Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2129 Flower War (37)

   The generous host gave Nick a pair of cloth shoes so that he was "full" except for the lack of braids.

  While the factory owners provided the common man with a large number of industrial products, they themselves were keen on handmade products. People spend more time on these items, like this pair of cloth shoes on Nick's feet, which have thick soles that would take a craftsman days to make, and are incredibly comfortable to wear.

   Nick and Haoguan, who had changed their shoes, went to the parlour together. These thirteen businessmen in Guangzhou also had the habit of gathering together to smoke like the British. The parlour was as luxurious as the banquet hall, with a lot of china.

   They are produced in Dehua Kiln in Fujian, and are famous for their white porcelain sculptures of Buddha statues, just like Europeans love to display ancient Roman sculptures, and the porcelain produced by JDZ is famous for its rich colors. The sculptures placed in the owner's house are not only Buddha statues, but also flowers made of white porcelain, and butterflies are placed on them.

  There are many paintings on the wall, some Chinese and some Western, one of which is obviously painted by Lin Gua. It may be influenced by the Western Baroque style. The furniture in the living room has a large area of ​​carvings, and the style tends to be Western, not as Chinese as the red sandalwood furniture in the Admiral's house.

They allow little boys to appear on such occasions. In order for the children to master English as soon as possible, "elders" will act as tutors, and each word will be marked in Cantonese, for example, "man" is marked as "mantle", and "today" is marked for "land". Not only the younger generation, but even the guys must master English as much as possible. These guys are not literate enough and can’t remember English words. They simply put those Cantonese pronunciations in the booklet, and the Chinese meaning is marked on the back.

The    method quietly became popular, and then the headache of Cantonese became popular. Nick didn't speak English very well. He was French, but these businessmen still talked to him in Cantonese.

   They didn't know how to know that Nick had hired a tutor as a tutor. They were so curious that they tested some of his content. For example, someone asked him if he knew what Queen Xiao's poem "Ten Fragrance Poems" meant.

There are many empresses surnamed Xiao in history, such as Empress Xiao of Emperor Yang of Sui, this unfortunate queen who was born in Jiangnan went to the cold and desolate Turks after the death of Emperor Yang of Sui, and stayed there until Tang Taizong Li Shimin conquered the Turks. The capital returned to Chang'an, and since then he has lived a noble life as a prisoner.

But she did not recite "Ten Fragrant Poems". The Queen Xiao related to "Ten Fragrance Poems" was Xiao Guanyin, the empress of Taoism in Liao Kingdom. This talented and beautiful queen was suspected by Taozong with a musician named Zhao Weiyi. Had an affair, so he was stabbed to death.

   "Ten Fragrance Poems" describes the fragrance of ten parts: hair fragrance, frankincense, cheek fragrance, neck fragrance, exhalation fragrance, mouth fat fragrance, jade hand fragrance, golden lotus fragrance, skirt fragrance, body fragrance,

   This flamboyant poem, if sung by a graceful and romantic, like a white porcelain Guanyin-like ice-jade beauty, will indeed confuse people's minds and make people fascinated by seeing the red face from a distance.

   But this chaotic poem was not written by Xiao Guanyin, but by the minister who framed her.

Although the Liao Kingdom began to order the ministers to produce the Khitan script since the monarch Yelu Abaoji, it is still relatively barbaric compared to the Central Plains. The Liao Kingdom still maintains some nomadic customs in the court. A ruler can inherit the former's wife.

   This system of adoption and marriage was also inherited by the Jurchen. Huang Taiji married the two widows of Lin Dan Khan, mainly to inherit the property of the Namu tribe.

The queens of Liao are generally more than dashing, but not gentle enough, and can even command thousands of troops to charge into battle, while Xiao Guanyin understands poetry and calligraphy. In terms of rhythm, she plays a good pipa. Joy move, she once made Daozong addicted.

   However, there are few people in the Ma ethnic group who do not go hunting. During the Tongzhi period of Daozong, he maintained a relatively good relationship with the Song Dynasty, and he became interested in hunting instead.

  Some of the prey were very dangerous, so Empress Xiao asked him not to be so desperate, and to focus on government affairs, but Daozong didn't listen at all. In order to keep out of sight, he simply alienated Empress Xiao.

