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Text Chapter 222 The whale that shook the court

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    Although Li Min knew the direction of some historical trends, he did not have any ability to predict the future. He did not expect that the marine life exhibition he prepared a year ago would come in handy at this time. Everything could only be done by a clever trick.  Words to describe.  In fact, it's not quite accurate to say it's a coincidence, because he originally wanted to broaden the horizons of the people of the Tang Dynasty by holding this kind of exhibition, but now it just coincides with his previous article.

    The marine life that Zhou Yu transported from Dengzhou failed to enter the city that day. It was not that General Zhao meant to make things difficult, but that something went wrong. Originally, General Zhao just wanted to ask for instructions from his superiors, and then  He went to negotiate with His Highness King Qi from above, but he didn't expect that as soon as his superior heard that the whale several feet long had been transported to Chang'an, he thought it was a good news and reported it to Li Shimin. As a result, Li Min was immediately called again in the square.  After entering the palace, I explained to Li Shimin and a group of ministers for a long time, and finally waited for everyone to understand. Unfortunately, the city gate was closed early.

    What Li Min didn't expect was that Li Shimin and a group of civil servants would burst out with unparalleled enthusiasm for the marine life exhibition he organized. They especially paid great attention to the five-foot-long whale, and even  Some people suggested greeting them as auspicious signs, but Li Min almost vomited blood after hearing this. There are still canned whales on the market. Which auspicious signs can be eaten?  Fortunately, there were some sensible people among the ministers present, or maybe they still had undigested whale meat in their stomachs and knew that this was the case, so they brought it up, and then gave up the auspicious idea.

    Li Min was speechless about this.  It¡¯s just a whale. One can be caught almost every two days in Dengzhou. And with the improvement of whaling technology and the expansion of fishing scope, the catch will increase in the future, and when you see a whale  After its economic value, many people have begun to prepare their own whaling teams.  However, if they want to join this industry, they must first pay a technology patent fee to Prince Qi's Mansion, otherwise they will have to go to sea to explore on their own.

    It may also be that the Chinese New Year is approaching.  Both the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China wanted to have some fun, so they finally came to a conclusion, which was for the Ministry of Rites to plan a grand welcoming ceremony.  The whale was welcomed into Chang'an from the main entrance of Mingde Gate, and then combined with Li Min's exhibition plan, it was placed in Zhuque Square for people to visit.

    After the plan was finalized, the relevant officials immediately became busy, because today is already the 24th, and the New Year will be in six days, so they must prepare everything for the new year.  As for the marine life outside Mingde Gate, including the huge whale, they were all taken over by the Ministry of Rites that night, because they had to seize the time to decorate these things.  Only in this way can we achieve better exhibition effects.

    Li Min was not interested in the welcoming ceremony itself, but he wanted to know how those old-fashioned officials from the Ministry of Rites would dress up the marine creatures that were shipped. In order to prevent these things from rotting, they had been embalmed before they were shipped.  .  Most of them are pickled with salt and spices, and they don't look very good.

    ¡°For example, take the largest whale. It was the largest whale captured after the beginning of winter. As soon as it arrived on the shore, it was dissected immediately, all the internal organs were taken out, and then the inside was propped up with wood.  Then cut large slits in the thick whale meat inside, and stuff it with salt and spices. So from the outside, the whale's shape seems to be pretty good, but at first glance, it still looks like a dead fish.  There was no trace of momentum in his appearance.

    Originally, Li Min¡¯s idea of ??dressing up was to put various creatures into some imposing poses, but when he arrived at the scene outside the city, he discovered that the so-called dressing up by the officials of the Ministry of Rites was actually just tying flowers?

    At first sight, Li Min thought he had seen it wrong. When he rubbed his eyes and looked again, he found that the other party was actually pricking flowers. Whether it was a whale or a vicious shark, they all pricked a flower on their head.  The big red flowers look like the children who were praised in Ocean Kindergarten. However, these little red flowers vary in size, depending on the size of the winning children. The biggest whale classmate, the one on top of his head.  The little red flower is as tall as a person.

    Regarding the messy behavior of the Ministry of Rites, Li Min shouted stop on the spot, and then ordered the people of the Ministry of Rites to start playing with these poor sea creatures according to their own ideas.  Originally, Li Min's actions were considered ultra vires. After all, although his status as a prince was noble, he had no control over the Ministry of Rites. Fortunately, the person in charge at the scene was Wen Xin's nominal father, Li Min's father-in-law Xiao.  Wrong, so no one said anything, they all followed Li Min's request.

