Ang Lee removed the thermos bowl that was stuck on the top layer of the cart. Immediately, the unique fragrance of the poached egg wafted over, penetrating through the thin translucent curtain and entering Yang Yuhuan's nose.
Ang Lee's eyes followed the fragrance and saw Yang Yuhuan behind the curtain. This kind of hazy beauty made her appear even more charming.
Of course, Ang Lee only gave her a cursory glance before looking away. After all, Yang Yuhuan was Li Longji's most favored woman, so he couldn't be unreasonable.
"It smells so good! It must be delicious. "
As soon as Yang Yuhuan opened her golden mouth, two palace maids immediately walked over and brought a plate of poached eggs. There were three poached eggs in this plate. Although it wasn't a lot, it should be enough for Yang Yuhuan to taste.
"Your Majesty, it's time to eat. This humble subject acted on my own initiative and made five or six more side dishes. Your Majesty, please have a taste."
Ang Lee brought out cucumber scrambled eggs, sizzling beef, stewed whole goose, and other delicacies one by one. He also introduced in detail the taste and nutrition of each food, as well as its great effect on beauty and delaying aging.
"Saburo, the poached eggs personally made by Assistant Minister Li are clearly much better than the ones made by the imperial chefs."
Yang Yuhuan praised after tasting a mouthful of the poached eggs.
"Yes, yes, yes, it's my imperial chefs who are useless. They can't even make a poached egg."
Li Longji agreed and opened his mouth to take the large piece of poached egg that Yang Yuhuan gave him.
"Saburo, Assistant Minister Li can make such delicious dishes, even better than the ones made by the imperial chefs. Why don't you let Assistant Minister Li be the imperial chef? Hehehe!"
Yang Yuhuan joked. Of course, she knew that Li Longji would not agree. After all, Ang Lee was so talented. How could he be an imperial chef?
"It's Ang Lee's fortune that my wife thinks so highly of me. If I can cook for Your Majesty and my wife every day, Ang Lee will feel extremely honored."
Ang Lee didn't refuse and gladly accepted Yang Yuhuan's proposal. It wasn't that he really wanted to be an imperial chef, but he knew that Yang Yuhuan was joking. So, why not follow her wishes and make her happy? Since he had nothing to do anyway, he would be happy if he made the girl happy.
Yang Yuhuan was really surprised. Li Longji was also very surprised. He gently put down the chopsticks in his hand.
"Hahaha! We also feel that Assistant Minister Li is suitable to be an imperial chef. However, Assistant Minister Li still has a lot of research to complete. We still hope that he can travel the world along the railway in the future. It won't be too late for Assistant Minister Li to change careers after he finishes his research! "
Li Longji also joked. After all, everyone knew that research was endless. Ang Lee would never change careers.
"Yes, Your Majesty. This humble subject will do his best to research so that Your Majesty can travel the world as soon as possible."
Ang Lee solemnly promised.
"Assistant Minister Li, I wonder if you can research something that can make people stay young forever. Wouldn't that be more beneficial to the world?"
Yang Yuhuan loved beauty. She naturally hoped that she could stay young forever.
Ang Lee was stunned for a moment before explaining, "Wife, birth, old age, illness, and death are natural laws. It's not something that can be changed by humans. It's not possible to stay young forever. However, it's possible to delay aging."
"Oh, how can you delay aging?"
Yang Yuhuan hurriedly asked.
"If you want to delay aging, you need to sleep early and wake up early. Exercise often. You need to be in a good mood. It's best if you don't get angry. Also, eat more vegetarian food and less meat …"
Ang Lee talked about a lot of knowledge about health. Yang Yuhuan memorized all of it.
"Assistant Minister Li, is there a way to maintain skin?"
Yang Yuhuan continued to ask.
"Uh, there is a way. You can apply fresh cucumber slices to your face. This way, your skin will remain fresh, tender, smooth, and elastic."
Ang Lee almost blurted out. However, he regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. Currently, only his greenhouse had cucumbers. Li Yu and Li Qiu already had their eyes on them. Now, if Yang Yuhuan joined in, it would probably be even more troublesome.
"Is there something that can make women …"
Yang Yuhuan asked a lot of knowledge about delaying aging and health care. She tried her best to memorize all of it. In her opinion, there was nothing in the world that was more important than maintaining her youth and beauty.
Of course, for a woman who was favored by the Emperor, losing her youth and beauty meant losing his favor. As such, her good days would come to an end. It was understandable that she would attract extra attention.
