spring and autumn officials

When Ji Lin heard Qi Lu say this, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but he breathed out again.

At present, the Qi State has no master. Although Qihou Lufu had established a crown prince before his death, the crown prince and his sons are cruel and have made little achievements. Zhu'er's position is not stable.

If Qi Lu appeared in the name of Qi Hou Lufu's younger brother at this time, he would definitely be able to control the entire Qi State, and with the help of the Son of Heaven, Qi Lu wanted to become the king of Qi State. Things that require him to reach out.

But Qi State is located in the east, although it is rich and powerful, in the eyes of Central Plains people, it is still a Dongyi country.The state of Qi is so far away from the central land. To go from Qi state to Luoshi to worship, you need to cross seven countries, big and small.

At that time, Qi Lu went to Qi State, and it would not be an exaggeration for the emperor and Qi Lu to say "the separation between man and nature"...

However, if Qi Lu is not helped to become the king of Qi, the emperor will have other concerns, which are roughly two aspects.First, Qi State is so powerful, and now Qi State is suddenly attacked by the Shanrong people, and it is in chaos without a leader. If the emperor can control Qi State at this time, wouldn't it be logical to take down Qi State?Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for the emperor to centralize power, but if he secretly controls Qi, it can be regarded as a solution to one of the emperor's major concerns.

On the other hand, if the prince Zhu'er really ascends to become the king, according to the prince Zhu'er's cruel temperament and narrow mind, it is difficult to guarantee that the prince Zhu'er will not find various ways to frame Qi Lv, Qi Lv is his thorn in the flesh. , Qi Lv must be removed to be at ease.

The emperor thought for a long time, and Qi Lu sat quietly across the desk without urging him, just waiting like this.

When the breath in the Tai room was stagnant, the emperor said quietly: "You have to think about it again, the Tai Tuo will step down today."

Qi Lu nodded, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Lü resigns."

Qi Lu came out from the imperial palace, it was rare that the emperor didn't stay overnight with Qi Lu today, it was getting late, Qi Lu came out of the palace, and went back to his Grand Tutor's mansion, he hadn't been back to the Grand Tutor's mansion for quite a while.

On the second day when Qi Lu entered the palace and came to work in the Political Affairs Hall, he heard a few senior officials whispering: "Have you heard that? Yesterday the Son of Heaven summoned Duke Zhou overnight, and I heard that... the Son of Heaven is going to conscript himself!"

In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was commonplace for the emperor or the monarch to conquest in person, and there are countless such examples.

"I've also heard about it. I heard from the doctor Qing who was watching the night yesterday that not only Duke Zhou, but also Grand Sima Wuman entered the palace overnight and stayed in the imperial room for a whole night. He only left early this morning."

"There's also General Hu Benlang, Shi Hou!"

Qi Lu strained his ears and listened to a few words, but those scholar-bureaucrats didn't see Qi Lu, and whispered gossip: "You guys say it's really strange, the Son of Heaven summoned Zhou Gong, Da Sima, and General Huben overnight, why didn't they summon him?" Where is the most trusted Taifu Qi?"

"That's right. Speaking of which, Taifu Qi is the head of the three lords, but all major events must be reviewed by Taifu Qi before they are distributed and executed. Why did the emperor pass by Taifu Qi this time? Could it be..."

"Could it be..."

The senior officials were gossiping with gusto, they didn't notice Qi Lu came in at all, Qi Lu walked over, stood behind those senior officials, and said with a smile: "Could it be what?"

The few people said along the way: "Could it be...it's because the emperor knows that Taifu Qi is the son of Qi State, so he is particularly afraid of Taifu Qi. After all, Taifu Qi has already given power to Master Luo now, and when his power comes to Qi State in the future, then Is it okay?"

They said, looking back, couldn't help but "ho!!" took a breath of air-conditioning, and almost sat on the ground together. It turned out that the "whispering voice" who had just chatted with them was actually the object of their gossip—Qi Master!

Qi Lu said with a smile: "Thanks to all the senior officials for looking up to me, I am really flattered and frightened that Lu has such a great influence."

"Tai, Taifu...we were joking."

"Please forgive me, my master, please forgive me!"

