Chapter 432 Zhang Hengchen comes again to issue an edict
Lao Ba is a son, and father and son do not sit at the same table.
Zhao Chang and Wei Zhu are both eggless dog eunuchs and are not qualified to sit at the same table.
As a result, the shirtless Yuzhu accompanied the old emperor to drink.
However, the old emperor was the supreme king in the world after all. No matter how afraid he was of the heat, his collar would always be buttoned up.
Yuzhu wanted to change his clothes, but the old emperor refused to let him go. This was obviously a deliberate attempt to harass him.
With the help of everyone, the small square table on the ship was moved to the side of the imperial concubine's couch.
Lao Ba was responsible for pouring wine and serving dishes for Kangxi, while Yu Zhu was responsible for pleasing the old emperor. The division of labor was extremely clear.
"What kind of wine is this?" Kangxi picked up the wine cup. Before he drank it, he smelled the strong aroma of wine, and he immediately realized something was wrong.
Yuzhu quickly explained: "This is a liquor distilled and purified by foreign missionaries. It has no name. I just like its spiciness."
Kangxi took a sip of white wine. Well, it was indeed spicy on the tongue and throat. It was very strong. It was much stronger than yellow wine like Zhuangyuanhong.
However, it was really a shame for the emperor to drink liquor. He could only drink it in private and was never allowed to attend official banquets.
Lao Shiba was very conscious. Every dish was served to Yuzhu first, and only after Yuzhu had eaten it was served to Kangxi.
However, Kangxi trusted Yuzhu and found it annoying, so he took a chopstick of boneless eel slices and chewed them carefully.
"The taste is very refreshing and very pleasing to the palate." After Kangxi tasted it, he praised it greatly.
Yuzhu knows that eating too much salt can lead to high blood pressure, so the boiled eel slices are mainly spicy and tender, not salty at all.
However, no matter how you prepare the soup for cooking the eel slices, it must be rich in oil.
In this day and age, it is impossible to think of oily dishes that are not delicious.
In addition, Yuzhu's kitchen has long used ground sea sausage powder to replace the MSG that enhances the freshness and flavor.
In the Qing Dynasty, Shandong cuisine was popular throughout the capital. To put it bluntly, the core technology was ground sea sausage powder.
Kangxi ate frog again and felt that the meat was so tender that it was a mouthful of meat. It was a delicious dish to go with wine.
Seeing that Kangxi was eating with gusto, Yuzhu felt a little pity for him.
Although Kang Mazi is the leader of hundreds of millions of people, all the royal meals he eats are cold.
Chinese food, just like Chinese green tea, must be eaten while it is hot to get the essence.
Kangxi ate a few dishes with chopsticks and drank a few glasses of wine, but suddenly stopped using chopsticks.
Yuzhu saw that Kangxi had been looking at the surrounding curtains. After thinking about it for a while, he had a rough idea in his mind.
"You all should step back." Yuzhu directly ordered the guards standing around.
How could the guards dare to move? They all looked at Kangxi, but saw Kangxi slightly shaking his head.
"Hey." After the guards bowed, they retreated and gathered outside the curtain.
Yuzhu said to Lao Shiba again: "Master Shiba, the sobering soup is ready. Go and drink it quickly."
The old man was stunned for a moment, then he understood and knelt down without saying a word.
Yuzhu took the swimming trunks and the large cotton handkerchief that he had never used before, put them on the imperial concubine's couch, knelt down and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
The old emperor wants to soak in the water. How can a minister peek into the dragon's body?
Kangxi hesitated for a moment and wanted to keep Yuzhu, so he said, "Just stay?"
Yuzhu is not stupid, the old emperor is in a good mood now and seems very approachable.
If someone slanders you in the future, it will be a grave sin to lose your head if the occasion arises.
"My slave, please retire." After Yuzhu kowtowed, he stood up, jumped up and ran away.
How could Yuzhu and Lao Shiba dare to go far?
Both of them were waiting outside the tent.
Zhao Chang can return to the pinnacle of power, and he is by no means a vegetarian.
According to the impression in his memory, he and Wei Zhu perfectly restored the small wooden boat and the small square table to their original state.
Under the service of the two of them, Kangxi took off his dragon robe and imitated Yuzhu, wearing only swimming trunks and sitting in the water, drinking wine and eating vegetables.
On a hot summer day, sitting in the warm water and eating, oh my, it feels so wonderful.
Kangxi, who didn't have much of an appetite at first, actually ate up all the meal slices and frogs.
Monopterus eel has a very strong earthy smell, and special methods must be used to make it spit out sand. It is a kind of cheap snake that is definitely not worthy of being put on the table.
Frogs are even less likely to appear on the old emperor's dining table.
However, the more things he had never eaten, the more the old emperor thought about them.
After eating and drinking enough, Kangxi soaked in the water, feeling drunk and drowsy.
So, Zhao Chang and Wei Zhu supported Kangxi and lay down on the imperial concubine's couch.
Wei Zhu was very careful and worried that Kangxi would catch cold, so he specially spread several layers of large cotton handkerchiefs on the couch.
After Kangxi lay down, Zhao Chang covered him with a large cotton handkerchief, then picked up the folding fan that Lao Shiba had left on the small table next to the couch, and gently fanned the old emperor.
Originally, Yuzhu thought that the old emperor would definitely return to Changchun Garden after taking a dip in the water.
Who would have thought that through several layers of curtains, he would hear thunderous snoring.
