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441. A Birdman

The flowers bloom in spring, and the flowers in Changle Palace are blooming, and there is a beautiful spring scene.

Empress Fan walked on the palace path filled with flowers, and her hands were stroking her lower abdomen from time to time, feeling very happy.

When the emperor went to Luoyang for a year, he not only proved his ability on the battlefield, but also proved his combat effectiveness in other fields. He brought several concubines with him, and when he returned to Chang'an, in addition to his concubines, he brought back a son and a daughter.

The queen was not very happy at first, but she didn't expect that the two of them would reunite again after a breakup. Hou Fan became famous and became pregnant. She instantly improved her mood and an unprecedented harmonious situation appeared in Changle Palace.

In agriculture, we should pay attention to fallow and restoring the soil abilities, and our family should also pay attention to it. When Hou Fan was a special lover, she suffered difficulties. Now that she has fallow for a year, she has quickly produced fruitful results, which has brought her unexpected surprises.

Although the pregnancy period is very short, Empress Fan cares very much and cares carefully. She specially selected two female doctors to accompany her at all times, strictly follow the dietary therapy recipes of the chief female doctor Chunyu Zhao, and walk in the garden every day to relax.

That day, she was walking in the garden accompanied by the Zhongchangshi Mamam. She suddenly turned around and headed straight to Jianshi Palace, wanting to see what the emperor was busy with.

When I walked to Yichun Garden, I saw more than a dozen eunuchs and palace maids cleaning up. There were piles of gray-white garbage under the tree, emitting a strange smell.

The queen frowned and said, "Why is this garden so dirty?"

Ma Ming immediately straightened his waist and shouted in a sharp voice: "Where are you in charge? Tell him to talk back and forth!"

An eunuch came over all the way, bowing to the ground without raising his head, and said, "When I go back to the queen, because His Majesty raises birds in the palace, there are many bird droppings in the garden. The servants clean up every day and sweep so many every day."

" Raise birds?" Hou Fan frowned and said nothing.

The horse looked at her face and turned to wave to the eunuch, "You sluts are really lazy, so you won't sweep a few more times?"

The eunuch dared not say anything, but just agreed to retreat aside.

As Fan walked and looked around, he saw flocks of birds in the garden, either competing for food on the ground or flying around in the air. In the open space in the garden, rows of bird cages could be seen from time to time, and the branches were covered with bird cages of large and small.

"Why do you think of playing with birds again? It makes a good garden so messy." The queen muttered to herself, and couldn't help but speed up.

I saw Jianshi Palace from afar, but I saw the emperor standing in front of the palace. The eldest son Liu Bei stood beside him, looking up at a bird in his father's hand. Both of them had smiles on their faces, looking very harmonious.

Hou Fan felt that his heart was stabbed, and subconsciously touched his lower abdomen, thinking: "When the legitimate prince is born, your Majesty will be like this. Please take him to play with him often!"

She walked up to salute and said, "I'm seeing Your Majesty."

The emperor did not even raise his head and said, "Taohua, come and see, how about my Luffy?"

"Luffy? What Luffy?"

The emperor stretched out his palm, and a white dove stood on his palm, "Here, this is Luffy, it flew high and far, and it was the flying champion among all the doves."

Liu Bei stretched out his little hand and shouted in a slight voice: "Father, I need to see it!"

Liu Yu put Luffy in his hand and said, "Be careful, don't pull out his fur."

He stepped forward and took Hou Fan's hand, pulled her to the pigeon cage beside him, pointed to the bird in the cage and said, "This is just Nami, isn't it very beautiful? This is Zoro, the only pigeon that can compete with Luffy for speed..."

The emperor introduced his precious pigeon with great interest, but the queen couldn't raise much interest and asked, "Why did Your Majesty think of raising birds? Could it be...I want to eat?"

The emperor swallowed unconsciously and said, "In your eyes, I am so greedy? No, I don't eat any of these pigeons... unless they are really useless. These pigeons are of great use and can be used to deliver letters."

Hou Fan sneered: "I don't believe it. I haven't heard that birds can deliver letters. Your Majesty wants to be happy with me again!"

The emperor said seriously: "Peach Blossom, there are many things in this world that are beyond your cognition. It is normal for you to believe it. When this matter is really realized, you should understand."

