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Chapter 686 The most distinctive feast from the emperor (first update)
Chapter 695

Well, a few more ministers stood up, but there was no other way except to show their presence, but they were rebuffed one by one by the sharp-tongued Zhao Zhao.

At this moment, it was almost noon, but the emperor seemed to take a special look at the sky, and then rubbed his belly. "Well, I originally wanted to disperse the court, but this matter is too important and urgent. It would be better to resolve it earlier."

"Come here, give the porridge to all the ministers and workers. After you have used it, let's continue to discuss and try to make this matter come to a conclusion today."

As soon as the emperor's words fell, Ma Shang raised his voice and gave some instructions. In less than a quarter of an hour, dozens of eunuchs came in with porridge buckets and bowls and baskets.

Looking at the clear soup with no oily smell and only a few vegetable leaves floating in the porridge, the hungry ministers immediately became angry. Your Majesty, you want us to starve to death if you don't want the result. Is this the rhythm in the court?
"Come here, please bring me a bowl. I am the emperor and I should set an example for all the ministers in the world." At this moment, the emperor opened his mouth and ordered. Soon, all the ministers saw Mr. Ma Shang walking down. After going up the jade steps, he came to an eunuch carrying a porridge bucket. He took the bowl, filled it with porridge, and carefully carried it back to the imperial case to put it down.

Zhao Xu carefully picked up the porridge bowl in front of everyone's attention, drank it in small sips, and then continued to put on an expression of worrying about the country and the people. "When I think of the soldiers in the three states, they can only hang overseas alone. They really can't eat, and they don't think about eating and drinking... Think about it, they guarded the territory for my Song Dynasty and guarded against the enemy's harassment, but they still need Bring your own meals..."

A bowl of porridge without any seasoning other than salt was quickly drank by Zhao Xu, and then he put the bowl down, and then stared at those with black lines staring at the bowl in his hand, he could almost see it at a glance The ministers of the rice porridge at the bottom of the bowl shouted enthusiastically.

"Everyone in your family must be hungry, so drink quickly. Only after you have eaten and drank enough will we have the strength to continue discussing politics." The emperor is so enthusiastic. Who else dares to have their job ruined and fall out with the emperor?

If you really want to do that, you will destroy your own job and career. Except for people who are hungry and crazy, no one here would dare to do something that affects your career.

I can only drink a bowl of tasteless porridge as if I was flattered, and then I have to thank His Majesty Long En.And the Emperor Song who was squatting behind the imperial case was very refreshed.

There is no way, I was so happy yesterday, I drank a few more cups with Duan Wang Zhao Ji, my stomach is still not feeling well, after drinking this porridge, I feel much more comfortable and my stomach is warm.Hmm... It seems that I can't drink anymore today, so I can only eat something light.

The clear porridge recipe prescribed by the old imperial doctor is good, especially since I don’t like to eat hawthorn, so if I put less of it in the porridge and boil it, it will only make me feel more sweet and refreshed.

A group of hungry ministers drank two bowls of porridge with great excitement. Instead of feeling full, they actually felt hungrier. What’s more, some of them actually saw hawthorn flakes in their bowls. , I was stunned on the spot, are you so sure that this is a pre-dinner soup to satisfy your hunger, not an appetizer?
A group of ministers felt their increasingly hungry bellies and sighed. This was the most unique banquet given by the emperor that they had ever eaten since becoming an official in the dynasty.

"My lords, let's continue now. If you have any other good ideas, just bring them to me. My time in power is still short, so I need your ministers to actively offer their suggestions..." Zhao Xu continued to talk in a refreshing tone. Blooming lotus.

At this moment, Zhao Xu finally fully realized what Wang Wushan said about insulting someone thousands of times, but the other party couldn't get angry at all, so he could only accept it calmly with his eyes closed. This was also a different kind of refreshing feeling.

By the way, one word that Wang Wushan said can be used to describe it, that is the sense of superiority crushed by IQ.

The ministers began to speak weakly, but none of them had any dry goods, just like the porridge they drank before. The clear soup lacked water and had no nutritional value.

But the emperor's attitude is that if he doesn't solve the problem today, everyone will simply solve it with dinner, board and lodging, forcing a bunch of ministers to sweat, what should we do?this is a big problem.

"Your Majesty, my minister, I have something to say..." At this time, a young censor carefully stretched his neck and said.

"You don't have to be so timid, come forward..." The emperor waved his hand very generously, motioning for this person to step forward and answer. "Who are you……"

"My minister Gao Shize, I pay my respects to Your Majesty. I do have some opinions on the matter of migrating the people to the Three States..." Gao Shize stepped forward and bowed in front of the steps in a regular manner and replied.

At first, several ministers who thought that this young man was so stupid and grabbed everyone's attention, and were about to wait for this guy to yell at him as soon as he opened his mouth, were stunned for a moment, then shrank their necks and took a breath. Out of anger, I immediately counseled in seconds.

"The Gao family is the grand-nephew of the Empress Dowager, the eldest son of Gao Shilin, the eldest son of the King of Pu'an County, Gao Gongji. This man is intelligent, like his father Gao Gongji, and is very much loved by the Empress Dowager..."

"It turned out to be Gao Qing. I don't know what good strategy Gao Qing has, so tell me." Zhao Xu looked at Gao Shize with a smile, and said expectantly.

Gao Shi cleared his throat and began to explain to Zhao Xu the consequences of migrating people to the border areas of Shaanxi and the possible negative impact on the court.

With a clear and well-organized speech, whether it is Zhao Xu, or even the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, he can only give a thumbs up and praise him.

This also aroused everyone's interest, and they were very curious about what kind of strategies he would propose that were completely different from the civil and military strategies of the Manchu Dynasty.

"As you said, I also know that the most difficult thing now is to find a good strategy that can not only keep the people from being displaced, but also satisfy the population of the newly occupied three states in the Song Dynasty." Zhao Xu nodded in agreement. Afterwards, he looked very much looking forward to it.

"I think that since the common people are likely to arouse the resentment and anger of the common people towards the court, it is better to send soldiers to fill the land of the three states." The most senior minister of civil and military affairs then dropped the bomb that had been prepared for a long time.

Sure enough, as soon as he threw it down, there was an uproar in the hall, and those military officials looked at each other, not knowing what to say. As for the civil servants, they quickly reacted and jumped out to express their opposition.

"Your Majesty, you must not do it, you must not do it. The Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army are all important weapons of the country. How can they be used to fill the three states with the people."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I also feel that this matter is not safe enough. The Xiang army is the root of my forbidden army. If it is used to fill the three states of Shaanxi Road, in the future, my Great Song Dynasty may fall into the worry of having no soldiers."

(End of this chapter)