Chapter Forty-Eight: Goodbye Qingshan
The people of Qingshan Hou are outstanding and spiritual, the people have plenty of food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment, it can be said that it is a blessed land for cloth clothes and people to live, and the merchants and horses come and go in Qingshan City, that is, the imperial city.
The left deputy general, who finally infiltrated the imperial city as a citizen of Baishan Country, was standing in front of the palace at the moment and said to the guards:
"I am the envoy of the Marquis of Daqian, and I want to see the lord of the Marquis of Qingshan, and I would like to inform me. ”
"What did you say?
"Haven't you woken up? We have already fallen out with the Great Qianhou State, and it is impossible for them to come in!"
"That is, say, who the hell are you!"
The guards instantly surrounded him and said sharply.
"Leave this to your lord. ”
The left lieutenant took out an egg-sized potato and handed it to the guards.
"What is this? poison or hidden weapon?"
The guard was shocked, and subconsciously took a step back, his eyes even more fierce.
"What is this? Potato, the potato that you Qingshan Marquis has in mind!"
The left lieutenant general spoke indifferently.
"Potatoes?!"
The guards were shocked.
They don't know these two words, this is a popular potato in the Great Qianhou country.
It is said that the little emperor of the Great Qianhou State planted tens of thousands of potatoes with just a hundred potatoes, and the yield can be described as amazing.
And the taste of this potato is even more delicious, if you eat a bite, it will definitely be in vain!
What's more, the lord of the Marquis of Qingshan has been looking for the secret recipe for potatoes, trying to breed potatoes, and he wants to use the land to make a windfall, more for emergencies, after all, the potato production is amazing.
The guards all took the egg-sized potatoes and looked at them curiously, and they were much less wary of him.
"Is this a potato?"
"I don't know, do you want to tell the lord of the country?"
"If it's really potatoes, we have one more commodity to trade. ”
After summing it up, the guards presented the egg-sized potato to the lord of the Marquis of Gyeongsan, who was in the upper court.
Above the majestic hall, the lord of the Qingshan Marquis looked at this small potato, and his eyes were full of doubts:
"This is a potato?"
"It's Your Majesty, someone who came claiming to be from the Great Qianhou Country. ”
The guard said respectfully.
When the courtiers heard this, they were filled with righteous indignation, and immediately thought of the fact that the Great Qianhou had killed their people ten years ago, and they admonished them one after another.
"Your Majesty, that person should be put to death!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, there is no good person in the Great Qiankun Country!"
"Even that little emperor is not a good thing, Your Majesty can't be deceived by it. ”
"Besides, no one has ever seen a potato. ”
Just as they were admonishing, the lord of the kingdom accidentally used too much force, and even crushed the potatoes, and the lord of the kingdom leaned back in fright.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
The courtiers were terrified.
But in the next second, they smelled a strong fragrance, which they had never smelled before, and the fragrance wafted in the hall for a long time.
This was Lin Hao's first plan, which aroused the interest of the Marquis of Qingshan and successfully met the lord of the country.
The lord stared at the mashed potatoes in his hand, his eyes were full of surprise, but he carefully dug a mouthful of mashed potatoes and put them in his mouth, closed his eyes slightly, this mashed potatoes melted in his mouth, and the aroma emanated from the inside out.
"Your Majesty!"
The courtiers were worried, but they all stared at the mashed potatoes and swallowed.
The lord of the country nodded with satisfaction, the raised corners of his mouth have explained everything, he ate a clean meal, and after cleaning his hands, he still had an endless aftertaste, and said after a long time:
"It must be potatoes that are so delicious, you say that he calls himself a person from the Great Qianhou Kingdom?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
The guard said truthfully.
"Call him in. ”
The lord waved his hand.
The courtiers were shocked, saying that they couldn't let the people of the Great Qianhou State admonish, but in fact, they stared at the outside of the hall with their eyes, and they were more or less expectant in their hearts.
Vice General Zuo didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and stepping into the main hall of the Marquis of Qingshan still felt a little illusory.
The little emperor is really a good strategy, first use half a month to build momentum in the country and attract the attention of the Qingshan Marquis, and then the little mashed potatoes provoke enough appetite.
With such a careful mind, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it in my life.
His mind pulled back to reality, and he saluted respectfully:
"The envoy of the Great Qianhou State Zuo Qing has seen the lord of the Qingshan Marquis, this time the minister came here with the wish of reconciliation, the Great Qianhou State was controlled by traitors, only to create the tragic situation ten years ago, today the envoy came with sincerity, and asked the lord to put down the past and walk hand in hand. ”
"You want to take a picture of what happened back then?
The prime minister of the Marquis of Qingshan was the first to be unwilling, jumped up and yelled, it seemed that he was extremely angry.
"That is, because of that incident, my lord has been hated by the people for many years. ”
"The people of the Great Qianhou Kingdom are really thick-skinned enough, and they dare to say that they are 'hand in hand' is really ridiculous!"
"Who doesn't know that your Daqian Marquis is the weakest vassal state, and you dare to talk about the future here, it's ridiculous!"
The courtiers had long forgotten all about the delicacy they had just made, and they were furious.
"I, the Marquis of Daqian, have realized the seriousness of the problem, so I came with sincerity, it is these fifteen potatoes, and I ask the lord of the country to accept it. ”
Zuo Qing was neither humble nor arrogant, and put the gray potato on the ground.
The lord squinted at the prosaic potato, and thought of the deliciousness of the potato just now, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva:
"Zhongqing, the envoy came from afar, and went up to the palace with all his might, and we can't refute his good intentions. ”
His words changed sharply and continued,
"You say it's a potato, it's the same as the one just now?"
"Lord, this is the potato. ”
Zuo Qing told the truth.
"Well, if you can make this potato into a dish, I believe you have come with good intentions. ”
The lord touched his chin and looked at the potatoes meaningfully.
"Yes, the envoy is willing to do it, but the envoy must do it alone, and no one else can be by his side. ”
Zuo Qing said directly.
"Okay! The imperial dining room is reserved for the envoys, and the envoys are going to cook for me. ”
The lord of the country said loudly deliberately.
The eyes of the courtiers were full of ridicule.
No matter how you say it, the Great Qianhou State is also a vassal state, but I didn't expect his envoys to become cooks in our country, which is really shameful and relieved.
Zuo Qing is really stupid, and my lord has not admitted that he will "go hand in hand" with them if he does it.
Heck, the envoys of the Great Qianhou State really have the integrity of "envoys", and they bring broken potatoes to cook.
It's really relieving to think about it, my lord is really wise.
As if he couldn't see the mockery on their faces, Zuo Qing followed the eunuch towards the imperial dining room.
The lord of the country and the others waited anxiously above the main hall, and the time passed minute by minute, and the saliva in their mouths did not know how many times they had swallowed.
Finally, the eunuch shouted in a thin voice:
"Serve!"
Dozens of palace people came in with plates of delicious food, and the courtiers couldn't stop smelling the fragrance.
The lord of the country was already sloppy, looking at such a different potato, and swallowed his saliva hard.
Zuo Qing stepped forward and wiped the fine sweat on his head, and introduced them one by one:
"Lord, this is hot and sour shredded potatoes, peel and cut the potatoes into shreds......"
The lord of the country looked at him with resentful eyes, and saliva overflowed in his mouth.
The food is cold!
We don't want to know how it's made, we just want to eat it!