Domineering Daming

Zhang Rongzhen nodded with a natural smile, and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any mistakes, our Zhang family's Guangyao lintel..."

While talking in the front hall, the two sisters Zhang Yun and Zhang Shu were also arguing in Xiulou, speaking secret words in the boudoir.

Chapter 946

Imperial Room.

The place is full of flames, densely populated, bowls and spoons, knives and anvils, pots and pans are clanging, nearly a hundred people are busy working, and all kinds of sounds echo endlessly.

"Wang Sangui, the Assorted Eight Treasures could be made more delicately, you don't even look at what occasion it is today, and you are still so foolish..."

"Cook Zhao, your Jinyu Chaofeng is a little more low-key. Today is the emperor's banquet for all the officials. Do you know how to be frugal?"

"Master Liu, your duck is so good that you don't need too much. Eunuch Cao personally came to deliver the message, don't serve so many, it's so delicate..."

The head chef of the imperial dining room was a fat man, walking around the kitchen with a carrot in his hand.

"okay."

"Listen to you."

"Chef Pan said so."

A group of people shouted and laughed, full of joy and energy.

Chef Pan is a big fat man, but his expression is quite serious, his invisible eyes exude majesty, he walked around, and at the front, he said loudly: "I don't care what you hear outside or who you are related to. But in the eyes of me, Pan Xiaoguang, the emperor is a good man, a master of the world! He has inconspicuous little people like us in his eyes, if you mess up with me today, don’t blame the surname Pan for turning his face and denying others!"

"Chef, don't worry, we are not ignorant people!"

"That's right, the emperor cancels the humble status and cancels all kinds of unfairness. We are all ordinary people now, and our children and grandchildren can take the imperial examination. What is better than this?"

"If you want me to tell you, the emperor thinks highly of our cooks. The Golden Knife Cooking Competition held by the Ministry of Industry since last year, what does this mean? It means that the imperial court welcomes us..."

"I have actually met the emperor a few times. From a distance, he is the emperor of the real dragon. He is very noble, but he is amiable and has no airs. He even smiles at me..."

"Oh, this is a great blessing..."

"Hey, in the final analysis, our emperor is still arrogant. Last time I accidentally put too much salt in the side dish I made. The emperor just finished eating it calmly and didn't say anything. You don't know. I was scared to death at that time... ..."

"The emperor is kind, and Princess Yongning is also kind. Last time she came to the imperial dining room, she patted me on the shoulder and said that I did a good job. She would recommend one or two to the empress dowager..."

Pan Xiaoguang listened for a while, then snorted coldly: "Okay, let me keep all the flattery, show your housekeeping skills, the emperor is happy today, rewards are absolutely indispensable, if it is smashed, hehe, Liaodong, North Annan, you can choose whatever you want in the South China Sea, and I will personally send you aboard..."

As soon as Pan Xiaoguang finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

Now everyone in the capital knows that the imperial court does not prohibit killings, nor does it send people to prison, all of them are allotments, and this allotment, it is estimated that they will never come back in this life, it is a remote and barren land.

Pan Xiaoguang saw that the crowd was overwhelmed, so he went to his kitchen and waved a shiny kitchen knife. Today, he will cook a specialty dish and show his face at the banquet.

They were busy, and the Qianqing palace was also busy.

Liu Shimin commanded the inner eunuchs, maids, cleaning, decoration, setting up tables and chairs, coming in and out, busy in full swing.

In the warm pavilion, Zhu Xu listened to the commotion outside and read a book leisurely.

This is Xu Xiake's travelogue. It is very interesting. Even Zhu Xu read it with great interest and opened his eyes.

Before it was dark, people began to enter the palace.

Song Yingxing from the Royal Political Academy, Zhang Zhiji from the Military Academy and others came hand in hand and entered the palace gate.

Fu Tao from the Royal Bank, Bi Maokang from the Weapons Bureau and others got out of the carriage, exchanged greetings, and walked into the palace gate.

Cao Wenzhao brought Cao Dingjiao, Lu Xiangsheng and others arrived almost at the same time, and stepped forward with some politeness.

Among the public officials, Zhang Weixian, the British Duke, Zhang Guogong, Zhang Guoji, Zhang Rongyu from the Zhang family, etc., were all together, talking and laughing happily, and went straight to the Qianqing Palace.

In the clan, King Lu and King Jin also came one after another. They were very calm, talking and laughing like wind.

The six ministers, plus some other "representatives" of high-ranking officials who were not in Beijing, came together.

The five assistant ministers of the cabinet arrived at the end and gathered in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. According to the seats that had been arranged, they took their seats one after another.

Before the time came, Zhu Xu came to the future, and a group of people sat on the seats and started talking with each other.

Perhaps it was because the year was coming to an end, everyone was very happy, without any scruples, talking and laughing happily.

Bi Ziyan sat down with Sun Chengzong, King Jing, Wang Qiaonian, Sun Chuanting and others, letting go of "grievances" with each other and chatting with some relief.

It has nothing to do with government affairs, nothing to do with love affairs, just like homely, the exchange of pleasantries is lively.

Not long after, Liu Shimin came out and looked at the group of adults below.

When everyone saw him, they immediately fell silent, and all looked at him blankly, as if waiting for him to convey something.

Liu Shimin smiled slightly, and said: "My lords, don't worry, the emperor is still changing clothes, and the miscellaneous family just came to order the dishes, so you can talk about yours."

After all, Liu Shimin is a scholar, and the evaluation of the outer court can be regarded as "integrity", so from time to time the adults of the outer court are willing to "get close" to him.

Nearly a hundred people breathed a sigh of relief, Bi Ziyan thought for a while, stepped forward and whispered: "Eunuch, does the emperor have other arrangements today?"

Liu Shimin understood Bi Ziyan's meaning, smiled and shook his head and said: "Although the emperor didn't say it clearly, it is guessed by others that the emperor just wants to have fun with you adults, and has no other intentions."

Bi Ziyan was worried that Zhu Xu would take this opportunity to do other things, so he felt a little relieved when he heard this, and said, "I have to thank you, father-in-law."

Liu Shimin smiled without saying a word, and ordered people to pass the dishes.

The maids came in through the side door with trays like flowing water, and the small dishes were neatly and orderly placed in front of the tables of the adults, followed by the main dishes, which were served one by one, and finally the wine, which looked like a jade bottle of mutton fat , Exquisite and exquisite.

A group of people stared dumbfounded and looked at each other.

The dishes served by the maids were all very delicate, and it could be seen that the cook was very skilled, but there was no "portion", only one-fifth of the size of ordinary dishes, and it seemed that they could be eaten in one bite.

"What does it mean?"

The ministers murmured in their hearts, wondering what the emperor who hadn't shown up meant, was he telling them to be frugal?

"The Emperor is here!"

Suddenly, Liu Shimin's voice sounded, and then Zhu Xu, who was dressed in the imperial uniform, strode towards the dragon chair.

"The ministers are waiting to see the emperor, long live my emperor!" Nearly a hundred people got up and saluted in the direction of the dragon chair.

Zhu Xu sat down, looked around, and said with a smile, "Sit down flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone withdrew their hands and took their seats one after another.

Zhu Xu looked around at these people, they were all the backbone of Daming, each of them will be the mainstay of Daming now or in the future.