Empress Fan didn't believe a word of his words, but after being the queen for so long, she gradually changed her temper and put away her former strongness a lot.

In the past, the emperor had an unstable position and had to rely on Fan Chong's appeal to solve the problem of the Red Eyebrow Army. Although the emperor and the empress had a emotional foundation, they were more cooperative. Although Empress Fan did not say it, she felt a little reliant in her heart and spoke to the emperor directly.

Now the emperor is at its peak, his civil and military skills are very strong, and his status is as stable as a rock. Fan Chong and other Red Eyebrow bosses have less and less influence on the emperor, and Empress Fan has a more sense of crisis. This is also the main reason why she is so anxious about not being able to give birth to a prince. As a queen, she cannot guarantee her status without a legitimate son.

The word snob has always had a clear derogatory meaning. In fact, to be honest, everyone is a little snobbish, which is determined by interest relations. For example, now, when facing the emperor, Hou Fan has lost his toughness before, and even his strong character has been restrained a lot, because the emperor's needs for her have decreased, and her status depends on the emperor's "poison".

This change happened unknowingly, and even Hou Fan herself did not realize it. If she had heard the emperor say that he would use a bird to deliver letters, she would have to laugh at her. But now, although she didn't believe it, and even said with a smile that he was fooling around, this was more of a joke between husband and wife, and even acting coquettish to the emperor. Hou Fan would never have expressed his disdain in his heart as directly as before.

Empress Fan played with the emperor for a while, and the female doctor next to him asked: "The queen has been walking for a long time today. Overworking may not help to maintain her fetus. Please go back to the Jiaofang Hall to rest!"

After hearing this, Empress Fan immediately responded, said goodbye to the emperor, and left with the horse face and the female doctor.

The emperor waved to Banden, who had been waiting in the distance for a long time, and asked, "Have you brought it?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, I've brought it, and I'm just outside, but..."

"Let him in!"

Banden left the yard and soon brought an old man in. The man was short and hunched, carrying a pigeon cage in his hand, which contained a pigeon.

When he entered the door, his head lowered and his body almost shrank. But as soon as he entered the courtyard, he straightened his body, looked left and right with bright eyes, and even reached out to touch the dove in the cage. Under Banden's rebuke, he retracted his hand, smiled at Banden with a flattering smile, and bowed again.

The man walked closer and fell to the ground, his voice seemed to be trembling, "Xiaomin Wei Birdman, pay homage to him, pay homage to His Majesty."

Wei Niaoren? What is the name of this?

Wei Niaoren said again: "Xiaomin has liked to feed birds since he was a child, especially pigeons. The neighbors simply called Xiaomin Niaoren. After a long time, no one called the original name."

"Birdman, I heard that you can raise pigeons and can use pigeons to deliver letters?"

"Your Majesty, Xiaomin can raise pigeons, and she can't do anything else. Xiaomin originally had a wealthy family. Later, because Xiaomin spent all his money on pigeons, he became like this. Your Majesty, Xiaomin's pigeons can of course communicate with him. Xiaomin's brother is in Wuwei, Xiaomin often communicates with him, and he uses pigeons and flew there in one day. Your Majesty..."

"Shut up!" Banden scolded: "Don't be too long to talk, your Majesty will ask you before you can speak."

The birdman was so scared that he shut up and leaned on the ground, motionless.

"Get up and see my pigeons, and see if they can deliver letters."

Wei Niaoren stood up, raised his hunched body, walked back and forth in the garden, and then went to the pigeon cage, reached out to grab the pigeons one by one, muttering, not knowing what to say. Sometimes he stretched out his hand to the sky, and somehow did it, and then a pigeon flew into his hand and let him do it.

The Wei Niaoren seemed to have forgotten both the Emperor and Banden, but were immersed in the world of pigeons. After he walked around the yard, walked back to the emperor, and almost hit Banden, he suddenly came over and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Xiaomin, Xiaomin is such a problem. He forgot about the man as soon as he saw the pigeon."

The emperor knew that the top figures in each field were somewhat stupid, such as Gao Jun, a big carpenter, was often foolish when he saw the drawings, and it was obvious that he could only be a day.

Only when one loses one’s selfishness can one invest, and only when one commits one’s own efforts can one achieve success.

Although raising pigeons is a small path, it also requires a lot of energy to be able to specialize in research.

