Chapter 1188 The hereditary and irreplaceable Marquis
The weather outside is cool and sunny.
Chai Yan and his party continued to ride on the carriage towards Yunshui Villa in the east outside the city.
I learned from Jimo Qiao that the Yunshui Courtyard was given to the emperor by the late emperor when he was still the prince, but the emperor never came here often, only two or three times from beginning to end, and he still came and left in a hurry.
I haven't even stayed there for one night.
After hearing this, Chai Yan jokingly said that if potatoes were planted in Yunshui Villa, it would probably be renamed Yunshui Farm in the future.
The words about the villa being converted into a farm immediately made Yuan Yuan and Jimo Qiao laugh. It would be interesting to think about it if the emperor's private villa was really converted into a farm.
While they were chatting, they heard Cheng Jiu's voice: "Sir, two ladies, look at the mountain in front of you, is it the Emperor's Yunshui Villa?"
Jimo Qiao was the first to lift the curtain and look out, then nodded and said, "Yes, that's right there!"
Immediately afterwards, Jimo Qiao turned around and said happily: "Sister, we will be there soon."
Yuan Yuan looked out of the car window, nodded and said, "Well, the scenery looks very nice."
At this time, Chai Yan also opened the car curtain in front and looked out. He saw a building on the mountain in the distance surrounded by green trees, which looked like a light ink painting.
"What a great place." Chai Yan couldn't help but sigh.
Soon, Cheng Jiu drove the carriage onto the mountain road leading to the other courtyard.
Probably because the emperor did not come often, the roads in the mountains were not well maintained. Stones and potholes could be seen everywhere. The carriage was bumpy along the way, and the people in the carriage felt uncomfortable after sitting for a long time.
Chai Yan sat in the car and kept swaying. He endured the bumps and said, "I finally understand why the emperor didn't come. It's such a troublesome road to walk on!"
Jimo Qiao was shaken so much that his chest felt tight, so he asked Yuan: "Sister, why don't we go down and walk? The people sitting in this car are going to vomit out their breakfast."
Yuanyuan nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's get out of the car and take a walk. I feel uncomfortable too."
Chai Yan immediately asked Cheng Jiu to stop the car, and when the three of them got off the bus and stood in the forest, they immediately felt much better, their heads were no longer dizzy, and their chests were no longer tight.
Chai Yan looked at the direction of Yunshui Villa and said to everyone: "It's not far, why not just walk up here."
This was immediately agreed upon by everyone.
Along the way, Jimo Qiao was like a cheerful bird, running here and there talking non-stop, sometimes running to the roadside to pick flowers, sometimes running to pick fruits from the trees, back and forth, very excited.
Chai Yan and Yu Yuan were relatively quiet. They walked side by side along the way, chatting about many topics they were interested in while admiring the scenery in the mountains beside the road. Since they talked about interesting places, they started laughing.
It won't be very loud either.
As for Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun, they led the carriage and followed slowly behind them, chatting from time to time.
While walking, Yuan suddenly noticed a large group of buildings at the foot of the mountain in the distance, and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Look, what is that place?"
Chai Yan took a look, shook his head and said, "I don't know..."
Jimo Qiao came over and said, "I remember it seemed to be the residence of Marquis Yongchang. My father told me that Marquis Yongchang lived near Yunshui Courtyard."
"The Marquis of Yongchang..." Chai Yan heard this for the first time.
Jimo Qiao said: "The real name of Marquis Yongchang is Ma Hanxian. He was once a general whom the late emperor trusted very much. Later, when he got older, the emperor allowed him to live here. I heard that Marquis Yongchang is already over eighty this year!"
"Wow, over eighty, that's really rare!"
Chai Yan was very surprised. During his time in Shengchao, he had not seen many elderly people over eighty years old. They definitely belonged to the long-lived ones.
Yuan Yuan asked: "I heard that there are a few marquises who can be hereditary and replaceable. The Marquis of Yongchang was trusted by the late emperor and allowed to live in the suburbs of Beijing. He must have this privilege, right?"
