Xie Yan became more and more comfortable with this gun, which was inlaid with gold and silver - although he had not hit the target yet.
It wasn't until evening that Xie Yan followed the others down the mountain and felt pain on the inner side of his thigh. He was almost bald from riding a horse.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Tangxi asked.
Xie Yan was a little embarrassed, so he approached the princess and whispered a few words.
Zhu Tangxi felt distressed and funny at the same time: "First, your posture and power are wrong, and second, you have been riding for too long. I didn't listen to my advice to take a rest. You kept riding and hunting, but you didn't even catch half a hare."
It is commonly said that people are addicted to food.
The generals leading the troops and the imperial troops participating in the hunt were all stationed in the camp at the foot of the mountain tonight.
The royal family, clan, princes, nobles, palace guards and a few scholars (mainly painters) went to Dongxi Garden, the royal garden in the northwest.
Not long after arriving at Dongxi Garden, Zhu Tangxi asked Xie Yan to take a bath.
When he finished the bath and returned to the house, the princess already had a bottle of ointment in her hand: "I asked the imperial doctor to get this. Take off your pants quickly."
Xie Yan took off his pants and sat on the edge of the bed, while Zhu Tangxi knelt down and helped him apply ointment.
If this scene were to be seen by outsiders, it would probably spread throughout Luoyang in a few days. It is contrary to Tiangang!
"Sister is so kind." Xie Yan said with a smile.
"Liu Lang is good to me, and I will also be good to Liu Lang." Zhu Tangxi actually enjoys it. She is unattainable in front of outsiders, but when she returns home, she especially likes to serve her lover.
This will make her feel very warm, like a young couple in an ordinary family.
Before the ointment was even dry, someone from the palace came over and called them to have a dinner.
Among the ingredients, some are game caught today, with enough spices added for stewing or grilling.
Queen Mother Ye sat next to a grill and actually taught the young emperor how to barbecue.
Xie Yan and the princess went over to pay their respects, and then sat next to them to help.
Except for the guards, everyone was relaxed.
Some clan members and scholars have already started drinking.
"That painter is also from Qihe?" Xie Yan pointed to a middle-aged scholar not far away.
Zhu Tangxi whispered: "The man's surname is Mu, and he is a fellow villager of Empress Dowager Ye. The ancestors of the Mu family are Persians and produced two Seljuk prime ministers. Later, during the Taizong Dynasty, his family defected to the Ming Dynasty. He was not only a painter, but also a
Religious scientist, historian of heaven and the Western Regions."
Empress Dowager Ye was born in the Qihe Protectorate, so when she came to power, she naturally had to promote the township party.
However, it was relatively restrained, and they only promoted a few scholars to the Hanlin Academy, assigned a few Qihe military attachés to the palace guard, and transferred two Qihe generals to take charge of part of the imperial army.
The painter from Qihe was called Mu Xiang. During the two heydays of the Seljuq Empire, two of his ancestors were prime ministers.
After the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Western Liao Dynasty, the religious policies formulated in Central Asia were planned by Mu Xiang's ancestors. Their family settled in Suiye City and now has developed into a wealthy Chuhe family, and has intermarryed with Han people for generations.
The religious reform in the Seven Rivers Basin was the most successful. Buddhism and Desert Religion were the mainstays. Various other religions coexisted. At the same time, they all had to read the books of Confucian sages.
The desert sect after the reform was called the "Mu sect" by the Ming Dynasty, and the "Muleke sect" by the other countries in Tianfang.
It is not convenient to elaborate on the specific content of the reform. Anyway, it is quite outrageous, and the reform process is extremely bloody.
From the Ili Valley to the northern part of the Aral Sea, along the northern route of the Silk Road, everything has now become the "Muslim sect". The believers are mainly urban residents, industrial and commercial people, and farmers and herdsmen around the towns.
The more distant grassland tribes still believe in other sects.
Amidst repeated tribal rebellions and military conquests, the power of the "Muslim sect" continues to expand. However, the territory is too vast, and this expansion seems a bit unsatisfactory. The Muslims and believers of other sects regard each other as heretics.
Almost every tribal rebellion was under the banner of religion.
At the same time, the Mu faction also spread in Dawan and gained support from successive Dawan kings.
When the Muslim sect spread to the Khorasan region with the expansion of Dawan, it added a bit of Persian nationalism.
That is to say, the Arabs are regarded as invaders. Persians should speak Persian and write Persian, and Arabic and Arabic must be banned. Moreover, the last Persian prince surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and became a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, he inherited the Tang Dynasty
The legal Ming Dynasty and Dawan, the descendant of the Ming Dynasty, are actually the most reliable allies of the Persians.
The Muslim faction, mixed with Persianism, is penetrating into the wider Persian region.
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The little emperor was holding a roasted deer leg, chewing it until his mouth was full of oil.
To be honest, it was not very delicious, but the little emperor enjoyed it because he roasted the deer leg himself and "hunted" the deer himself.
It was as if he had transformed from a child into an adult all of a sudden.
Seeing everyone changing cups, the little emperor also wanted to have a taste of wine, and looked pitifully at his mother: "I...I want to drink."
Queen Mother Ye subconsciously wanted to refuse, but she thought that her son was growing up and it was time to try more new things, so she immediately said with a straight face: "I can only drink one cup of rice wine."
The little emperor was ecstatic.
