allonlinenovel Chapter 540: Dog in a Cage, Turtle in a Jar
Chapter 540: Dog in a Cage, Turtle in a Jar
This doesn't mean you can just stay for two days and then leave.
Old Lady Hua moved into the mansion in the capital city on the pretext of not wanting to travel back and forth, and she kept complaining every day:
"When are you coming home? Yoyo, the accounts at home are waiting for you to check!"
"Luming, are you going to study or not?"
"Third daughter-in-law, are you still going to manage those groups?"
As for Lord Shen’s meals, recently, not only the Warehouse Office, but even the six ministries in the court have heard about it.
If it wasn't for the news that he was researching new dishes for Guangyuan Tower, the imperial study would have been filled with memorials impeaching his extravagance.
You know, it has never happened before that a minor official of the sixth rank was reported by many high-ranking officials of the court.
Guangyuanlou has also been very popular recently, with new dishes being introduced every day, making it a restaurant that Kyoto's dignitaries are eager to make reservations.
But I really can't do it. After all, there is still a war in the north. It will be bad for my reputation if I continue to be so high-profile.
Of course, he couldn't go back because Shen Zhiqiu had received the news in advance.
"My girl, you have never seen prisoners being paraded in the streets in ancient times, right? You don't usually see a situation like this, it must be very lively, right?"
Before Shen Youyou could speak, Shen Luming asked hurriedly, "Is this the prisoner captured by the young general brother?"
"Yes, it was your little general brother who caught them. It is said that many members of the Northern Yuan royal family were escorted back to the capital, including the Northern Yuan leader Ben Yali."
Along with the news of Ben Yali's capture, the news that Fu Huaian was personally appointed as the third-rank General Huaiyuan by the King of Yan also spread throughout the northern border.
At the age of eighteen, he was promoted to the third rank general. Except for Huo Qubing who was promoted to the general of the escort flag at the age of nineteen, no one else had achieved such success at such a young age.
So, the next morning.
Shen Youyou and Shen Erya both changed into new men's clothing.
The two of them sat cross-legged on the Luohan bed sofa and applied to each other the beauty mask that Shen Youyou had prepared based on pharmacology.
It is a process of grinding various Chinese medicinal materials such as Scutellaria baicalensis, Angelica dahurica, Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, and Honeysuckle into fine powder.
Then mix it into a paste with distilled pure water.
There is also a pile of medical books on the coffee table next to it, such as "Shennong's Herbal Classic".
This Han Dynasty pharmacology manual contains a large number of plants with herbal and hormonal components.
It contains a lot of information and treatment options related to skin care.
Below is the "Tea Classic", a tea monograph written by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty.
It also records many tea care methods for skin problems.
For example, use persimmon tea to clean the skin and use green tea to lighten dark circles.
These are the manuscripts that Shen Youyou has collected from various study rooms recently, and most of them contain relevant records on beauty and skin care.
She thought about doing more research and adding some beauty products to their supermarket.
After all, no matter what era, money from women and children is definitely the easiest to earn.
Besides, what Shuntian Prefecture has the most is wealthy and idle ladies.
Shen Luming was also very excited when he got up today. He ran around here and there. If he hadn't had to wait for his father to come back from reporting for duty at the Warehouse Office, he would have probably been making a fuss about going out.
I had nothing to do in the early morning and was sweating profusely.
Looking at his demeanor, you can really feel that he is almost at the annoying age of seven or eight.
Only when he disturbed Shen Youyou's reading and got a glance from her sister would he sit still for a while, but it could only be for a while, no more.
As for why Li Jingshu didn't care about him, in Li Jingshu's words:
"How can I have the time? I haven't even stood up all morning. Now I have to finish my meal and clean up. I have to wash myself, comb my hair, change clothes, and find the clothes that Old Shen will wear later."
When Shen Zhiqiu comes back from report, he will change into casual clothes and follow them to watch the parade.
However, Lao Shen said that he would not wear those two very expensive clothes because there would be many people watching him when he was parading, so he should wear something more low-key.
So it was just a blue round-necked robe made of new fiber cloth with a black belt around the waist.
