"Your Majesty, the kebabs are ready." Concubine Tian said coquettishly.
"Ah, okay, dear concubines, please take your seats. This kebab must be eaten while it's hot. It won't taste good when it's cold." Chongzhen reacted and quickly called everyone to take their seats.
He was the emperor, and if he didn't sit down, how could the other concubines dare to sit down? Queen Zhou all stood waiting for him.
Chongzhen is sitting in the middle, facing south and facing north. The chair next to him is the seat of Queen Zhou. China has been a monogamous country since ancient times. The wives are all together, which means that both parties have equal status. As for other women, they are considered concubines.
room.
Since ancient times, the power of the queen in the central palace has been extremely great. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners were regarded as the emperor's domestic slaves, and the queen was the mistress. The Eight Banners' hard-core crops, and the family's monthly chewing of grain, were all done by the queen with phoenixes.
It will be issued only after the seal is approved.
For families registered under the Eight Banners, the marriages of high-level officials are often not independent. They need to be arranged by the queen. Commonly known as tied marriages. Which family you want to form an alliance with through marriage is the queen's final decision. In fact, it is also the emperor's wish.
The consolidation of the rule of the Qing Dynasty also had this reason.
Marriage between high-ranking officials, generals in charge of troops, and nobles is a very big event.
Zhang Geda saw that the emperor had already taken his seat and hurried to the cooking team to serve the dishes.
Zhang Geda took out a bunch of each kind and took a small bite. Then he asked the cooks to serve the food to the emperor and the concubines. Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Yang Fan's people were meticulous in their work, and everything was done properly. These foods
It was prepared by Zhang Geda. He picked them out at random in front of the emperor and took a bite of each one.
Queen Zhou was also satisfied and nodded to Zhang Geda with a smile. She was familiar with the veterans of the Xinghe regiment. She stayed in the palace for three months last time and even knew many of the maids and eunuchs. She was still very fond of them.
trust.
But regardless of whether the royal family trusts them or not, they are still meticulous in doing things and do whatever they do. This makes people feel comfortable.
There is a long stainless steel plate on the long table in front of everyone. The meat comes first. Grilled lamb skewers, grilled beef skewers, grilled chicken skewers, grilled chicken hearts, grilled chicken feet, grilled chicken gizzards, grilled chicken wings,
Grilled prawns, grilled fish balls, grilled shrimp balls, grilled ham, grilled pork rinds, etc.
Then came the vegetables: roasted garlic, roasted leeks, roasted beans, roasted peppers, roasted eggplant, roasted shiitake mushrooms, roasted enoki mushrooms, roasted tofu skin, etc. The last one came came the aquatic products: grilled clams, grilled clams, grilled oysters
, grilled scallops, grilled shrimps, grilled cod, etc.
You can only serve one skewer of each kind, otherwise you will be full and unable to eat anything else.
"Your Majesty, there is a new ice-cold beer from Xincheng Brewery. Your Majesty, would you like to mix it with beer, red wine, and the fine Yuzhichun Baijiu?" Wang Chengen stepped forward to ask for instructions.
"Well, what is this beer? Come in and try some." Chongzhen said with a smile.
After looking at the vast water, sky, and bright moon in the sky for a while, the obstacles in his heart also dissipated a lot. He felt heroic in his heart. Yuan Manzi, you are not a fucking human being, I will use you to practice my skills. I haven't played this for a long time.
The palace is scheming. I am a little unfamiliar.
Zhang Geda quickly asked someone to bring a tinplate beer bucket. This kind of bucket is very thick, otherwise it will explode. A bucket of beer weighs twenty kilograms. He put it on a shelf, then opened the faucet below, and the beer suddenly burst into foam.
Pour it into a huge draft beer mug.
Then just throw in a few ice cubes, and a glass of cold draft beer is ready. Yang Fan's beer is whole wheat, sticky when scattered on the hand, and has a high sugar content. There are also a lot of hops. He is present from a distance.