Alas, in recent years, the old emperor's sleep quality has been very poor. He rarely falls into a deep sleep. Who dares to wake him up rashly?
Kangxi slept for three full hours.
After waking up, the old emperor felt refreshed and called Yuzhu in again.
"The food in the imperial dining room is extremely unpalatable. Alas, I have lost weight due to hunger." Kangxi did not express his thoughts directly, but complained to Yuzhu.
Yuzhu himself is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Is there anything he doesn't know about the situation in the imperial kitchen?
The food in the Imperial Dining Room is indeed very unpalatable.
Kangxi never changed, not because of the so-called ancestral system, but because he was afraid of death.
Kangxi dared to eat the dishes at Yuzhu with confidence.
That's because both Yuzhu and Lao Shiba had eaten it. Moreover, if Kangxi was poisoned to death, the only benefit would be the princes who hoped for the emperor's early death, which would be harmful to Yuzhu but not beneficial at all.
However, the imperial dining room is different.
Knowing people but not knowing their faces, who knows which cook or eunuch belongs to whom?
Yuzhu is already very experienced in dealing with the old emperor.
"Old man, there are more than five hundred people in the imperial dining room. Nepotism is prevalent between them and those in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They are intertwined and intertwined. If these people don't care about their affairs and lose their oil and water, they will only
I’m afraid there will be a big mess.”
Even with Yuzhu's immense power, he would not dare to easily cut off the financial resources of those in the imperial kitchen.
Around the emperor, everyone tried their best not to interfere with the river. When it came to making money, brothers climbed mountains, worked hard and relied on their own abilities.
Why?
Each other, in fact, has a certain right to harm.
Let’s just talk about the most basic eunuch who delivers meals. He really wants to trick Yuzhu, but there is nothing he can do about it.
Nowadays, an official can only be a thief for a thousand days, so how can he guard against thieves for a thousand days?
Human nature is afraid of evil!
Each other has the opportunity to hurt each other, so we just don't interfere with each other and don't undermine each other.
Just when Kangxi's eyes were about to dim, Yuzhu spoke again.
"Old man, I think it's better to do this and divide the imperial dining room into two parts. All regulations remain as usual, one hundred and eight dishes, half and half, each serving half. After you taste that dish, as long as it exceeds
Give them two chopsticks." Yuzhu added, "In my opinion, all the dishes should be put on a small plate with a chopstick for each dish. You can taste it how you want. Wait for you to use it.
After the meal, I will stew all the dishes in front of you together and give them to Zhao Chang or Wei Zhu to eat."
There are many advantages to doing this. The most important thing is that the people below can no longer tell what the emperor likes to eat.
Naturally, it is impossible to poison in a targeted manner!
Kangxi thought for a moment, couldn't help but laugh, and cursed: "You little bastard, in order to shirk responsibility, how dare you think of this?"
Despite the scolding, Yuzhu's suggestion was very practical, and Kangxi finally nodded.
However, Yuzhu knew well that as long as there was sufficient competition, the quality of Kangxi's imperial cuisine would definitely be greatly improved.
Since ancient times, as long as it is a one-of-a-kind business, all kinds of incredible monsters will definitely appear.
For example, the high-quality official salt in Lianghuai was previously operated by the government as a monopoly. As a result, it suffered huge losses every year, and there was no end to it.
Later, it was changed to salt merchants to compete and compete for monopoly, and the losses were instantly reversed.
Although, this salt monopoly system made the salt merchants extremely rich. After all, the court could collect tens of millions of taels of salt tax every year, so the work was not in vain.
The rules of Changchun Garden are the same as those in the palace. Without special orders or golden orders, anyone who dares to open the door without authorization after issuing a thousand taels will be executed.
After Kangxi had had enough sleep, he was very energetic and had no intention of going back to Changchun Garden. He just took Yuzhu to talk and talk non-stop.
When Yuzhu saw this posture, what didn't he understand?
"Old man, I think it's a pity that the open space behind Qingxi Bookstore is overgrown with grass. Why don't we renovate it?" Yuzhu was concerned about Kangxi's concerns and took the initiative to put forward reasonable suggestions.
Unexpectedly, Yuzhu took the initiative to mention it, but Kangxi waved his hands and said: "When the national resources are insufficient, it is not good to carry out large-scale construction, right?"
He is truly an old emperor who deserves to be established.
Yuzhu racked his brains and brainstormed arguments, and finally found a suitable reason.
"Old man, you also know that my Ama has always told me to find opportunities to fulfill my filial piety and not be afraid of spending money."
Long Keduo made too much black money, and Yuzhu helped him spend some of it on Kangxi, which was a killing two birds with one stone.
In the future, when someone impeaches Longkodo, Kangxi has also spent Longkodo’s money. Will he have the nerve to pursue and fight him?
When Kangxi heard this, he thought it was very reasonable and nodded slightly.
There was no need to force businessmen to donate money, no need to use the national treasury, and no need to exploit ordinary people. He spent Kodo's money to build a large pond, and Kangxi could enjoy it with peace of mind.
However, after dawn, not long after Kangxi left, Zhang Tingyu came.
Zhang Tingyu looked at the beautiful landscapes and gardens, and kept sighing secretly in his heart. His name also contains the word "jade".
However, this jade is not that jade!
This time, it was still the same. He had drafted the edict with his own hands, and came to Yuzhu in person to issue the edict.
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