After returning to the third carriage, Ang Lee received the food sent over by the imperial chef. He sat on a folding stool and ate with the ministers. It felt very refreshing to eat in a carriage that he had developed.
The carriages continued to move forward. The scenery of the areas they passed by was also constantly changing. There were green grasslands and newly cultivated farmlands. In fact, they could even see a woodcutter carrying a hatchet in the distance.
These moving pictures of the country were so fascinating to look at. Moreover, the higher the status of the person, the more excited they would be when looking at these pictures.
In just two hours, the group arrived at the Hot Spring Palace. The speed was five to six times faster than usual. Moreover, there were almost no bumps. They arrived at their destination comfortably.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived at the Hot Spring Palace."
Gao Lishi walked to the junction between the first and second carriages and reported softly.
"Oh, we have arrived at the Hot Spring Palace. So fast."
Li Longji opened his eyes slightly and looked at Yang Yuhuan beside him.
After eating the delicious food, the two of them were lying on a spacious and luxurious bed with their eyes closed. Before they knew it, they had arrived at their destination.
"Saburo, we can come to the Hot Spring Palace often now that there are train tracks."
Yang Yuhuan said excitedly.
"Yes! We can easily arrive in two hours. It is indeed much more convenient than before. We can come often in the future. Moreover, we have not been to the Eastern Capital Luoyang for many years. When the train tracks are ready, we will bring you to the Eastern Capital Luoyang for half a month. "
Li Longji said excitedly.
The Hot Spring Palace was the Emperor's side palace. It was also the Emperor's place of leisure. Although Li Longji did not stay there all day, there were still many people in charge of daily operations. As such, when Li Longji's carriage arrived, a large group of palace maids and eunuchs came out to welcome them.
Ang Lee and a dozen officials had already alighted from the third carriage and were waiting outside the first carriage.
With the help of a few eunuchs, Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan slowly walked out of the first carriage. They waved their hands and had everyone rise.
"Assistant Minister Li, you have not been to the Hot Spring Palace before, right?"
Li Longji asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty. This humble subject has not been there before. The last time I brought people from the Ministry of Works to inspect the train tracks, this humble subject and Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon stayed in the valley outside for a night."
Ang Lee replied truthfully.
"Mm, then follow Us into the Hot Spring Palace to take a look today. Let's enter the palace."
Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan sat on the carriage. Under the escort of a large group of people, they walked along the wide path toward the Hot Spring Palace.
All the officials, including Ang Lee, followed closely behind. The guards had already entered the Hot Spring Palace and were guarding all the main paths to prevent assassins from appearing.
The core of the Hot Spring Palace was the Huaqing Pool. It was precisely because of the hot springs in the Huaqing Pool that it was called the Hot Spring Palace. In the future, it would naturally be called the Pure Flowers Palace.
Li Longji led everyone toward the Hibiscus Garden. The place was larger and could accommodate more people. Moreover, the scenery was also very good.
After entering the Hot Spring Palace, Ang Lee looked around. He felt that the scenery here was truly too beautiful. It was much more beautiful than the Daming Palace.
Of course, the Daming Palace was a place of administration. Its main function was administration. On the other hand, the Hot Spring Palace was a place of leisure. Its main function was for leisure. Naturally, their styles were completely different. Compared to the grandeur of the Daming Palace, the Hot Spring Palace was more gentle and charming. It was more suitable for living and nourishing. It was no wonder Li Longji liked to come here when he had nothing to do.
At this time, it was just past noon. There was still some time before the sky turned dark. If he immediately returned, he could definitely return to the capital before nightfall. However, since Li Longji had arrived at the Daming Palace, he naturally wouldn't return immediately. At the very least, he wanted to properly enjoy himself.
In order to show that he was especially fond of Ang Lee, Li Longji let a little eunuch lead the way. He brought Ang Lee to various places in the Hot Spring Palace and carefully enjoyed the scenery of the Hot Spring Palace.
Ang Lee thanked him and followed behind the little eunuch to the Wangjing Pavilion not far away. The Wangjing Pavilion was not far from the Hibiscus Garden. It was a palace built halfway up a mountain. Standing at the Wangjing Pavilion's position, one could see the capital. Of course, because it was too far away, one could only see a vague shadow.
Fortunately, Ang Lee had brought binoculars with him. After taking out the lens, he could see the entire outline of the capital. After zooming in by ten times, the distance between the capital and the Hot Spring Palace was only seven or eight li. Under normal circumstances, one could clearly see the city seven or eight li away. One could even see the flag on the city wall.
