Chapter 163: Mr. Qu seems a little weird
Lu Li said word by word: "I dreamed that his mother was imprisoned by the old emperor."
"It was in a dilapidated house in his hometown. It was pitch black, as if it was underground."
"If you can rescue his mother, he will definitely be grateful to you."
Lu Li was afraid that he would not believe her, so she raised her voice to emphasize: "It was all a dream, it really happened!"
"Okay, then father will listen to Xiaojiu and choose Xin Poshan to accompany your eldest brother to the sea, and then send someone to find his mother immediately." Lu Yanshi touched her head with a smile.
"Yeah!" Seeing his father listening to the advice, Lu Li grinned.
Cao Dehai was stunned listening to the conversation between the father and daughter. The emperor really doted on the Ninth Princess too much that he could even make a decision on such a national affair based on a dream of the Ninth Princess.
He really wanted to persuade the emperor that the eldest prince's life was also a life.
Isn't it too hasty to entrust the safety of the eldest prince to the enemy general just because of the little princess's dream?
But thinking of the emperor's love for the ninth princess, he shut up silently.
While Lu Yanshi sent people to rescue Xin Poshan's mother, he also called Qu Fufeng to discuss the route and precautions for going out to sea.
Qu Fufeng wanted to cry but had no tears.
He felt that he was a brick and could be moved wherever the emperor was needed.
He was so busy every day that he had no time to talk to his wife as a newlywed.
After Qi Xingrou learned the bird language, she is now teaching Song Yulan, Yu Shutong, and some young eunuchs. She is also very busy.
Every time they meet, it’s good enough for them to have a full meal together, let alone be intimate.
Qu Fufeng resigned himself to Lu Jing's study, took out the map that Lu Jing had drawn when he traveled around the countries, and discussed the route with Lu Yanshi.
They must first start from the Wei River in Daxia, all the way to Langya in Dongling, then enter the East China Sea along the port of Langya, and then head north to explore unknown places.
"It seems we have to hurry up and capture Donglang." Lu Yanshi frowned.
He was worried about letting Jing'er go out to sea until Dongli was taken down.
It’s almost like it’s our own territory.
Qu Fufeng nodded in approval.
What if Donglu suddenly goes crazy, intercepts Daxia's ships, and takes Lu Jing as a hostage?
"Tell me more, what else should we pay attention to when going out to sea?" Lu Yanshi planned to plan these things for his son in advance and let him take people to rehearse in the capital before setting off.
"There must be enough fresh water. If there is no fresh water, we can use the distillation and condensation method to turn sea water into fresh water." Qu Fufeng racked his brains and told him everything he remembered.
"Master Qu, what is the distillation and condensation method?" Lu Jing on the side couldn't help but ask.
“You can put a large pot on the boat to boil the seawater, let the water vapor rise, and then use a cloth to guide the water vapor to the cooling area. When the water vapor meets the cold air, it can condense into fresh water.” Qu Fufeng demonstrated to him while holding fresh water.
Lu Jing took note of it carefully.
This will be a life-saving skill at sea in the future.
"Also, when sailing at sea for a long time, you must supplement enough vitamin C, otherwise it is easy to get scurvy," Qu Fufeng emphasized.
"What is vitamin C?" Lu Jing was confused again.
Qu Fufeng then realized that he had said a word that did not exist now.
"It is something that the human body must have. If it is not taken in enough, you will become weak, your teeth will bleed, become loose, and fall out, and eventually you will die." Qu Fufeng summarized it simply and roughly.
"Then how can I replenish it?" Lu Jing was shocked.
"Eat more vegetables and fruits. It's hard to preserve them on the boat, so you can bring some pickled vegetables with you and replenish them whenever you want when we get ashore." Qu Fufeng didn't object.
He hadn't even managed to develop steam, let alone electricity, and he couldn't equip them with a refrigerator on the ship to store food.
Qu Fufeng thought of the vegetable packets in instant noodles and had an idea: "But dehydrated dried vegetables should still be possible!"
You can make this thing, and when you are on the boat, you can just rinse it with hot water and it will be a bowl of hot vegetable soup.
Once this thing is made, it will be convenient for the soldiers to fill their stomachs when they fight abroad in the future.
"Your Majesty, I will go and think about how to get this thing out first. I will take my leave now." Qu Fufeng gave an unstandard salute and left in a hurry.
He had to quickly write down this flash of inspiration, lest he forget it later.
Lu Yanshi had long been accustomed to his impetuous temper and just let him be.
Lu Jing stood there dumbfounded. After struggling for a long time, he finally spoke.
"Father, I think there's something strange about Lord Qu."
"Oh? What's wrong?" Lu Yanshi looked at his son calmly.
Lu Jing spoke hesitantly: "There is a rumor in the court that Lord Qu was possessed by a demon, which is why he became so smart."
“A gentleman uses people like tools, taking advantage of their strengths.” Lu Yanshi taught his son how to be a king.
"You don't need to care whether he is possessed by a ghost or not. You only need to care whether he is useful and can help you."
"Qu Fufeng is now smart and full of new ideas. He can help Daxia strengthen its national strength and can be used by me. I don't care about his background and past."
"Like Su Jiaojiao, she is a real fox demon, but she is used by me and can use her beauty to help me kill the Prince of Xichang. She is a good subordinate."
Lu Jing nodded thoughtfully.
"Of course, I do this because I am confident that I can control them. If you meet someone so smart but cannot be used by you, kill him." Lu Yanshi's face turned cold in an instant.
"I'll remember it." Lu Jing nodded.
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"Your Majesty, your parents' home sent something." The palace maid Liuzhi brought in an exquisite box.
Song Yulan was a little surprised.
She said such nasty things a few days ago, would they still give her anything?
"Open it and take a look." Song Yulan raised her chin slightly, signaling the palace maid to open the box.
"yes."
When the box was opened, there was a beautiful dress.
Song Yulan recognized it. It was a piece of clothing made of floating brocade that was popular in the capital recently.
The skirt made of floating brocade looks like the sunlight shining on the rippling river surface when walking, which is very beautiful.
The ladies in the capital were proud to have skirts made of glittering brocade. Whoever had one was the object of envy.
"They really spent a lot of money." Song Yulan sneered, without any surprise or emotion.
Liuzhi took out the clothes and said in surprise, "Madam, there is one more."
"Oh?" Song Yulan became interested.
The Song family relied on her mother's dowry and her father's meager salary to support them. They gave her a glittering dress, so how could they be willing to give her anything else?
She stood up and walked to the box to see what the other dress looked like.
Unexpectedly, her expression changed after just one glance.