Playing intrigue is worse than engaging in infrastructure

This news is about Song Qingyuan, the proton who was sent to Mobei by Emperor Hongde in the name of some envoy after the alliance last year.

This matter was done out of etiquette, and many courtiers were also blocking it at the time.

However, their majesty insisted on going their own way, believing that Song Qingyuan's ominous status had affected the national fortunes of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, drove him to Mobei, and released the words "if anyone dissuades him, he will be punished as conspiracy".

Who would have thought that he had let the tiger go back to the mountain.

That Song Qingyuan disguised well when he was in Huijing, he looked mediocre and incompetent, but he didn't expect that when he went to Mobei, he seemed to be a different person.

He invented the meat floss that was all the rage in Huijing last winter, and he also invented the cushion that has attracted countless nobles this year.

That alone is nothing.They probably guessed the truth about Song Qingyuan's ominous fate, but the common people didn't know it.

For this reason, there are already many rumors circulating.For example, Song Qingyuan is actually the reincarnation of the star king in the sky, with the talent of Zhou Gong, he came to this world to assist the emperor of the world.

And the reason why he became a disaster star in the Southern Zhou Dynasty was because their emperor had no virtue.

On the contrary, who is the Mobei Wang Liandi, the common people naturally know at a glance.

Those who say this are disrespectful, but disasters happened one after another in the Southern Zhou Dynasty.Not only could they not stop Youyou's mouth, but even many officials in the court believed her remarks.

But it's too late to say anything now, Song Qingyuan has already been sent back, and even Master Nianci, who was the first to bring up the "scourge of the stars", resigned the day before yesterday and wanted to leave Beijing to travel.

It was obvious that they wanted to avoid trouble this time, but their Majesty really believed the old monk's words.

After the rumors spread to the palace, those monks said that it was because they offended the heavens that the warnings would be sent down, and even coaxed Emperor Hongde to believe in ghosts and gods.

After all, they didn't add fuel to the flames at the beginning, and now that something happened, if Emperor Hongde couldn't be coaxed over, their lives would be lost.

Under the rhetoric of monks, Taoists and alchemists, a minister in the court tried to persuade him, but was demoted from Huijing in a rage by Emperor Hongde.

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"teacher!"

Outside the city gate, Zhou Wendao's students quickly chased up from behind.

In just a few days, the teacher's temples were all gray.Du Yanqiu's nose was sour, and he looked at his mentor in front of him with a reluctant face.

"Okay, let's go back." Zhou Wendao patted the student's shoulder lovingly, and comforted him in turn: "It's just being demoted to Tongzhou, and it's not some uncivilized wild land."

Du Yanqiu's trip was originally intended to persuade the teacher to stay in Huijing for a longer period of time. With his colleagues and disciples working for him in the court, there may be room for reversal in this matter.

But he also knew the character of the teacher.

Zhou Wendao has been upright and straightforward all his life, if he hadn't been this way, he wouldn't have written a letter to remonstrate knowing that His Majesty is superstitious about ghosts and gods.

In the end, Du Yanqiu didn't say any words of persuasion, but stood in Liuting, watching his teacher's carriage disappear at the end of the official road.

On the other side of Mobei, Song Qingyuan, who doesn't know what happened in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, is currently reading a letter from Master Nianci.

Master Nianci's letter mentioned a lot about Huijing's recent situation, and also said that he planned to leave Huijing and travel around for a while to avoid the limelight.

The scenery in Mobei is not bad, if you want, you can come to Mobei to have a look.

Song Qingyuan wrote a thick letter that looked like a travel brochure in Mobei, and sent it back to Master Nianci.

As for whether Mo Bei should stir up the muddy water in this matter, let Lian Ti think about it.

Song Qingyuan now has a new hobby, which is making desserts.

Since raisins were made, Song Qingyuan tried to make several pastries with raisins.

The pastries he made were of later generations, and because there was no cream in this era, Song Qingyuan always felt that the desserts he made were a little tasteless.

Some time ago, an official selection examination was held, and many people who were down-to-earth and willing to work were found, and they were all assigned official positions in the past few days.

The new city is gradually moving on the right track, and the few workshops are fine.Song Qingyuan was completely free and began to think about making cream.

Cream is made by centrifuging milk.

There are no centrifuges in this era, and it would be too troublesome to fiddle with one.Song Qingyuan chose the most primitive method, put the milk aside and let the milk separate itself.

The top layer of the layered milk is whipped cream.

The temperature in Wang Ting has been very hot these days, and the method Song Qingyuan came up with in Huijing last summer to avoid the summer heat came in handy. Although the cost of building a self-rain pavilion is too high, other methods are still of great practical significance.

