There are dozens of styles for you to choose from!
These drinks were not special offerings to the royal family, but fast-moving consumer goods for the general public during the Song Dynasty.
At least this is the case in Bianjing City.
In Bianjing City, at least hundreds of drink shops open every summer.
The drinks sold range from a few cents a piece to dozens of cents a piece.
Whether they are traders, footmen or scholar-bureaucrats, they are all happy to buy it.
Zhao Xu prefers to drink licorice soup - a drink that boils water with licorice and other Chinese medicinal materials, then cools it naturally, adds honey and other ingredients, and then chills it.
The taste is sweet and the aftertaste is long.
Because I knew Zhao Xu liked it, I ordered a lot of preparations for the Queen Mother.
As soon as Zhao Xu arrived, he was immediately served a perfectly chilled licorice soup.
As soon as Zhao Xu drank it, he immediately laughed: "It tastes good!"
"As long as Brother Six likes it!" said the Empress Dowager with a smile.
"The official asked the Tongjian Secretary to use the emergency horse yesterday?" the Empress Dowager asked with a smile.
Zhao Xu nodded and replied: "Yes, Grandmother!"
"Because I heard that a great scholar was ill, so I wanted to send someone to deliver some imperial medicine as soon as possible..."
The Queen Mother nodded and said with a smile: "What a good boy!"
"Today, many ministers have written letters praising it, saying that it is a blessing for the country that the government respects teachers and respects morality!"
Xiang Taihou quickly said: "It's all good teachings from the empress!"
The Queen Mother then smiled kindly.
Zhao Xu lowered his head in shame and drank his licorice soup.
The sweet ice water lingers on your taste buds.
Zhao Xu knew that from now on, Tongjian Si would slowly listen to his orders.
And Tongjiansi is the mouth and hands of the imperial power.
Through it, all the resources, officials, and armies of the entire Song Dynasty will dance with Zhao Xu's baton.
Of course, Zhao Xu will not use it to interfere in political affairs now.
…
There is not much government business today.
Zhao Xu just watched and kept quiet. Apart from tapping the shoulders of the two palaces from time to time and giving them some drinks, he sat obediently next to them.
First, Lu Huiqing submitted a reward list for meritorious soldiers drafted by Hedong Road and begged the Privy Council for implementation.
Lu Huiqing's report was followed closely by the report from Zhe Kexing, who was also in Hedong.
Zhe Kexing's report gave a detailed report, and Lu Huiqing drew up the background of the generals who would be rewarded.
This is our job.
Fuzhou Zhejia is the last remnant of the vassal town in the late Tang Dynasty, and it is also the focus of the Zhao officials.
Because Zhejia was born in Dangxiang.
They can only rely on the trust of officials in Bianjing to gain a firm foothold in Fuzhou and Linzhou.
There is not much difference between Zhe Kexing's report and Lu Huiqing's memorial.
After the two palaces read it, they gave instructions to the Privy Council to determine the reward based on the story.
Rewards should be rewarded with money, and promotions should be promoted.
After reading the side reports, it’s about government affairs.
The Ministry of Rites reported the Empress Dowager's biological father, Prince Lu Gao Zunfu's plan to avoid taboos: the word "Fu" should be less pronounced, and then covered with yellow paper.
This is an arrangement for the imperial examination which is about to start again.
After all, the imperial examination room is a taboo.
But leaving an empty space obviously won't work, so we came up with this contingency plan.
This would not only not offend the King of Gaolu, but also prevent the examiners from having to guess what the word is?
The Empress Dowager naturally agreed.
…
After nearly ten days of trekking.
The army of Nenda Bochu led by Ndo Hōtada finally arrived at Shuangshan Fort in Myeongdang River.
This place is the administrative seat of the Shenyong Division in Zuoxiang, Daxia.
It is also a strategic location facing Nanman Fuyan Road and Hedong Road.