Li Jingshu was also wearing a wide-sleeved Liuxian skirt of the same color. When she walked, the hem of her skirt fluttered, and the folds swayed gently with her steps.
Especially fairy-like!
Add to that the wide sleeves, and she looks like a fairy!
As soon as Old Song came back and walked into the house, he saw his wife's outfit today and he could hardly walk.
Fortunately, the children were not in the room.
He has lived two lifetimes. Maybe it's because his body has become younger and the romantic factor in him has revived?
He stepped forward and hugged his wife's slender waist, while whispering a poem in Li Jingshu's ear:
"The bun is loosely tied up, and the makeup is lightly done"
"My wife is dressed lightly today, just like a 17 or 18-year-old girl, which makes my husband really love her."
The result was a slap on the shoulder from Li Jingshu: "Get out of the way, you are so dishonest!"
If Shen Youyou knew, she would definitely give her father the title of "Millennium Oil King."
However, Shen Zhiqiu was not at all annoyed by his wife's lack of interest. He even gossiped to her while changing clothes.
"As a prisoner, for the royal family of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, they are no better than ordinary soldiers.
Those soldiers don't have to be escorted back yet."
Imagine the prisoners being escorted, in a state of disarray, wandering the streets,
It hurts your face and your self-esteem.
It is also through this form of victory that the captured enemy leaders can be brought out for display.
On the one hand, it demonstrates the incomparable bravery of our army to the general public,
It can not only enhance the people's sense of honor and morale,
It also made the soldiers feel that their efforts were fully recognized;
It can also significantly enhance the prestige of the ruler in the eyes of the people.
Finally, there is one very crucial point, that is, such activities can calm the emotions of the people.
After all, after experiencing war, people's hearts are often filled with uneasiness and anxiety.
Seeing the enemy being defeated and the prisoners being escorted for public display will make everyone feel a lot more at ease, believing that peace will soon come and life will slowly return to normal.
So, parading prisoners in ancient times may seem like a simple act, but it actually has a profound meaning!"
While helping Shen Zhiqiu to straighten out the wrinkles on his clothes, Li Jingshu asked:
"It seems that the King of Yan has always hated the Northern Yuan people. However, in ancient times, such enemy leaders were generally not beheaded, but imprisoned, right?
Just like what Emperor Taizong of Tang did to the Turkic Khan Jie Li, he was finally captured, how could he be allowed to die so easily?
You have to take it out for a stroll whenever you have time."
It is true that Li Shimin did say to Jie Li Khan:
I killed you not without reason, but I have not forgotten the covenant we made, so I will not hold you responsible.
The meaning of this sentence is: If I kill you, it is not because I don't have sufficient reasons, but I am concerned about the Weishui Alliance, so I don't intend to hold you accountable for your crimes thoroughly.
In other words, Li Shimin was saying to his lifelong enemy:
Your crime is unforgivable. It's not that I can't kill you, but that I don't want to kill you!
Li Shimin did not choose to kill Jie Li Khan, but chose to let him continue to live in the Tang Dynasty, returning his wife, children and family, and providing him with fine clothes and delicious food.
Indeed, Li Shimin had already destroyed the Eastern Turks, so it was meaningless for him to kill Jie Li Khan.
It would be better to let him admire the Zhenguan Reign, let him integrate into the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and at the same time demonstrate his own imperial mind.
This is the art of ancient emperors.
Although, it seems that the King of Yan’s hatred for Ben Yali should not be as great as that for Tai Aru, after all, the decision maker of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is the Grand Master.
But after so many years of war, so many people in Guanzhong died at the hands of the Northern Yuan people. It can be said that the Northern Yuan Dynasty has always been a thorn in the side of King Yan.
No human being would let the other person die easily. After all, people of their status are not afraid of death, but of being humiliated.
What’s more, I’m afraid that I’ll be watching the enemy enjoying great success day and night while I’ll be like a dog in a cage or a turtle in a jar.
Not only was there nothing I could do, but I was also pulled out to admire it from time to time.
Living like this, or proving the enemy's strength all the time, is even more frustrating!