Wei Niaoren said: "Your Majesty's pigeon, in terms of taking off and flying, counting this one is the best."

He pointed to a gray pigeon, the pigeon was thin and small, the most inconspicuous. The emperor had never looked at it directly, let alone gave it any name.

The emperor was a little surprised. He thought it would be one of Luffy and Zoro, but he didn't expect it to be a little inconspicuous pigeon. He couldn't help but have some doubts about Wei Niaoren. Could this person be a liar, right?

Wei Birdman pointed to Luffy and Zoro again and said, "These two are not bad, but they are still not as good as this one. Xiaomin once found several of them in Zhongnan Mountain. They are the same species as this one. I asked them to fly high and far, and they can fly for a day without drinking or eating, and fly all the way to Wuwei. Your Majesty, although these pigeons can fly, they must be well trained, otherwise they will not send letters. Your Majesty, your garden is very good, quiet, and there is no disturbance from outsiders, but there is no water, and it is not suitable for raising pigeons. Pigeons love to clean, and they will bathe by themselves if they have water. Also, your pigeons can't eat, and you will lose weight when you feed the pigeons. You can't feed the pigeons like this, and you can't feed the pigeons at will. What to eat and when to feed them are all particular... "

Wei Niaoren talked a lot when he talked about pigeons. If Banden hadn't interrupted him again, he would have continued to talk.

He shut his mouth and waited for the emperor to ask before answering. Finally, he said, "Your Majesty, the little people brought a pigeon. The little people called them to be trust slaves, and they would like to demonstrate the trust slaves to pass on letters to His Majesty."

The emperor was intrigued and said, "Then let your trustees go home to deliver the letter, and let your family send you a hat!"

The Wei Niaoren took out a piece of cloth from his arms, wrote a few words, tied the cloth to the foot of the Xinslave, and released the Xinslave.

He smiled flatteringly and said, "Xiaomin's home is outside the Dongdu Gate. Please wait for your Majesty, and someone will come in a while."

The emperor sent someone to the outside of the palace to pick up the support. After waiting for more than an hour, the guard of the palace gate brought in a hat and said it was sent by a boy.

"It seems that you are a birdman, you have two tricks." The emperor smiled and said, "I will regard you as the bird supervisor. You must build the Message Office for me. If it is well built, I will reward you well!"

Wei Niaoren was like a dream. He, a poor bird, actually became a government official. Although he was just a bird raising person, he was a close minister around the emperor and could talk to the emperor.

At that time, the fellow villager of Sima Xiangru was the dog prison of Emperor Wu of Han. Because of his recommendation, Sima Xiangru was appreciated by the emperor and soared into the sky. There was also Fu Jiezi of Emperor Zhao, who was in the position of the Marquis and Mass Supervisor, an official who helped the emperor raise horses. Later, he was granted the title of Marquis for beheading the King of Loulan.

Therefore, Wei Niaoren has reached the top in one step. What makes him even happier is that the emperor also assigned a special courtyard to establish a message communication office, not far from Changle Palace, specializing in raising carrier pigeons, so that he can be fully responsible.

Wei Niaoren's face was filled with flowers, and his wrinkles were squeezed into a pile, and he thanked the emperor for his gratitude. Later, the emperor realized that this old guy was actually in his thirties.

Everyone in the court knows the emperor's raising birds in Changle Palace. Who has never seen the birds in the garden that come to the palace to report? Who has not been smoked by the smell of bird droppings? Gu Gong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was even soaked by bird shit and was laughed at as "the Ministry of Personnel".

At the beginning, the ministers did not take this matter seriously, but the emperor's wind of playing with birds became more and more intense. He collected pigeons everywhere and began to build a bird garden outside Changle Palace. He ordered the construction of a bird forest in Shanglin Garden. The emperor called it the "Chuanxin Office".

The emperor also recruited pigeon raising people to be responsible for the pigeon raising in the bird garden and paid salaries to these birds. The salary of bird supervisors in charge was comparable to that of the men around the emperor. The expenses of pigeons and the expenses of birds were added to one place, and I don’t know how much money it cost.

The ministers finally couldn't sit still. Headed by the Censor Song Hong, several ministers submitted memorials, asking the emperor not to indulge in leisure and joy, to be polite to the people's strength, and not to spend all their energy and money on playing with birds.