In addition, there are enough ice cubes in his palace, otherwise, according to the weather, the milk that has been left standing for a long time may turn sour.

The efficiency of extracting cream by this method is naturally inferior to centrifugal separation, but fortunately Song Qingyuan is not short of money, and the remaining milk can be used for other purposes, otherwise this piece of cake would be considered a luxury.

Song Qingyuan asked the carpenters to make a tool for whipping cream and egg whites, like the meat grinder they made in Muhe Tribe, just like a cat and a tiger.

It's just that the blade of the meat grinder is connected under the handle, and the egg is pumped under this one.

As soon as Song Qingyuan moved this pile of things to the kitchen, the people inside immediately took all the things in his hands, and refused to let Song Qingyuan do it himself.

Song Qingyuan couldn't convince them, so he sat on the chair brought in by the servants and directed several chefs to make a five-inch cream cake.

Although compared with the various cakes of later generations, this cake seems a bit too simple, but for Song Qingyuan who hasn't eaten cream cake for several years, he is already very satisfied.

As soon as Jiang Duo brought the cake to the main hall, Song Qingyuan couldn't help but go over and dig a piece.

Feeling the delicate and soft taste of the cake, he squinted his eyes with some satisfaction.

Just when Song Qingyuan was about to sit down and taste it slowly, he suddenly realized a problem:

Tsk, he seems to have forgotten to save some of this cake for Lian Ti.

He glanced at the cake that was missing a corner and the cream was no longer smooth, and thought: Now it is impossible to cut it in half and send it over.

But this time the separated cream has been used up, and it is impossible to make another piece.

Jiang Duo looked at Song Qingyuan who was stunned after taking a bite of the cake, feeling puzzled.Could it be that the chefs didn't do a good job?

But when the cake was baked just now, there was a strong aroma that even he who was standing outside the door could smell it.

"Your Highness, but this cake doesn't taste right?" Jiang Duo asked tentatively.

Song Qingyuan shook his head, the cake was quite tasty.It was because it was too palatable that he forgot to even mention it.

"Then why is His Highness unhappy?" Jiang Duo asked.

Song Qingyuan sighed, put down the spoon, "I forgot to send some to King Mobei."

Jiang Duo nodded subconsciously, but he always felt that something was wrong.

After thinking about it carefully, he discovered the problem.Their Highnesses have no obligation to share anything with King Mobei!

It is understandable that His Highness sent half of the raisins before, but why do you have to send a piece of raisins to bake a cake?

Jiang Duo scratched his head, and for the first time had doubts about the relationship between His Highness and King Mobei.

Take the day before yesterday as an example, Sa He, who was beside King Mobei, came here to tell His Highness that their King said that there are new dishes for breakfast today, and asked His Highness to come and try them.

Most importantly, His Highness really agreed.

You know, for breakfast, Song Qingyuan has always been able to handle only one bite, and never take a second bite.

Jiang Duo's persuasion for a long time before was useless, but as soon as King Mobei invited him, His Highness readily agreed.

Jiang Duo couldn't help but asked the doubts in his heart: "Your Highness, why do we send cakes to King Mobei?"

Song Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

If Jiang Duo hadn't asked, he seemed to have never considered this question.It's just subconscious, no matter what new things are there, they will leave a copy for Lian Ti.

Maybe it's because he has been living in Lianti's palace, which made him have a friendship similar to that of a tenant and a landlord?

Song Qingyuan can handle career problems with ease.But when it comes to getting along with people, he always seems to lack knowledge in this area, and often follows his instincts.

So why did he give Lian Ti a piece of cake?

Song Qingyuan couldn't understand this question, so he simply kicked the question back to Jiang Duo: "What do you think? I don't need to give it to King Mobei?"

"That, that's not..." Jiang Duo said slowly.

He is just a servant, why should he answer such a difficult question.

"Forget it, it's just a piece of cake." Song Qingyuan waved his hand neatly, unwilling to waste his brain on this matter.

"The little one will step back first."

"Well, let's go." Song Qingyuan replied, without raising his head, he added: "Remember to ask the kitchen to make two more pieces tomorrow."

"I understand." Jiang Duo nodded.

His Highness eats one piece for himself, and leaves one piece for King Mobei. He understands everything, and he understands everything.

But before Jiang Duo brought Song Qingyuan's news to the kitchen, the owner of another piece of cake was greeted in the hall.

Now that Lian Ti entered Song Qingyuan's palace, he no longer needed to be passed on, and his strides were big, so before Jiang Duo could reply to Song Qingyuan, Lian Ti had already pushed open the door of the main hall.

"Why is the king here?"