The Jialu River meanders through the valley on the left side of the Mingtang River, and its downstream is the Jialu Village Fortress that was captured by the Nanman Shen Kuo a few years ago.
Renduo Baozhong rode his horse on the twin mountain fortress, looking down from a high place and looking far ahead.
"Take Jue Weiming, this butt-selling rabbit!" He spat and cursed fiercely: "I have told you long ago that he is unreliable, but the Queen Mother still doesn't believe it! It's better now, he must have been captured alive by the Nanbarbarians!"
"What should we do now?" Rendo Baozhong's younger brother asked.
The Yuzhou soldiers and horses, who were pulling Juewei, were originally planned to cooperate with Renduo Baozhong's actions, mobilizing the main forces of the Nanman Huanqing Road and Jingyuan Road on the flanks, and at the same time attracting some of the Yanyan Road soldiers and horses.
Well now, the Daxia army has not even crossed the border.
Drago Jue Weiming was captured alive by the Song people in the hinterland of Daxia!
Youzhou's troops and horses can't be counted on.
The Jingzhai Army and the Suizhou Military Supervisory Department can't be counted on either - it's good that they can protect themselves and not be killed by the Nanmanzi army.
"What else can we do?" Nendo Baozhong said: "The army has already been dispatched!"
"If we cannot break the Nanman stronghold, we will have to return to Lingzhou hungry!"
"Can Liang Yifu let us go?"
Renjia is not a party member.
They are Tubo people!
It was already under suspicion, but now the old supervisor died in battle again, and Liang Yimi, the uncle and prime minister who supported Renjia the most, also died.
If he can no longer achieve military merit, those party nobles will swallow up Renjia's land, pastures and slaves.
Especially that bastard Liang Yifu!
He has long been eyeing Renjia's territory.
"Send out scouts to explore around Jialu Village and find out for me the strength and deployment of the Southern Barbarians!" Renduo Baozhong raised his whip and made the deployment.
"In addition, send people to inform the various Qiang tribes in Toudaochuan..."
"The Wuzu of Great Xia have an order, ordering each of them to donate 500 stones of grain and grass, and 300 young men and women, to assist the Wuzu in the military!"
"If you dare to disobey, the entire clan will be slaughtered as soon as Master Wang arrives!"
"Yes!" Renduo Xizhong accepted the order and left.
Daxia has never trusted the Qiang people in the Hengshan Mountains two thousand miles away.
Because these Qiang people hiding in the mountains and forests have no loyalty to the Daxia Wuzu.
No matter how kind the Wu soldiers are to them, they will betray Daxia in the face of the Nanman's coercion and inducement!
From Li Shibin and his son to the Yu Longke brothers more than ten years ago, no matter how favorably the Wuzu were treated, Nanman would immediately turn his back on the Wuzu with a wave of his hand!
Therefore, Daxia is no longer polite to them!
Whenever there is a big war, people are sent directly to these tribes to recruit grain and grass to make them young and strong.
Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed directly!
Of course, the benevolence of the Wuzu still provides a way out. As long as you obey the military orders of the Wuzu, you will be rewarded after victory!
…
Fuzhou and Zhoucheng.
Lu Huiqing's commanding camp arrived here today.
Following him were three thousand archers from the Hedong camp transferred from the Baode Army and other places.
It is no exaggeration to say that these archers are Lu Huiqing's greatest achievement and harvest in the past few years of his military strategy in Hedong!
Therefore, every time Lu Huiqing had a big battle or mobilized a large army, he would recruit a large number of soldiers to supplement the generals in Hedong!
After entering Fucheng Prefecture, the twelfth general of Fucheng Prefecture and Hedong Road, Zhi Kexing, immediately led the generals of the Zhe family to greet them.
After welcoming Lu Huiqing to the government office, Zhe Kexing reported to Lu Huiqing: "Since the last general received the order from the Prime Minister, he has sent a large number of scouts and spies to various fortresses of the Shenyong Division in the left wing of the Western Bandits.