Everyone smelled the sweet taste of beer.
Whole wheat beer is very delicious. It is different from the ordinary beer in green glass bottles that we often drink in modern times. In order to save costs, it usually contains more than ten percent malt, plus 80%
Rice, and a small amount of hops.
This kind of beer becomes bitter after adding rice and does not taste good. But the cost is very cheap. It can make more profits. Don't compare it with whole wheat beer in terms of taste.
Soon, the emperor discovered that beer goes well with barbecue. Especially the roasted lamb kidneys, Chongzhen praised them profusely, it was so fragrant. After a while, the matsutake mushrooms fried on the iron plate were also ready, and the smell filled the pavilion.
The aroma makes people's fingers twitch.
The emperor and the concubine were eating happily when they saw Luo Yangxing hurried in with a memorial. Seeing that the emperor was drinking happily, he stood at the entrance of the pavilion and did not come in.
When Chongzhen saw him, he put down the roasted chicken wings in his hand and said, "Is there something urgent?"
"Your Majesty, Governor Yuan hastily reported to the police. He said that Guan Ning's army marched for three days and two nights in a hurry. They did not have enough water and rice. They were very tired. Moreover, many soldiers were suffering from frostbite. They continued to go into the city to seek treatment from doctors. The officers and soldiers also need to go into the city.
Looking for a house to stay, the horses also need to allocate food to feed them. During this period of time, they lost weight due to the rush. If they don't go to the city to recuperate, they will be sleeping outside without being able to recuperate. I'm afraid they won't be able to fight against Jiannu's cavalry.
." Luo Yangxing said with some anxiety.
Governor Yuan's people in the city found him and gave him three thousand taels of silver, as well as a beauties from Mao Wenlong, asking him to say a few words of kindness in front of the emperor. If he succeeded, he would be given another thousand taels of gold as a gift.
After all, the Jinyiwei Yamen is not a human being. Who can stand the test of Supervisor Yuan on the cadres? After Luo Yangxing thought about it, he felt that it was nothing serious, so he agreed.
Chongzhen stared at Luo Yangxing like a hawk with his eyes. He asked: "Tell me, if Governor Yuan wants to go to the city for resettlement, should he be resettled in the south city or in the north city?"
Luo Yangxing was also a human spirit. Even though he lowered his head and looked at his toes, he felt the emperor's displeasure at this time. He quickly said: "Your Majesty needs to make the decision. I dare not say anything."
Chongzhen looked at him for a while, then turned his head and saw Zhang Geda hiding behind the pillar as much as possible to reduce his presence. It was a bit funny.
"Zhang Tuanlian, tell me, who is more powerful, your Xinghe Tuanlian or Governor Yuan's nine thousand cavalry." Chongzhen said with a smile.
Zhang Geda's brows jumped, and he cursed Yuan Manzi in his heart for not being a good man and only causing trouble for himself. The emperor deliberately let him in to see what he was holding in. What should we do? A struggle of this level is not possible.
He can blend in and not be torn to pieces when he gets involved.
He is not Yang Fan, who dares to answer the phone.
Suddenly, I was so shocked that I couldn't speak a word. My legs were shaking, and my face looked like I was about to cry.
Chongzhen looked at it and cursed: "Look at how cowardly you are. I haven't seen you look like this even against the Mongols."
Empress Zhou saw that Your Majesty was bullying an honest person, so she couldn't help but said to her, "Is the gourd chicken ready? Come up here. I haven't eaten in two years, so I'm really hungry."
Chongzhen laughed and scolded: "You are a bitch, why don't you go and have a look? Let the queen wait."
Zhang Qida ran away as if he had been granted amnesty.
Chongzhen turned his head and said to Luo Yangxing playfully: "I will not let him lead troops to Beijing."
Luo Yangxing was so frightened that he knelt down. He immediately understood that the money was too hot to collect. But if he said it out, it would be like water thrown out, and he could never get it back.
"You tell him that I want to see him and let him go to the city alone to see me."