Queen Xiao has been lonely since then. She hopes to write a poem to regain her husband's heart and the joy of the past. The name of this poem is "Hui Xin Yuan Ci", which describes a luxurious, comfortable and warm place. Waiting for Daozong to arrive.

   But in the entire Liao Dynasty, only Zhao Wei could compose a song and sing this lyric. He and Empress Xiao played Xiao alone and played the pipa in ensemble, so it was rumored in the palace that the two were in love.

Liao Daozong ignored the government, and gradually there were people in the court who wanted to usurp power. After quelling the rebellion of the emperor's uncle in the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Yixin was named the prince's grandfather and gradually took over the power. All the ministers in the court were Afu .

   It's not that simple to kill the prince. Xiao Guanyin's son, Yelu Rui, is quite wise and alert, and he can guard against his "taifu".

However, someone in Yelu Yixin's account came up with an idea. Why not take advantage of Xiao Guanyin and Zhao Weiyi's rumors to attack. You must know that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suspected that Wei Zifu was implicated in the crown prince. Yelu Yixin accepted this strategy. And the person who came up with the idea Luo weaved "Poems of Ten Fragrance".

This poem is obviously written by a man. Men write **** poems before they write "flesh and blood". Xiao Guanyin's "Hui Xin Yuan Poem" wrote about the gums and fragrant pillows, which are suggestive things, which are for Daozong. Yes, and "Poems of Ten Fragrance" is for "everyone". This poem describes Empress Xiao as a woman who everyone can imagine to be her guest of honor. Is this written by Empress Xiao or Empress Hu?

Liao Daozong didn't understand this. Although he also wrote poems and songs, he was always a foolish monarch who loved hunting and did not defend his loyalty. Maybe he was too angry. After beating Zhao Weiyi into a trick, he refused to give it to Empress Xiao. Given the opportunity to explain, he was given death, and the crown prince also lost his storage position.

   But the prince left a son, Yelu Yixin wanted to cut the grass and root, this young man was fortunately rescued by a loyal servant, but he liked hunting like his grandfather, and did not reinvigorate the dynasty like Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

   In the fourth year of Tianqing, the Jurchen rebelled against Liao, the Liao army was defeated repeatedly, and finally the country was subjugated. This young man who survived by chance became the last emperor of the Liao state.

  Maybe those people wanted to talk to Nick about flamboyant content, and they asked this question. After all, they just had a gluttonous meal.

   But their eyes are clear.

  The food you eat, whether it is salty, sweet, sour, spicy or bitter, gets mixed together in the stomach and becomes a mixed flavor.

  If you drink too much wine, you will always feel like throwing up.

   However, this is the real idea of ​​the stomach. If you can’t drink so much, you should stop in time. If you drink too much, it will hurt your body. When these guests felt invincible when toasting, they refused directly, and did not force themselves to drink because of the contest.

   These distinguished guests are still very serious, and they didn't mess up their minds after drinking and harass the artists who played the pipa, otherwise, according to the content of the folk stories they played and sang, there should be some knights who "see the road and see injustice".

  The big hexagram also has the virtue of animal husbandry, cultivating the next generation, so that they have a stable and prudent character.

   In front of children, Nick thinks they won't talk about "unsuitable for children", so they want to hear about the barbarism of nomads? Even if Emperor Jiaqing was not interested in writing the word prison, it would still be a dangerous topic.

   So what exactly did they want to hear from Nick?

   Maybe it was because Nick couldn't answer it. The person who asked the question smiled and said that this question was taken when he was in the imperial examination. Because he failed the examination repeatedly, he gave up the imperial examination and turned his head to business.

  The host also politely said "come to see the light in the future". They behaved very politely, but did not talk about the real content.

   It's time to end.

  Nick made an excuse to leave, thanked the host for the hospitality, and left the parlor.

   Besides, he didn't like the smell of that smoke either.

   When he was going out, the servant gave Nick a lantern, but he still didn't understand, why didn't the street light be repaired? But he still accepted the kindness of others, and took advantage of this light to go back to the hospital in the dark.

   (end of this chapter)