Qi Lv restrained his smile, and said lightly: "The Zhengshitang handles the government affairs of the country, and please keep it in mind."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

After Qi Lu finished speaking, he stopped talking, entered the political affairs hall, sat down in his desk, and prepared to deal with the daily paperwork.

He looked at it for a while, but felt that he couldn't sit still, so he put down the document and said to Yang Yangjian: "Little Yang, you should inquire about the conquest by the Son of Heaven."

But Fu'er said, "You don't need the housekeeper to inquire about it. I have heard about it."

Qi Lu almost forgot that Fu'er had been in the palace for a few years, and although she had always been at the bottom, she couldn't help that Fu'er was deeply scheming and could pretend. On weekdays, Fu'er was very popular, but all eunuchs and court ladies , Everyone who does not praise Fu'er likes to chat with Fu'er, so Fu'er has a very wide network of contacts.

Fu'er said: "Last night, the Son of Heaven indeed summoned Zhou Gong, Da Sima and General Huben."

The Son of Heaven summoned three people overnight, and planned to use Hei Jian, the Duke of Zhou, as the middle road, and Da Sima Wuman and Hu Benlang, Shi Hou, as the left and right flanks. .

Qi Lu nodded and said, "It seems... the emperor wants to keep Lu in Luoshi."

The Son of Heaven said to think about it yesterday, but it seems that he has already made up his mind and made up his mind to keep Qi Lu in Luoshi. He didn't mention Qi Lu in this expedition, and he didn't seem to plan to bring Qi Lu with him.

Qi Lu raised his eyebrows, didn't say anything, just stood up and said, "I'll go to the dining room."

At such a time, if it were someone else, they might have lost their temper and ran to the bedroom palace to "question the emperor", while Qi Lv went to the dining room leisurely, looking not in a hurry.

Qi Lu left the Zhengshitang, not only the gossip in the Zhengshitang, but even the servants in the palace heard about the emperor's personal conquest. The emperor brought with him the most trusted officials, except Qi Tai. Fu, Taifu Qi is about to fall out of favor...

Hearing these rumors, Qi Lu's expression did not change at all. When he entered the dining room, the dining room was very peaceful. The cooks were very happy to see Qi Lu come in. The dining room has become a "paradise" general presence.

Qi Lu rolled up his wide sleeves, cleaned his hands, and his eyes were slightly bright, as if he had already thought about what to eat for the day. It happened that Gongsun Hua walked in from the outside, and he saw Qi Lu at a glance. With sharp teeth, "bitter and mean", a beautiful face showed a smile, and said: "The Tai Tuo is about to fall out of favor now, and he even came to the dining room to hang out?"

Qi Lu didn't care about Gongsun Hua's "sarcasm", but said: "The sky is big and the earth is big, so eating is the biggest thing."

Qi Lu picked up some ingredients, mixed the noodles, and asked Gongsun Hua to find some meat, chopped the meat into minced meat, fried it until fragrant, added bean sprouts and chives, and fried it together.

Gongsun Hua thought he was going to stir-fry vegetables, but soon realized that it was not so simple. Qi Lu wrapped the stir-fried bean sprouts, leeks, and minced meat in a thin dough, rolled it into a small roll, and fried it in the pan. After getting up, after a while, the small roll was fried with a burnt aroma, and the skin was golden.

Pulled out of the oil, there was a salty smell, the oil dripped off, and it was placed in Chengpan.

That's right, what Qi Lu is going to do today is - spring rolls.

Qi Lu first made some deep-fried spring rolls. The fried spring rolls were fragrant, the fillings were rich, and there were meat and vegetables. Each small golden roll was just right for two bites. They were piled up into a hill and placed in Chengpan. It's chic.

After Qi Lu made the fried spring rolls, he let the spring rolls drenched with oil to make them more crispy and fragrant. Now he began to pound the dough of the spring rolls again, spread the dough on the cutting board, and made some ingredients. Instead of frying in a pan, it is made into a small spring pancake, and the ingredients are rolled up.

When it comes to eating spring rolls, each place has different tastes. Some places like to steam spring pancakes. After steaming, roll up the ingredients and put a special sauce inside. You can eat whatever rolls you want.Some places like to eat fried spring rolls, and Qi Lu likes them all, whether it is steamed spring pancakes or fried spring rolls, Qi Lu likes them all.

