Chapter 702 Catch the mastermind behind the scenes
Chapter 702: Catch the mastermind behind the scenes
Li Shimin was so happy that he was splashed with cold water by Dou Tou, and his face turned extremely ugly for a moment.
"what happened?"
Li Shimin looked at the supervisor coldly and asked Xiang Shangshu.
"Back to Your Majesty, while Master Mu was cooking, someone threw a snake into the imperial kitchen and was captured by the minister."
"According to Wei Chen's inspection, many ingredients in the imperial dining room were destroyed and can no longer be used."
Hong Shangshu glanced at Muchuan, who had his head lowered, but did not reveal the details of Muchuan asking him to investigate the case.
Muchuan went to see Hong Shangshu, and it was the suffering master who reported to the official. There was no dispute, but what was controversial was the snake soup behind Muchuan.
Is this a naked attempt to slap His Majesty in the face for his lax management of the imperial dining room?
So Hong Shangshu can only take the initiative to arrest people, and Muchuan can pretend to be innocent but swallow his anger for His Majesty's face.
After Hong Shangshu finished speaking, he winked at Muchuan, feeling extremely proud.
From now on, there will definitely be a place for him in Master Mu’s kitchen!
Muchuan glanced at him lightly, then lowered his head.
Are you so high-profile in front of His Majesty, are you afraid that His Majesty won't see anything?
Li Shimin had a sullen face and really wanted to kick this idiot to death.
Although he didn't know the specific problems in the imperial kitchen, he could figure it out if he was in a high position and the people below him were fighting over it!
The supervisor must be worried that Muchuan's food would be too good and overshadow him, and that his position as supervisor would be unstable.
Idiot! Muchuan's food is indeed very good, but as an emperor, doesn't he know how to employ people?
Will an adult use the royal dining room?
Wherever he, the emperor, goes, the imperial guards will follow him. The imperial guards can let him throw himself into snakes, but why can't they catch him?
He wanted to use Muchuan to scare the monkeys and make the imperial dining room his own. Did he think this would be enough?
But why couldn't the imperial guards stop it?
There was a hint of darkness in Li Shimin's eyes. He hated the people below him forming cliques for personal gain.
"explain!"
Li Shimin angrily threw a teacup at the kneeling supervisor.
The tea cup splashed around and stuck into the supervisor's leg. Blood immediately flowed out and stained the ground red.
The supervisor was already panicking and trembling all over. What's going on? Didn't Mouse say that there are people of his in the Imperial Guard?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this slave deserves to die. It's my fault that I didn't manage it well. The snake accidentally entered the royal kitchen and disturbed Master Mu. It's my fault. Please forgive me! Your Majesty, forgive me!"
The supervisor kept kowtowing and pushed away all the responsibilities in a panic.
"Your Majesty, I found the hole in the wall where the snake was put, and also found the footprints. I just need to ask the supervisor to check and prove whether it was him who put the snake."
Hong Shangshu has no intention of letting go of his supervisor. Oh, when he frames others, does he think that he, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, is dead?
"You little slave, don't you admit it?"
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and looked at the kneeling person coldly.
The supervisor's face turned pale and he fell limply to the ground.
It's over, everything is over, let alone the supervisor's position, he is about to lose his life.
"Your Majesty, it was my slave who was wrong. I only ask Your Majesty to spare my life."
The supervisor seemed to be drained of all his strength in an instant, and no longer had the energy he had when he was quibbling.
He regretted it so much. If he had known earlier, he should not have listened to Mouse and ignored Master Mu's cooking.
In the more than 20 years since he had been in the imperial dining room, he could count on one hand the number of times the imperial dining room had been occupied by others. Why would he need to show off his authority just for this little thing?
And he is just a servant, while Master Mu is a high-ranking official!
No matter what, it is impossible to forgive him and then punish Master Mu!
The supervisor who woke up was sweating profusely. In addition to endless regret, he now hated the rat even more!
He was already convinced that the rat was deliberately making him commit the crime and then take the position himself!
"Your Majesty! I have one more thing to report."
The supervisor was lying on the ground, tapping his forehead, but his voice was not quiet.
"Tell me, the more you tell me, the more I can spare your life."
Li Shimin said calmly.
"Your Majesty, the reason why the slave was able to successfully throw himself into the snake was because the mouse said he would take care of the imperial guards and not hinder the slave."
The supervisor closed his eyes and said.
Anyway, he won't survive, and neither will the mouse or the imperial guard!
"Oh, it's just as I expected.
Hong Shangshu, take them down, I will see the results in an hour."
Li Shimin said to the Minister of Punishment.
"It's your Majesty!"
Hong Shangshu immediately agreed, but he was thinking in his heart, why did he have to do the next thing?
He didn't eat the salt and pepper mushrooms before. I heard that snake soup is the most nourishing, so you can't deny him his portion, right?
Hong Shangshu took the order and left, but Muchuan still didn't say a word.
There was silence in the pavilion, only the steam coming from the snake soup attracted the attention of many people.
Li Shimin sighed and looked at Muchuan.
"Mu Aiqing has been wronged today. Aiqing, if you have any wish, I will definitely grant it to you!"
Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen doesn't feel aggrieved. Wei Chen thinks that the snake that suddenly appeared is a good sign."
Muchuan raised his head and said to Li Shimin with a smile.
"What's the sign?"
Li Shimin was very interested and couldn't help but lean forward and motioned for Muchuan to continue talking.
"Snake's zodiac sign is dragon, not dragon. Today, I am cooking for Your Majesty, and the snake came. It is because it knew that there was a real dragon here."
"Your Majesty is a real dragon, and snakes must naturally submit to Your Majesty."
"Therefore, Wei Chen took the initiative and made snake soup for Your Majesty to taste."
After Li Shimin listened, his body that was braving the cold suddenly warmed up.
After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he has been subjected to a lot of criticism, all because he thought his throne was not in the right way.
Even his father simply abdicated after this incident and had almost no contact with him.
Although he tried his best to handle government affairs, he also achieved considerable results.
But he couldn't stop everyone from talking.
Now hearing what Muchuan said, Li Shimin was in a surprisingly good mood!
Isn’t it said that animals can communicate with gods better than people? Even snakes recognize him as the real dragon emperor, so what else can’t prove his identity?
I have to say that Li Shimin was really comforted at this moment.
He looked at the snake soup and couldn't help laughing loudly.
"Well said! Mu Aiqing is indeed a talented person in our Tang Dynasty!"
The ministers knelt down and worshiped:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin waved his hand cheerfully, exempting the ministers from the courtesy.
Muchuan stepped forward, personally scooped up a bowl of snake soup for Li Shimin, and handed it to Li Shimin.
"Fresh! Come on, come and try it!"
I allow you all to taste this snake soup that appeared because of your worship of me, the true dragon emperor. If you drink it, my throne is what heaven desires, and I am the true chosen one!
The ministers of the previous dynasty have unified their thoughts. Do we still have to worry about them not speaking out and blocking the public opinion?
The ministers naturally understood what Li Shimin meant. No matter what thoughts they had before, they had to abandon them completely now and accepted the snake soup given by Li Shimin with joyful expressions.
But the most important thing is that this is the snake soup made by Master Mu. Who can refuse?
