After meeting the ministers at Lezhizhai, the sky had darkened.
Zhu Yunxi was a little tired and pushed aside the memorial he had just finished reviewing. He stood up and walked to the window, stretching hard.
The emperor's life can only be described in two words: boring.
There are official duties day after day, and as an emperor, every move is watched. It is impossible to do everything as you please and there are many rules. People who are a little bit out-of-the-box can't stand it.
Wang Shai came in from the door and whispered, "Long live the Lord, can I pass the meal to you?"
"Yes!" Zhu Yunxi nodded lightly, "Come up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, palace servants came in with food and other items from outside.
There is a bowl of steaming hand-made noodles. There are several small plates next to it, which contain shredded chicken breast, shredded cucumber, and minced coriander and chives. There are also several small bowls containing soy sauce, vinegar, sesame, sesame oil, and peppercorn oil.
, and a small bowl of leaked sesame sauce.
The white, red, and green colors complement each other, which will whet your appetite at the first sight.
"It's hot, I really want to eat something refreshing!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Old Wang, you did a good job!"
"I don't dare to praise you!" Wang Shai carefully mixed sesame seeds and cold noodles for Zhu Yunxi and said with a smile, "This is what the pure concubine master told the slave yesterday, saying that the last time Long Live Master ate at her place, he returned to Shu.
I made the sesame noodles and ate two big bowls of them in one go. Since it’s so hot these days, I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare it for you!”
The pure concubine he spoke of was Xiao Shunzi who had just become pregnant.
It is said to be cold noodles, but the noodles are actually submerged in water. This ensures that the sauce is completely coated on the noodles, but it will not be hot in the mouth. It has a warm feeling. One bite is filled with the aroma of sesame sauce, and the numbness of Sichuan peppercorn oil blends in.
Together, it’s appetizing and refreshing.
Zhu Yunxi took several bites in a row and asked, "Did you go to the concubine? How is she?"
"The day before yesterday, you asked your slave to deliver the Suzhou embroidery that had just been paid as tribute this summer to Master Chunconcubine. Chunconcubine and the slave chatted for a few words. Concubine Hui was also there at that time!" Wang said with a smile, "Concubine Chunconcubine, everything is fine, Hui that day.
The concubine’s master gave her Baoji soup, and the pure concubine ate all the soup and water. The concubine’s master also said, this appetite is not like a girl’s, she is like a young man!”
"Haha!" Zhu Yunxi laughed when he heard Wang Shai talking about these homely things. "This chicken cold noodles is good. Let Guanglu Temple send some Yunnan ham and Guangdong fish maw to Chunbi." After saying that, he paused.
After a pause, he said, "The Queen will give you more, and the other virtuous concubines, Shu concubines, and wonderful concubines will also give some!"
"My slave, you obey!" Wang Shai bent down and said in agreement, "Long live my lord, will you rest here tonight, or...?"
"There are a lot of memorials that haven't been approved yet!" Zhu Yunxi looked at the mountain of memorials on the imperial case and ate the last bite of noodles, "No need to bother, I'll rest here!"
"According to the order!"
At this moment, Zhu Yunxi saw from the corner of his eye that the guard Deng Ping hurriedly came in from outside and stood at the door to ask for permission.
Without waiting for the small eunuch on duty outside to send a message, Zhu Yunxi said in the palace, "Let him come in!"
"Your Majesty, Deng Ping, kowtows to the Emperor!" Deng Ping entered the palace and kowtowed.
"Peace slave!" Zhu Yunxi called the other party's nickname, "Is something wrong?"
"Zhang Dabiao, the chief of the Jinyi Guards who punished thousands of households, has returned from the Japanese country!" Deng Ping said, "I just handed a sign to the palace guard duty office asking to see the emperor. When I saw him, I asked him what he wanted. He said it was urgent.
