There was a sudden commotion among the officials. Some were disdainful, some were puzzled, and some seemed to be listening to heavenly scriptures.
Seeing this, Lao Zhu didn't mean to blame at all, and continued: "He also gave this situation a name, food and clothing problem."
Then he asked Xue Xiang, who was bowing his head in deep thought, "What do Xue Aiqing think?"
When Xue Xiang heard the strange word "food and clothing issue", he already knew who the emperor was asking, and he also understood what the emperor was thinking.
Then he sighed: "This is a wise saying, but I am not as good as me. The word food and clothing has indeed been related to the rise and fall of dynasties since ancient times, but it is too difficult to completely solve the problem of food and clothing, and it is almost impossible to achieve."
Shaking his head, he sighed: "I'm afraid even during the reign of Zhenguan and the prosperous Kaiyuan era, it was impossible for everyone in the world to have enough food and clothing."
When Lao Zhu saw that Xue Xiang was on the road, his attitude towards him suddenly improved a lot. He smiled and nodded and said: "It is difficult, for sure. But a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. We cannot travel a thousand miles in one step, but we can start from now on."
Take the first step."
After saying that, he pointed at the seafood in front of him, "Aren't you dissatisfied with the four dishes and one soup that I treat you to? Today I will treat you to meat and have a feast!"
Lao Zhu gave an order, and the eunuch on the side passed a microphone, transmitting Lao Zhu's decree from the Fengtian Palace to the ears of all officials.
Han Du sat on the floor, impatient to wait for a long time. He was hungry, and with a plate full of fragrant seafood in front of him, this feeling was simply a torture.
When Lao Zhu gave the order to start the banquet, Han Du was no longer polite. He stretched out his hand and swallowed a garlic scallop, making a sound of satisfaction.
I was so hungry that I ate seafood, which actually made it even more delicious.
In the Fengtian Palace, Lao Zhu ate a piece of oyster. When he looked up, he saw that all the officials were motionless and none of them had anything to eat. His face suddenly darkened and he asked, "My dear friends, why don't you eat?"
"If the emperor wants to give a banquet, even if it is four dishes and one soup, I will not say anything. But why does the emperor use these pickled things to humiliate me?" Li Shuzheng, the Minister of Rites, asked.
Li Shuzheng still knew what these things were.
Some time ago, Han Du's eating kelp and scallops and oysters caused a stir in the capital. It happened that Li Shuzheng was very dissatisfied with Han Du's deviant attitude as an official. After hearing the rumors about Han Du, he also
I specifically asked someone to ask, so I have some understanding.
Although the things Lao Zhu prepared for the officials this time varied according to their rank, two of them were scallops and oysters.
Under the influence of the culture of "never getting tired of fine food", things like scallops and oysters were brought to the table with strange-looking hard shells. In the eyes of scholars, eating such things was not as good as eating them.
There is no difference between the barbarians who drink raw materials and drink blood. Naturally, they felt that the emperor was humiliating them.
With a gloomy face, Lao Zhu stared at Li Shuzheng and said: "Didn't I just say that? If you want to be a good official, you must find a way to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people. What should you do if you want the people to have enough food?
?Then we naturally have to find ways to give the people enough food. But there is a limited amount of food in the world. If we eat one more bite, the people will eat less. But conversely, if we eat one more bite of these seafood, we can save more for the people.
A mouthful of food."
Lao Zhu paused, looked away from Li Shuzheng, and looked around at the officials.
He said sternly: "You usually keep talking about doing it for the common people, but when you say this, you all look pitiful. Now I want you to save a mouthful of food for the people, and not starve you, but also give you meat.
Aren’t you all willing?”
Uncle Li's face turned red as he was being taught a lesson.
There is no way, who makes these people talk too much on weekdays? In order to let Lao Zhu's ideas follow their wishes, they usually open their mouths to the common people and shut up to the common people. It seems that if Lao Zhu does not follow their wishes
My intention is to feel sorry for the people and the common people.
Now being turned over by Lao Zhu, Li Shuzheng was speechless and speechless for a moment.
He moved his lips with difficulty and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to do it, it's just that who can eat such a thing?"
Lao Zhu's eyes widened, and with an angry bang, he slapped his palm on the imperial case.
He stood up and yelled angrily: "Why can't you eat? As long as it doesn't kill people, as long as it can fill the stomach, what can't be eaten? When people are hungry, they eat grass roots and bark. How can they eat?"
Li Shuzheng immediately fell silent. He really knew that if he said anything else, he would definitely anger the emperor completely. But in his heart, he didn't agree with the emperor's words. They were scholars. Scholars who studied agriculture, industry and commerce, how could they be compared with those mud-legged people?
Lao Zhu glanced back and forth and happened to see Han Du enjoying his meal outside the palace.
Han Du has not been polite at all since the eunuch announced the banquet. First, he was very hungry. At this time, let alone his favorite seafood, even a bowl of white rice can be eaten by Han Du. Second, Han Du can still eat it deliciously.
The cooking skills of the imperial chef here are very good, and the various seasonings are carefully matched. It is no worse than Han Du's own cooking, and it is very appetizing.
The people on the left and right, seeing Han Du's reborn appearance as a hungry ghost, couldn't help but lean away, trying to get further away from Han Du.
After Han Du ate for a while, he realized that everyone around him looked hesitant and no one took action. He asked in surprise: "Why don't you eat?"
One of them was so arrogant that he didn't even bother to respond to Han Du's greetings.
Proud brother.
Han Du silently complained in his heart.
The other person was a little older, and although he didn't like Han Du's food and appearance, he was too old to pretend to be deaf and dumb when facing Han Du's good intentions, so he smiled and said: "I'm old, I'm afraid I can't stand these things.
."
Is it good for the elderly to eat seafood?
Han Du thought he didn't know how to eat it, so he picked up a piece of oyster from in front of the old man and wanted to feed it to him. "Try it, it tastes very good. And this is good food. There are many benefits to eating it."
When the old man saw that Han Du was about to put it in his mouth, he was so frightened that he waved his hands to refuse. It was absolutely impossible for him to eat this food in a barbaric manner like Han Du did.
When Han Du saw that the old man refused to eat, he had to put it down with a look of pity. But since he had all the oysters in his hands, there was no reason to return them, so he asked in a low voice: "Can I eat them?"
"You eat, you eat, you can do whatever you want." Seeing that Han Du finally let him go and dared to have any objections, the old man quickly followed Han Du and said.