The emperor was a little angry. At that time, Emperor Wu had a dog prison and a horse prison. All the animals he raised were responsible for, and the ministers seemed to think it was right, and no one said anything. Now he just signed a birdman to be a bird prison and established a message office. These ministers began to talk nonsense, and they were both treated by the same emperor. Isn’t this a double standard?

But Gu Gong, the "Shi Lang of the Ministry of Personnel", said with great verbal remarks: "At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty was in trouble. Her husband went from the army, the old and the weak turned grain and naan, and the work drama made the money scarce. Since the emperor could not have Jun, but the generals and ministers were riding ox carts, the people had no hidden covers. At the time of Xiaojing, they started to build gardens and horses to use them widely, palaces and halls, and the chariots and horses were increasingly repaired. In the seventy years of Emperor Wu, the country was destroyed, and the people would not be able to give their families enough, and the treasury was full, and the treasury was still rich. The capital was huge, and the money was rotten and could not be scrambled.

The millet in the warehouse is filled with dew and accumulated outside, and it is corruption and cannot be eaten. There are horses in the streets and alleys, and there are groups of people in the fields. Those who ride on females cannot gather together. Your Majesty, if you have been in chaos for decades, after your Majesty’s extreme, you will be able to stabilize half of the Han Dynasty. This is just like when the Han Dynasty was first promoted, you should follow Emperor Wen, and do everything to be simple, and wait for the country to be rich and then increase your use. What’s the use of Emperor Wu to raise horses to attack the Huns. What’s the use of Your Majesty to raise birds? The world has not yet stabilized, so Your Majesty will indulge in this leisure and joy?"

What he said first was that in the early Han Dynasty, the emperor could not find all four white horses to pull a cart. When the country became rich in the time of Emperor Wu, he had so many horses. Now the world is poor, and the emperor should follow Emperor Wen and save money, and wait until the country is rich.

These are all ordinary advice, but what he said later was not appreciative and directly criticized the uselessness of raising birds, and the emperor was just indulging in leisure and joy.

The chariot General Banden stopped doing it and immediately said, "Your Majesty raises birds not Yile, but to send letters! With the Message Agency, there is no need for so many instructors to run back and forth, and you can send letters with pigeons!"

"Banlang is such a big mistake!" Gu Gong immediately became excited. He dared to advise the emperor in person. Of course, a small Banden didn't take it seriously. Just as he felt that he could not fully play his role in the emperor, Banden jumped out, which hit him at the edge of the knife.

"Since ancient times to the present, I have never heard of anyone who can convey the message..." Gu Gong began to speak out and made some comments, which made the ministers nodded repeatedly.

"It's a bit mysterious to use birds to send messages."

"It's impossible. It's clear that General Ban Lang is talking nonsense to excuse His Majesty."

"What's the use of raising so many birds? I'll send a message to deceive me!"

The ministers whispered and whispered.

"Banlang's words are really nonsense!" Gu Gong ended his criticism of Banden with a powerful sentence.

"Why don't you believe it?" Little Banden was anxious. But he was a great scholar. When he spoke, he quoted classics and could drown people with one set of spits. Little Banden could not recognize a few words, how could he say that Niuwa was better than them?

Banden looked back at the emperor in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty, tell them, are the pigeons used to deliver messages?"

Strangely, the emperor was not angry. He sat there calmly, staring at Gu Gong squirting water, allowing the ministers to bite their ears.

The emperor said in a hurry: "Since you are unwilling to believe it, then I will bet with you and others to bet on good land!"

As soon as the emperor said this, the hall immediately became silent. Even Gu Gong shut his mouth and looked at the emperor with a dumbfounded look.

"What? Don't you dare?" The emperor's tone was calm, but his words were a bit provocative.

The ministers looked at each other, and many people had the urge to come forward to take the call, but they were a little hesitant. After all, they suffered too much loss by the emperor's bet. Thinking carefully, the emperor seemed to have never lost the bet with them. Instead, these ministers lost every time.

All the ministers were a little hesitant. Isn’t this a fucking trick again?

But how is this possible when Fei Bi delivers a letter? This bet is a must-win!

The emperor had some land, and he could take any bet. He had to bet hard, and he might have made a fortune. If he didn't seize such a good opportunity, he wouldn't have this store after passing through this village.
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