Song Qingyuan was eating a cream cake when he suddenly heard a voice, and when he looked up, he saw Lian Ti who pushed the door open.

Lian Ti was wearing a black robe today, and it was obvious that he came here without intending to go to the barracks.

"Didn't His Highness build a craftsman academy in the royal court before, and the news spread to Haijina, and several tribes wrote a letter saying that they wanted to build a similar school there, and asked if we could lend them some gentlemen."

Lian Ti sat down opposite Song Qingyuan and said.

"No, there are not enough gentlemen here, so how can there be any extra for them. Besides, the tribes over there are in conflict every day, and they can't even guarantee the safety of the craftsmen." Song Qingyuan refused mercilessly.

He didn't like the tribes in Hezina.When discussing salt sales with various tribes before, these tribes had the most troubles, and they were also the ones who thought about making troubles in the salt workshop.

"Okay." Lianti agreed without any burden. Anyway, he has been displeased with those tribes for a long time.

Song Qingyuan continued to add: "If you really want the people in the tribe to go to the college to study, you should just move to the new city. Anyway, there are still a few vacant squares in the new city."

It's really killing people and punishing them.Lian Ti nodded with a suppressed smile, "This king will definitely convey this sentence."

"Won't they be angry when they see this news?" Song Qingyuan also smiled.

"It's better to be angry." Lian Ti raised his eyebrows, "This king has wanted to deal with them for a long time, and there is no excuse."

Song Qingyuan couldn't help but clicked his tongue, "It's been a long time, there was only one battle the year before last."

"Yes." Lian Ti nodded seriously.

After finishing his business, he noticed a plate of strange food on the table.

There is a layer of something as white as snow on it, which looks fluffy and soft, with a sweet milky smell, but it looks like something he has never seen before.

Song Qingyuan didn't realize the embarrassing situation until he asked again and again.

If the cake was baked and sent over tomorrow, nothing would happen, but it happened that eating solo food today caught him right.

Although he didn't know why he had a guilty conscience, Song Qingyuan somehow felt a little sorry for mentioning it.

After all, Lian Ti was well known for his kindness to him, but he didn't even leave a piece of cake for him.

Driven by this inexplicable guilt, Song Qingyuan uttered the sentence he regretted most since he came to Mobei.

"This is a cake, does Your Majesty want to try it?"

As soon as the words fell, Song Qingyuan couldn't help but clicked his tongue in his heart.

Look what he said?

The cake was half eaten by itself.In this day and age, anyone who is particular about food will not touch the food that outsiders have eaten, but he asked Lian Ti if he wanted to try it.

And because the kitchen was prepared for him alone, the cake was served directly without being cut open.

But before he had time to make amends for his wrong words, Lian Ti stood up and walked to the door, asking Jiang Duo for a spoon.

No way?Don't even mention that you really plan to try it?

Song Qingyuan looked at Lian Ti's back, wishing he could travel back to a minute ago and suffocate that nonsense self.

But Lian Ti just acted as if nothing had happened, he dug a spoonful carefully and put it on his own plate.

Jiang Duo is so kind, he even knows how to bring two plates for Lian Ti.Song Qingyuan looked at Lian Ti who was eating the cake with his head down, and thought happily.

"There are raisins in it?" Lianti asked after swallowing the cake.

Song Qingyuan nodded stiffly, but it didn't affect Lian's interest in tasting the cake.

"It tastes good, especially the top layer, which should be made of milk?" Lian Ti raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, the name of this product is cream. It is made from milk after standing for half a day, then taking the upper emulsion, adding sugar and whipping."

Seeing that Lian Ti had already eaten a quarter of the cake, Song Qingyuan simply lay down on the table with his chin in his hands, and replied weakly.

"Your Highness, don't you want to eat?" Lianti put down the spoon and looked at Song Qingyuan with some doubts.

Anyway, it was already like this, and it seemed that even mentioning it didn't seem to think it was a strange thing to share a piece of cake with others, so Song Qingyuan picked up the spoon and sat up.

In all fairness, the gesture of even mentioning eating is still very pleasing to the eye.

But Song Qingyuan has almost never had the experience of eating a piece of cake with others.Therefore, even with a handsome face, he still had a hard time eating this dessert.

Fortunately, the cake was not very big, and it was eaten up by the two of them in a short while.

After Lian Ti left, Jiang Duo came in to clear the table.

Just as he was leaving with an empty plate, Song Qingyuan's voice came from behind: "Don't ask the kitchen to bake cakes tomorrow."

Jiang Duo: ...

"Little understands."

The author says:

Xiao Song: The friendship between the tenant and the landlord.

Lian Ti: Ah, yes, yes, yes——