It's a big deal." He said and paused, "I saw that his beard was unkempt, his eyes were red, and his mouth was blistered. It must be a big deal, so I came to report it to Lord Long Live!"
"Zhang Dabiao!" Zhu Yunxi pondered slightly, "Didn't he follow He Guangyi to the Japanese country? Why did he come back?" Suddenly, thinking of this, he was shocked, "Did he encounter pirates at sea? Or did they start a fight in the Japanese country? He Guangyi
's safety?"
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi no longer thought about eating, "Quick, let them come in!" He said, and asked, "Don't make a big show, keep your voice down!"
"I obey the decree!" Deng Ping lowered his head, backed away slowly with his back to the door, crossed the threshold and trotted away.
Not long after, Wang Sha had just put away the bowls and chopsticks and served hot tea when Deng Ping walked in with Zhang Dabiao, who was dusty and seemed to be shaking when he walked.
"minister........"
"Get up!" Zhu Yunxi said without waiting for the other party to salute, "Did you go to the Japanese country? How did you come back? What did you encounter at sea? Or did you encounter the Japanese soldiers? Where is your commander?"
A series of questions came out of his mouth, and it turned out that He Guangyi's mission to Japan was of great importance.
First of all, this is not a diplomatic mission that has been approved by the court and is not an absolutely official mission. If something unexpected happens to He Guangyi and others, I am afraid that even if Zhu Yunxi insists on avenging them, he will have to have a few verbal battles with the officials in the court.
Furthermore, since we still have no clear idea of the reality of the Japanese state, it is unknown whether it is in the interest of the Ming Dynasty to send troops rashly, and whether a quick victory can be achieved.
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Dabiao knelt down, his eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse as if metal had been scratched.
"Say it!" Zhu Yunxi said anxiously.
"I've found something good!" Zhang Dabiao reached into his arms and took out something. Just as he was about to lift it up, Deng Ping suddenly held his arm down, and two guards behind Deng Ping put their hands on the knife at the same time.
On the handle.
"Oops, that was an oversight!" Deng Ping thought to himself, "I was so anxious to send him in that I forgot to search him!"
Just when he was feeling regretful, Zhu Yunxi's somewhat excited voice suddenly came, "What did you get?"
Zhu Yunxi stood up suddenly, walked directly to Zhang Dabiao, and took the long, red-skinned thing from his hand. His eyes were slightly surprised, and then he carefully put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it.
"Isn't this a sweet potato?"
Zhu Yunxi was very familiar with this thing. When he was a child, his mother liked to use it to make porridge or steam it, but his father, who was born in the countryside, hated this thing. In his words, he would never eat corn or sweet potatoes in his life, not even a bite.
I think it was because I was injured from eating when I was a child.
"Where did it come from?" Zhu Yunhe asked in surprise.
No wonder he was surprised, as a time traveler, how could he not know about sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other high-yield crops. Compared with crops such as wheat and rice, sweet potatoes and other crops are easier to grow and do not require careful maintenance.
Moreover, this product can be grown in both north and south, and can be produced in any mountainous area.
Some people in later generations said that the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong was the prosperous age of sweet potatoes. This is biased. The prosperous age of the Qing Dynasty benefited from their land and population reform, efficient taxation and many other aspects. But it cannot be denied that it was the sweet potatoes and other foreign
The emergence of crops has enriched the people's food rations and alleviated the famine problem that has plagued China for thousands of years.
China’s problems have always been belly problems!
Zhu Yunxi stared at the sweet potato in his hand, puzzled but also slightly excited.
There are more than one trillion people in China. Sweet potatoes can be used as food or rice. If one person can eat more than one mouthful, all his merits are immeasurable!
With a click, Zhu Yunxi broke off the sweet potato and took a bite while everyone exclaimed.
"It's a sweet potato, that's right! Because when eaten raw, sweet potatoes have a texture like a carrot!"
"Tell me where you found it!" Zhu Yunxi asked impatiently.
This chapter has been completed!