the summer season.
Normally, the teams that can enter the summer split are strong teams.
If your team can enter the summer split, not only can you receive admiring looks in front of your friends, but you can also tell your team's record during future blind dates. Maybe your father-in-law likes your team. Agree to the marriage.
When you successfully use the team to get the beauty back, the summer season finally begins.
At this time, the competition system has become a points competition.
You need to defeat your opponents to gain points and get a life-or-death ranking.
If your ranking is not good, you may face disqualification from the competition.
When the time comes, your father-in-law takes back the dowry given to your wife in a fit of rage. That would be a really sad thing.
Therefore, you can only provide benefits to your players and let them work hard to compete for your championship qualifications.
When you qualify for the championship, it means that you will become a popular figure. Not only will your father-in-law be happy, but other people will also want to be your father-in-law and give you a few wives.
When the time comes, you will have a lot of wives and concubines, and you will be favored by court ministers who like to watch football. From then on, you will be promoted and raised, and you will reach the pinnacle of your life and become the front page headline of "Da Qin Daily".
There are many young people who have this idea, and there are also many teams who hope to win the championship title.
It's a pity that the death of the First Emperor forced the team that finally qualified for the championship to wait for half a year. It was only recently that they started over again under Zhao Hao's call.
The teams that have qualified for the championship are Mondstadt's Black A team and Li Zhan's Tiger Ben team.
Mond certainly does not need a group of wives and concubines, and Li Zhan, as the second son of Li Si, does not need the favor of the court ministers, so the imaginary inspirational story of marrying Bai Fumei and reaching the pinnacle of life did not become the front page headline of "Da Qin Daily" .
However, during this period, the sport of rugby was successfully promoted, making more and more people in Daqin fall in love with this sport.
Almost every game is packed with spectators, and even dignitaries often come to watch the games. Even in the banquet room, they can always mention a certain game they watched.
"I'm afraid this is the last time the Black League team will show up. There will be no Black League team next year." Mond said with some frustration.
Zhao Hao glanced at him and said nothing.
At this time, the largest rugby field in Xianyang is about to host a game.
Several princesses were sitting at the viewing stand, eating various delicacies, waiting for the game to start.
"Brother Hao, can you really not solve the Meng family's matter?"
Ying Yinman knew some important events in the court, and she also expressed deep sympathy for the Meng family's experience, so she couldn't help but ask Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao smiled, shook his head and said: "Although I was made King of Qin by my father, I am not the emperor of Qin. The affairs of the Meng family are related to my father and the prince. How can I interfere in the affairs of the court?"
"But."
"Alright sister, given the relationship between Brother Hao and Meng, if he could really help the Meng family, he would have done so already. You don't need to say more."
Gong Ziliang waved his hand to interrupt Ying Yinman.
The other princesses looked at each other.
At this moment, music suddenly sounded in the field.
The princess named Rui'er was very surprised: "Why are there still musicians?"
Chen Ping next to him said amusedly: "There are not only musicians, but also dancers!"
Sure enough, as the music sounded, a dancing girl soon entered the stage.
The princesses had never seen this posture before, and their eyes widened.
Women are actually more interested in women than men.
"This is a rule that was only introduced last year. Now there are dancing girls performing at the midfield and at the beginning of the game."
Chen Ping said with a smile: "At first it was just to liven up the atmosphere before the game started, but later no one thought that these dancers could have such a role!"
"What's the purpose?" Ying Yinman asked curiously, and the other princesses also looked at Chen Ping.
But Chen Ping explained: "These dancers are from different teams. When they perform, they will secretly compete with the rival teams."
"Even though they are just women, they have worked hard to defeat the rival teams. Whoever can get more enthusiastic cheers during the performance will have more face for their team and can boost morale!"
"I go!"
When Zhao Hao heard this, he subconsciously exclaimed: "Isn't this a cheerleading team?"
"Cheerleaders?"
After everyone heard this, their eyes fell on Zhao Hao again.
"Haha, it's nothing. Let's continue watching the show."
Zhao Hao waved his hands and smiled awkwardly.
The dancers of this era are not yet comparable to the cheerleaders of later generations, because the ethos of this era does not allow the exposed aesthetics of later generations.
However, the long-sleeved dancers in this era have a different scenery.
"These dancers shouldn't be ordinary dancers, right?"
Han Xin frowned and looked at the performance on the court: "That figure and dancing skills are not like what ordinary dancers can have!"
"Of course, this is the dancer of my Black Armor team!"
Mond swept away his previous frustration and said with pride: "In order to overpower other teams and boost the morale of the Black-A team, I specially hired a dancer from the former Six Nations palace through connections!"
"And the dancer from the palace of the Six Kingdoms?" Zhao Hao's eyes widened: "You are so bold!"
Bold indeed!
When the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms, the First Emperor brought all the maids and concubines of the six kingdoms back to Xianyang.
It is said that they are all placed in the Xianyang Harem.
This is one of the reasons why later history books slandered the First Emperor for his debauchery and immorality.
In fact, Zhao Hao didn't believe that he would sleep with these maids and concubines from the Six Kingdoms.
Therefore, the whereabouts of these palace ladies and concubines from the Six Kingdoms have always been a secret.
However, Mond's ability to obtain these former dancers from the palaces of the Six Kingdoms through his connections meant that this secret was about to be revealed.
But I heard Mond say: "Actually, it's nothing. When the six kingdoms were destroyed, my uncle was ordered by the late emperor to register all the maids and concubines of the six kingdoms for the purpose of rewarding the meritorious ministers.
I spent a lot of money to buy these dancers from the palaces of the Six Kingdoms from the homes of other distinguished ministers! "
"I see."
Everyone nodded suddenly.
Zhao Hao smiled knowingly, thinking that it was indeed the case.
However, just as everyone was preparing to take a good look at these stunning beauties from the palaces of the Six Kingdoms, a messenger hurriedly came to Zhao Hao and whispered a few words in his ear. His expression changed instantly and he said in a deep voice. : "Is this serious?"
"But if there is only half a lie, the villain will die!"
"hateful!"
Zhao Hao gritted his teeth, stood up suddenly, then looked around at the crowd and said: "The Huns defeated the garrison of Liaoxi County and marched into Yuyang County!" (End of this chapter)