The waiter quickly poured a glass of rice wine. The little emperor was afraid of drinking it quickly, so he only took a small sip and put it down.
Xie Yan and the princess were already a little drunk, and Zhu Tangxi even ignored them and put her head on her husband's arm.
"Little uncle, I hunted three deer today. What prey did you catch?" the little emperor suddenly asked proudly.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Everyone could clearly see how miserable Xie's son-in-law was when he was hunting today. Among all the clan members and dignitaries, Xie's son-in-law was the only one who was outclassed by the little emperor.
Even Wu Lingfeng's frail husband used a hunting dog to get a rabbit.
Xie Yan patted his chest and said: "Today I am not good at learning the art of firecrackers, but I will definitely gain something next time!"
The little emperor said: "When I grow up, I will lead the imperial army to hunt in Yehuling like the emperor did, and then I will take my uncle with me."
As soon as these words came out, everything became quiet instantly.
Fortunately, most of the important ministers in the cabinet did not participate in the drills and hunts, otherwise the civil servants would have been worried about going militarily.
Xie Yan thought to himself: When he grows up, he will probably also be a troublemaker.
The banquet ended very late, and most of the people except the guards were drunk.
When the little emperor fell asleep, Queen Mother Ye took out a booklet and read it.
Check out the correct version one by one!
This booklet is called "Economics", but many people jokingly call it "Business Studies".
To be precise, it should be called "Political Economy" because there is a lot of space discussing how to govern.
Zhu Guoxiang wrote very briefly and cut out some key contents. In the past hundred years, it has been studied, quoted, elaborated and supplemented by many classics scholars, and used to reinterpret the Four Books and Six Classics, forming several schools of classics.
Queen Mother Ye did not read "Economics" before.
Until one day, the young emperor recited a secret book left by Taizu Taizong and came to Queen Mother Ye to ask what it meant.
Queen Mother Ye found that she could not explain it, so she read the secret book with her son.
The more she read, the more confused she became, so she selected a few key words and asked Deng Gongwu and other important ministers who were proficient in Confucian classics for advice. After a brief explanation, those ministers recommended that Queen Mother Ye read "Economics".
The more in-depth the study was, the more doubts Queen Mother Ye had in her heart, and she even felt vaguely inexplicable fear.
Why does the secret book left by Taizu Taizong state that the economic base determines the superstructure? Why is it said that when the economic base changes, the superstructure also changes accordingly, and determines the direction of the development of the superstructure?
Why did Taizu hide this paragraph and not write it generously into "Economics"?
With all kinds of doubts, Queen Mother Ye opened another locked box, which Emperor Dingtai left for his grandson to see after he turns 25.
It contains the reading notes of several emperors, which are based on their own experience as emperors, their reading experience and insights into Taizu Taizong's Secret Manual.
Among them, Emperor Dingtai had the most reading notes and wrote a large book densely packed with them.
After reading the notes of several emperors, Queen Mother Ye couldn't sleep for a while. She was a child goddess and had extremely high comprehension ability, so she was very scared.
After that, she studied the classics and history crazily, and summoned scholars to give lectures to her every ten days.
The ministers praised this highly.
Empress Dowager Ye gradually eliminated her fear. Taking history as a guide, she knew that as long as the people could still afford to eat, the Ming Dynasty could continue. However, certain forces must be firmly controlled without excessive suppression, because they are also the basis of the Ming Dynasty's rule.
one.
Because Emperor Taizu wrote in the secret book: Through the control and coercion of society, the superstructure serves the economic base, promoting its formation, consolidation and development, while excluding things that are opposed to it. Without this control, society will fall into chaos,
The superstructure will be demolished and rebuilt.
Queen Mother Ye was lonely. She had no one to discuss this kind of thing with, so she could only wait for her son to grow up day by day.
In another room.
Xie Yan was playing with his gun. He finally understood why ancient nobles liked hunting.
It has the same mentality as the fisherman, probably due to human hunting genes passed down from ancient times.
With this, it seems that the princess is not so fragrant.
"Liu Lang, why are you still playing with firecrackers?" Zhu Tangxi lay on his side on the bed, assuming a very seductive posture, holding his cheek in his hand and making a seductive voice.
Xie Yan smiled and put down the flintlock gun: "Sister, I want to see the clothes you wear when hunting during the day."
"That set of clothes was stained with sweat and very dirty." Zhu Tangxi said.
"Change into a clean set." Xie Yan ran to rummage through the suitcase.
Soon, Zhu Tangxi couldn't laugh or cry.
But Xie Yan came back with clothes and a flintlock gun: "Sister, change quickly. I also have this blunderbuss. I want to learn hunting from my sister."
"Learn to hunt in bed?" Zhu Tangxi said.
Xie Yan probably awakened some XP: "Sister put on hunting clothes and got down with a gun in hand. I will learn from my sister behind."
Zhu Tangxi spat: "What nonsense? Liulang, these thoughts of yours are so strange."
Although his mouth was complaining, his body was very obedient.
After putting on his clothes and holding a musket, Zhu Tangxi lay down and asked, "What next?"
Xie Yan crawled over and said, "Sister, how should I fire the firecrackers?"
"Didn't you study during the day?" Zhu Tangxi said.
"I forgot what I learned during the day. I want my sister to teach me again." Xie Yan pretended to be serious about learning.
Zhu Tangxi had no choice but to start teaching hunting, and gradually realized the fun of role-playing.