Exploration, no relevant information has been obtained yet..."
Lu Huiqing nodded and ordered: "Increase the number of scouts and tell the scouts below that as long as they are willing to enter the territory of the Western Bandits to investigate, they will give you a reward of ten thousand!"
"Anyone who has made meritorious deeds will be generously rewarded!"
This is the characteristic of Lu Huiqing's military management in Hedong.
If you don’t like it, just spend money!
Therefore, everyone from top to bottom is willing to obey the command and work hard for him!
Zhe Kexing had already become accustomed to Lu Huiqing's style, and he immediately paid homage: "Your Majesty, I will definitely pass on your orders to the following!"
The Zhe family passed through Fuzhou and the Linzhou triangle area, and crossed paths with the Northern and Western bandits.
Naturally, there are countless scouts and spies who are familiar with the geography and topography.
As long as you give enough money, there are brave warriors who are willing to take risks!
Lu Huiqing nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhe Kexing: "But if there is a spy report, please inform me immediately!"
"The general will know!"
Lu Huiqing nodded, and then, surrounded by Zhe Kexing, he sat down in the government office.
Looking at the archer commanders who were all wearing armor and following him here, Lu Huiqing said to them: "I am patrolling the border this time. I am following the emperor's order to guard against the intrusion of Western thieves!"
"You all go back and tell the local archers: Hedong still has hundreds of thousands of money left over from the last year!"
"If the Western bandits are planning to invade, I will reward anyone who can get the head of the Western bandits according to the Imperial Army!"
The commanders' faces immediately turned red as they listened.
But Lu Huiqing didn't think it was enough, and added fuel to the fire to stimulate these people: "In addition, I have a hundred empty official letters in my hand!"
"It depends on whether you have the ability to ask me to write your name on one of them!"
The conductors suddenly became short of breath.
An official letter with an empty name is an official letter that has been stamped with the official seal and written assignments, but does not have a name written on it.
As long as you write your name and send it to Bianjing, you can immediately enter the ranks of military officials on the spot.
In the Song Dynasty, there were two types of people: those with official status and those without official status!
"Everyone, go down!" Lu Huiqing waved his hand and said, "Inform the archers below about my words!"
"I want money and an official position, but I only need the brave men who can get them!"
"Promise!" The archers commanded and responded with a bang!
Lu Huiqing also laughed when she saw these people leaving excitedly.
As Lu Huiqing took charge of Fuzhou, reports from all parties were also sent to Ma Di and Bu Di one after another.
Zi Hu, the first general on Hedong Road, reported that Kelan's army had assembled towards Jingqiang Village.
The eighth general of Hedong Road is also in charge of Goulin. The government army and horse officials reported that they had gone south from Linzhou along the Kuye River.
In addition to his three thousand archers in Fuzhou and the twelfth general's troops that Zhe Katsuyuki had already assembled and mobilized.
The Hedong army will assemble in the center along three key points of the Hedong border defense.
As long as the movement of soldiers and horses in the hinterland of the Western Bandit's left wing Shen Yong Division is found, then these three, plus three thousand archers, will be like three sharp blades, piercing into its hinterland!
Lu Huiqing has now learned from the newspaper that Zhao Xi captured the Western traitor and false prince-in-law alive!
Can this be tolerated?
"If we really can't find the Western bandit soldiers and horses..."
Lu Huiqing looked towards the Mingtang River on the bank of the Jialu River in the hinterland of the Western Pirates Left Wing Shenyong Division.
It was a stronghold of Western thieves, and it was also a rare and blessed place.
If you can find an opportunity, go to Mingtang River and set a fire to burn down the pastures and granaries of the Western thieves.
With this credit, he should be able to surpass Zhao Xi!
I kept writing this chapter. I originally wanted to introduce the archers, but then I forgot about it and deleted it all.
Well, let me introduce it later.
After all, this thing is very troublesome, and it would be too long-winded to explain it clearly in the text.