Qi Lu made two kinds of spring rolls. The deep-fried spring rolls were full of burnt aroma, and the rolled spring pancakes were elegant and chic. Bai Shengsheng's spring pancakes were filled with various meat and vegetables, and they were also brushed with Qi Lu's special sauce.

Qi Lv placed two kinds of spring rolls in Chengpan, took them with him and left for the imperial bedroom.

When Qi Lu arrived at the Taishi, he was stopped by the eunuch. The eunuch said that the emperor was discussing matters inside and wanted to report. Not long after, Qi Lu saw Duke Zhou Heijian, Da Sima Wuman, and Huben Lang general Shi Housan The individual withdrew from the imperial room, and everyone greeted Qi Lu, and quickly withdrew.

The eunuch said with a smile: "Qi Taifu, please, the emperor has summoned you."

Qi Lv walked in with Chengpan in his hand, and when he entered, he saw the emperor frantically arranging the documents and maps on the desk like a thief, as if he didn't want Qi Lv to see these.

Qi Lv glanced at it for a while, it was all kinds of preparations for the expedition of Shanrong to aid Qi, he didn't point it out, walked over and put Chengpan down, and said with a smile: "Son of Heaven, there is nothing left and right today, I made some spring rolls, Let's see if the Son of Heaven likes fried food or steamed food."

Ji Lin had been busy all night, and summoned the senior officials overnight. After midnight, the emperor was about to turn into a little dog, so he had no choice but to send the senior officials back. He summoned the senior officials again early this morning. There was hardly any time to rest, let alone Had an early meal.

Ji Lin was really hungry at this moment, and couldn't wait to pick up a piece of golden fried spring roll, and "click" to bite it down. Chewy and fragrant, the leeks enhance the taste, and the bean sprouts are crispy. This kind of fried spring rolls is just right for breakfast.

Ji Lin ate a piece of fried spring and autumn, his taste buds were opened, and he was curious to taste the rolled spring pancakes, which were the same size, and Qi Lu made a small spring pancake, which was very convenient to eat. The skin of the spring pancakes was thin and tough, almost Transparent, the ingredients wrapped inside can be seen in sunlight.

Different from fried spring rolls, spring rolls are made of steamed pancakes, so the taste is soft, tough, and soft. It is much fresher than fried spring rolls, but the taste is also surprisingly good. The sauce is brushed inside, especially the sauce. With the ingredients in the spring cakes, they are extremely rich and well matched, and each has its own taste.

Seeing that the emperor was eating deliciously, Qi Lu said with a smile, "Which of these two kinds of spring rolls do you think is better?"

Ji Lin seemed to be stopped by his question, so he said: "They are all delicious, each has its own taste, it is really hard for me to choose."

Qi Lu smiled faintly and said: "My king, this is absolutely impossible. You can only choose between fried spring rolls and rolled spring pancakes. If you eat fried spring rolls, you can't eat rolled spring pancakes. If you eat rolled spring pancakes, you can't eat fried spring rolls."

The Son of Heaven was taken aback for a moment, but he was a little confused by what Qi Lu said, and said, "Teacher, why is this?"

Qi Lu said with a smile: "Why? Why? Naturally, I have to ask the emperor. Does the emperor want mountains or beautiful women?"

Ji Lin was taken aback again, and immediately understood that Yuan Qi Lu had something in his words, what fried spring rolls and spring pancakes were actually a metaphor for this aid to Qi.

The Son of Heaven has always been entangled. If he puts the country first and sends Qi Lu to be the monarch of Qi, Ji Lin can take advantage of the situation to control a powerful country, but Qi is far away, so he and Qi Lu cannot meet for a long time.

The emperor thought about it all night, and finally seemed to be ready to give up the great opportunity to control Qi, so he didn't tell Qi Lu, and secretly summoned Zhou Gong and others. On this matter, the emperor had already made a decision, whether to want Qi or Qi Tai Fu, the emperor chose... Qi Taifu.

Qi Lu stared at Ji Lin, held his chin, and said, "My Son, children only make choices, and adults naturally want all of them."

"The Son of Heaven wants Jiangshan..." Qi Lv said, and poked the spring rolls in Chengpan, as if the mountains of spring rolls were Ji Lin's Jiangshan, then raised his hand, and lightly rubbed Ji Lin's lips corner, said with a smile: "Teacher wants a beauty."