And by changing the direction of the lens, one could see more than half of the Hot Spring Palace.
"The Hot Spring Palace is really beautiful! There is actually such a beautiful place in the world. "
Ang Lee leaned on the pillar of the Wangjing Pavilion and sighed emotionally.
"Assistant Minister Li is deeply favored by His Majesty. In all these years, His Majesty has never allowed an official to visit the Hot Spring Palace. Assistant Minister Li is truly the first. "
The little eunuch was not shy at all. He smiled and flattered Ang Lee. After all, he had served the emperor before and had seen all kinds of scenes and met all kinds of high-ranking officials.
"You flatter me. His Majesty might have other motives!"
Ang Lee smiled and replied.
"What does Assistant Minister Li mean by this?"
The little eunuch was dumbfounded.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and explained, "The Hot Spring Palace is so big. His Majesty must spend a lot of time walking around each time! Moreover, sitting in the carriage all the time isn't very comfortable! It is also very inconvenient. "
The little eunuch scratched his head and asked with a frown, "The Hot Spring Palace is relatively large, but if His Majesty doesn't sit in the carriage, what will he sit in? Will he sit in a carriage? That will be even more inconvenient. "
Ang Lee smiled and picked up the binoculars. He looked at the situation in his field of vision and asked for the names of each place one by one. He memorized them.
"The Watermelon Garden, the Flower Viewing Terrace, the Hibiscus Garden, the Lychee Garden, and the White Deer Temple can be connected by a railway. It will continue to the west and connect to the Eternal Life Hall, the Xixiu Ridge, Shi Fangu, the Temple of the Queen Mother, the Fighting Cock Hall, and the Four Sacred Halls. In this way, the most beautiful places in the Hot Spring Palace will be connected. It will be very convenient to enjoy the scenery, and the feeling will be even better."
Ang Lee planned a circular railway line inside the Hot Spring Palace. Of course, this railway line was different from the big one outside. It should be a miniature version of the small railway line for amusement. The width of the carriage was enough to seat two people side by side. The driver of the carriage did not need much manpower, only three to five people would be enough.
The little eunuch was surprised. He knew about the railway line outside the Hot Spring Palace, but he felt that it was not feasible to lay a railway line inside the Hot Spring Palace.
Ang Lee was too lazy to explain. He asked the little eunuch to take him to the Saintfall Temple, the Jie Gu Tower, and other commanding heights to see if there were better places to lay the railway line.
After going to a lot of places and seeing a lot of scenery, Ang Lee felt a sense of accomplishment. Of course, this small railway line could only be used for Li Longji's amusement. It could not bring much benefit to the Tang dynasty.
Next, the laying of the railway line from the Hot Spring Palace to Luoyang City should be put on the agenda. Moreover, this line was longer and required more manpower and material resources. There would be many dangerous places along the way, which would be a great test for the engineers.
By the time Ang Lee returned to the Hibiscus Garden, the sky was already dark. However, the Hibiscus Garden was decorated with lanterns and colored banners, as if it was daytime.
Li Longji was in a good mood and was holding a banquet. Apart from Ang Lee and the Prime Ministers, there were also many officials and low-ranking officials from the Ministry of Works. After all, the smooth completion of the railway line was due to the contributions of the Ministry of Works and low-ranking officials. Only by praising them would they be able to work better and feel the majesty of the Emperor's grace.
After all the officials were in place, the singing and dancing soon began. At the same time, a large amount of good wine and dishes were served and placed on the table in front of each official.
"Assistant Minister Li, how is the scenery in the Hot Spring Palace?"
After drinking with the meritorious officials for a while, Li Longji looked at Ang Lee and asked softly.
"Your Majesty, the scenery in the Hot Spring Palace is very good. This is the first time I have seen so many beautiful sceneries. This trip is really worth it."
Ang Lee immediately replied.
"Although the Hot Spring Palace is beautiful, it is too big. We are very tired every time we wander around. I wonder if Assistant Minister Li has any way to make it easier for us."
As expected, Li Longji made a request.
Ang Lee smiled and took out a blueprint from his bosom. "Your Majesty, this is the blueprint for the railway line that your humble subject has designed. It can be used to build a small railway line in the Hot Spring Palace. This way, you won't be tired when you wander around the garden."
"Good. Immediately hand it over to the Ministry of Works and pick a day to begin the laying."
Li Longji was overjoyed and immediately made his decision.
"Your Majesty, shouldn't we prepare the railway line to Luoyang City in advance? This railway line is extremely important to the Tang dynasty. "
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