    Time is too tight. After only five days of preparation, Li Min's marine creatures can finally enter the city, just in time for the New Year's Eve.  During the five days of preparation, several newspapers in Chang'an were not idle. They all received the news and wanted to report the news vigorously, so they all swarmed to theOutside, I was going to get first-hand information. Unfortunately, all the goods had been taken over by the Ministry of Rites, and a large tent was specially set up so that outsiders could not see what was going on inside. Moreover, the officials coming in and out were very busy, and no one wanted to  Be interviewed.

    Fortunately, Li Min knew the importance of publicity and pushed the young Zhou Yu and Zhanguang shopkeeper Wu to the front desk and accepted interviews from all newspapers. They not only briefly introduced the characteristics of various marine creatures transported, but also described them in detail.  The hardships on the transportation road.  Speaking of which, Zhou Yu's eloquence is really good, and he talks about the various difficulties encountered on the road very vividly, which attracted many gentlemen in newspapers to neglect the important part and not promote the transported marine life. Instead, they wrote specifically about Zhou Yu and the others' journey.  biography comes.

    Thanks to the publicity in newspapers, after the Winter Games, the upcoming marine life exhibition has become a hot topic for everyone to discuss, and most of the focus of these topics is on the huge whale. After all, compared with  For other creatures, the huge size of whales undoubtedly takes a lot of advantage. In addition, there are many rich people in Chang'an, so canned whale meat has become a high-end ingredient.  In fact, in Li Min's opinion, whale meat is not particularly delicious, and even in his eyes, it is not as tasty as pork. However, this thing is rare, and secondly, everyone has a feeling for such a huge ocean beast like a whale.  The feeling of curiosity, even eating whale meat, will give people a sense of conquest as if they have surrendered the giant beast, which is why so many powerful people are rushing to buy it.

    It's just that there are many people who have eaten whale meat, and even more people have heard of whale legends. However, people who can see whales with their own eyes are rare in inland cities like Chang'an. At best, they are those who travel to Dengzhou all year round.  Only merchants from the south would encounter whales at sea by chance.  However, it is also because there are so many people who only know the name but not the form, that more and more people are interested in the true appearance of the whale.  Even after the news spread, many people gathered outside Mingde Gate every day, hoping to get a sneak peek. Unfortunately, like the gentleman from the newspaper office, all they saw was the big tent of the Ministry of Etiquette.

    Amid everyone¡¯s expectations, the New Year¡¯s Eve has finally arrived, and it¡¯s time to unveil the mystery of the whale and its companions.  It was still dark that day, so Mingde Gate opened an hour earlier than usual in order to take advantage of the fact that there were fewer cars and horses in the morning so that the whale could be transported to the square without blocking traffic.

    However, when the city gate opened, the more than 150-meter-wide Zhuque Street was already filled with curious people. Among these people were not only residents of Chang'an, but also people from nearby areas outside the city.  They all rushed to Chang'an last night and stayed at the houses of relatives and friends for one night in order to see the legendary whale as soon as possible.

    For this situation, the Ministry of Rites has long been prepared. The Jinwu Guards who manage public security in the city have already been dispatched. They stand in two rows in the middle of Zhuque Street, with a passage about thirty meters wide in the middle.  Although the onlookers were curious, no one dared to cross these Jinwu guards who represented the imperial power.

    When the city gate opened, countless fireworks bloomed in the sky, and then a group of people sang and danced into the city first, followed closely behind them were the first batch of marine creatures to enter the city.  The first thing the people on both sides saw was a huge fish that was more than a foot long. The fish was gray-black, with a silver belly, and its mouth was wide open, revealing densely packed sharp teeth. Although it was dead, it was deliberately  Arranged in a predatory shape, it looks no less powerful than a tiger on land.  When many knowledgeable people saw this fish, they immediately exclaimed: "What a big shark!"

    Immediately following the shark is a huge turtle, about five feet long. The turtle cover on its back looks like a huge shield. Most people have seen turtles, but people from inland areas rarely see them.  It is rare to see such a huge turtle, so it has attracted many people's amazement.

    As the fireworks in the sky continued to bloom, carriages outside the city continued to enter the city gate. The marine creatures on each carriage were large or small, and their shapes were also all kinds of strange, such as squid, swordfish, sea lions, etc., each of them was different.  It aroused the admiration of many people, and they all lamented that there are really many wonders in this world. After all the people in front of them entered the city, the whales, which were the main event, finally began to enter. In order to facilitate the whales to enter the city, there was even a passage reserved in the middle.  , has already been sprinkled with water and frozen. Anyway, Zhuque Street is so wide, even if there is ice in the middle, it will not affect walking.

    In the midst of everyone's expectations, the fireworks in full bloom in the sky suddenly reached a climax, and the singing and dancing on both sides of the city gate also became louder. Then, amid a burst of harsh friction, more than a dozen cows and horses struggled to pull a huge  The sleds slowly walked out of the middle city gate, and behind them was a huge black shadow that almost blocked the entire gate.
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