Hereditary succession means that the previous generation was a marquis, and the next generation will also be a marquis after inheriting. There will be no downgrade and there is no limit to the number of hereditary successions.
Jimo Qiao thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, I seem to remember it."
Hearing this, Chai Yan came close to Yuanyuan's ear and whispered: "Madam, in the future I will make more contributions and ask the emperor for a hereditary and replaceable lord Dangdang, so that our son and grandson
, my great-grandson will be able to be carefree and have no worries about eating and drinking. Do you think that’s okay?”
Yuan Yuan's face suddenly became hot, she rolled her eyes at him and said, "What a beautiful idea you have!"
After saying that, Yuan shyly walked away, leaving Chai Yan alone to enjoy himself.
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After seeing the residence of Marquis Yongchang, the group continued walking towards Yunshui Villa.
After walking for another half an hour, everyone finally saw the gate of Yunshui Villa.
At this time, four soldiers stood at the gate, as well as a court official in official uniform. This man was about thirty years old, with a slightly round face, especially full cheeks.
As soon as the round-faced official saw Chai Yan and others appearing, he immediately trotted over with his clothes in hand. He stopped two feet away and held his hands, saying politely: "Jian Pingliang, the foreign minister of the household department, has met Uncle An Ping and met you two."
Miss Jimo!"
Chai Yan was slightly surprised and said: "It seems like we are meeting for the first time..."
Jian Pingliang smiled and nodded, and replied very politely: "Uncle An Ping defeated the barbarians of the Piz Kingdom a few days ago at the Jiu'an Palace, bringing glory to the Sheng Kingdom! At that time, the official was at the table outside the palace, and had the honor to witness Uncle An Ping.
A graceful figure that follows the emperor in and out."
Chai Yan then remembered this and thought to himself that he had become a celebrity.
Chai Yan nodded and held his hands slightly: "So that's it... Hello, Mr. Jian!"
At this time, Jimo Qiao stepped forward and asked, "But I've never seen you before. How do you recognize us?"
Jian Pingliang turned to Jimo Qiao, bowed slightly and said: "This must be Mr. Jimo's two thousand gold, Miss Jimo Qiao..."
"Yes, it's me." Jimo Qiao nodded.
Jian Pingliang said: "Miss Qiao, the whole court has already known about Miss Jimoyou's return to Beijing, and the lower officials heard that the two ladies are identical twin sisters, so it is actually very easy to recognize them...
..."
Jimo Qiao curled his lips slightly, then walked to Yuan Yuan's side without saying anything to Jian Pingliang.
Jian Pingliang bowed his hand to Chai Yan again and said: "Jian Pingliang, the lower official, in accordance with the emperor's decree, will fully cooperate with An Pingbo's potato trial. I only obey An Pingbo's instructions!"
Chai Yan asked: "You're welcome, Mr. Jian, have you chosen a place to grow potatoes?"
Jian Pingliang said: "Back to Anpingbo, Xiaguan has arranged for manpower to reclaim a piece of land behind Yunshui Villa. According to the emperor's wishes, Xiaguan specially sent 20 experienced farmers to study, and equipped with five
The scribe will accompany you to record the process and ensure that this trial planting of potatoes is a complete success."
"He actually appointed a scribe to record the planting process. The emperor is really thoughtful!" Chai Yan couldn't help but admire him. He really didn't expect to record the planting process.
Jian Pingliang said: "The emperor said that trial planting of potatoes is a major event that affects the food and clothing of the people in the world. We must not be careless and relaxed. Therefore, the planting steps must be recorded in detail so that we can learn from them when promoting planting on a large scale in the future.
Learn from experience.”
Chai Yan nodded in agreement, and then said: "Master Jian, it's getting late, let's go in now."
"Uncle An Ping, please! Miss Jimo, please come this way!" Jian Pingliang hurriedly turned aside and respectfully invited.
Immediately afterwards, Chai Yan, Yuan and Jimo Qiao followed Jian Pingliang into the other courtyard.
As for Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun, under the leadership of the soldiers, they led the carriage around to the back of the courtyard.
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