Then Zhao Shujiao's tone changed sharply, and he asked with a shy face, "General Lu, what are you going to do with this batch of loot?"

Lu Xiangsheng said, "According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, all the spoils of war should be handed over to the imperial court, and Lu is ready to seal it up immediately and order someone to escort it to the capital." ”

Zhao Shujiao's expression changed slightly, and he leaned over and said obscenely.

"That General Lu, our soldiers are all licking blood on the knife edge to live, let's not hand over all these spoils to the court, and deduct a little bit to reward the soldiers."

"General Zhao!"

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhao Shujiao coldly, "First, who is with you?" Second, the spoils of war should be cut according to the law! General Zhao still don't have such selfish intentions, otherwise Lu will definitely report to the imperial court bluntly. ”

And also......

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the Daming knife on Zhao Shujiao's waist, "This knife is a thing in my Tianxiong army, why is it hanging on General Zhao's waist?"

Zhao Shujiao's old face turned red, he hurriedly protected the knife, and stammered, "This knife was found by me when I cleaned the battlefield, what does it matter to you?"

"Oh?"

Lu Xiangsheng seemed to smile, "So this knife is also a trophy?" He also asked General Zhao to untie the sword and let Lu be escorted to the capital. ”

"You ......"

Zhao Shujiao looked at Lu Xiangsheng depressedly, he reluctantly untied the Da Ming knife on his waist and threw it over, muttering.

"What a ruthless Lu Xiangsheng, didn't labor and management just take a knife? Oh, when Your Majesty talks about meritorious deeds, sooner or later this knife will still be labor-capital. ”

Then this Zhao Shujiao pleaded again.

"General Lu, you see that Zhao promised heavy profits to the soldiers in order to capture Zunhua City, and now Zunhua City has been broken, and Jierharang and Yue Tuo have been captured, but ...... The bounty hasn't landed yet! ”

"And ......"

Zhao Shujiao said even more pitifully.

"When attacking Zunhua City, many soldiers in our army were sacrificed, the border soldiers were bitter, and it was common for them not to pay military salaries for several months.

Chongzhen, who Zhao Shujiao said this, was almost moved, but Lu Xiangsheng was still unmoved.

"General Zhao's words are wrong, in terms of meritorious deeds, compassionate soldiers, since we should wait for our victory to return to the court, His Majesty will decide, why do you and I need to worry?"

"Besides, the imperial court allocates millions of taels of silver to your Liaodong every year, and your Liaodong army will be short of military salaries?"

"Hey!"

Zhao Shujiao sighed, "General Lu doesn't know, the imperial court allocated a lot of money to Liaodong, but most of it was greedy for ink by greedy generals like Zu Dashou, and a small part was used to build a Gaocheng fortress, and there are not many people who really go to the border soldiers!" ”

After Zhao Shujiao finished speaking, he pointed to the sack full of jewelry and property in front of him and said, "These things were originally military salaries, and they were all greedy by Zu Dashou, a greedy general, why can't Zhao want these military salaries back now?"

Lu Xiangsheng, who said Zhao Shujiao's words, was stunned, he knew that the words were wrong, but he couldn't find a reason to refute them.

Chongzhen was crooked on the royal collapse, enjoying the massage of the little palace maid while broadcasting live.

Through the live broadcasts and replays of these days, he has a new understanding of Zhao Shujiao's character.

This person is a little greedy, but he is righteous and uninhibited.

He has never been greedy for the soldiers' salaries in Liaodong, but he will be a little greedy for some loot, and sometimes tolerate the soldiers hiding a little stuff.

Zhao Shujiao saw that Lu Xiangsheng did not speak.

He pointed to the half-sack of golden melon seeds in the corner and said, "Why don't you give these golden melon seeds to the soldiers?"

Chongzhen knew that these golden melon seeds were used by Zu Dashou to bribe the Eight Banners cavalry, and he used a bag and a half.

The remaining half sack of golden melon seeds was not taken away in time, and was seized by Lu Xiangsheng.

At this time, these golden melon seeds were thrown into the corner so casually, and each golden melon seed was heavy, shining with the unique luster of gold.

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a long time.

Finally, he said ruthlessly, "Lu can't do anything that violates the law and discipline, but Lu will tell Your Majesty the truth and let Your Majesty give more rewards and pensions." ”

Then Lu Xiangsheng was no longer willing to talk to Zhao Shujiao, he strode towards the war horse, and said as he walked, "Huang Taiji's soldiers were defeated and fled, and General Zhao was asked to pursue with Lu." ”

……

The next day, according to the usual rule, the emperor gave a banquet to hundreds of officials.

The banquet procedure at the court was very complicated, and the first thing to do was to congratulate the emperor and present gifts.

Then the emperor rewarded the hundred officials, and the hundred officials saluted again, three kneeling and nine knocking were the foundation, and they had to drink nine times.

After a set of procedures, people are about to starve to death, and when they see the dishes, their eyes can't wait to glow green.

The banquet begins.

Chongzhen naturally sat on the throne, and after the hundred officials saluted, they sat on both sides of the hall, and soon the dishes were served.

Compared with the Qing Dynasty, when the emperor gave a banquet, the ministers could not sit, either kneeling down to eat, or standing to eat.

The treatment of officials in the Ming Dynasty was much better, and they all had chairs to sit on.

The hundred officials were already hungry after completing the procedure, and they couldn't wait to look at the small table in front of them.

Although there are not many dishes, one person and one table, it is enough to eat to death.

There are raw flowers, five-flavor fruits, phoenix chicken, double stick bones, big silver ingots and large oil cakes, five kinds of wine, four colors of vegetables, three kinds of soup, two large steamed buns, horses, cattle and lamb gizzard rice, etc., and five kinds of wine.

These dishes are all routine dishes, and they are all varieties every year, but the difference is that the banquets in previous years were prepared by Guanglu Temple.

Guangrokuji Temple!

The famous canteen of the Ming Dynasty was famous for its extremely unpalatable dishes, so that people complained at the time and were rated as the four unreliable.

Hanlin Yuan article, Mukusi knife gun, Guanglu Temple tea soup, Tai Hospital prescription.

As soon as Chongzhen came to power, he abolished this rotten institution and hired private cooks to be responsible for the food and drink in the palace and banquets.

Chongzhen gave a down-to-earth name...... Official kitchen.

All cooks and handymen in the official kitchen are not allowed to be hereditary, and they are given according to their skills, and the last position is eliminated.

All......

When Baiguan looked at the small table, he was very satisfied, but when he saw that these dishes were full of color, flavor and flavor, it made people move their fingers when they smelled it.

Same dish, different effect.

In previous years, when Guanglu Temple was in charge, it was good for these officials to be able to eat hot meals.

Directly is lard and salt, the ingredients are served as soon as they are cooked, the dishes are not fragrant, the wine is tasteless, and in winter, the dishes are all a layer of lard.

Of course, although the dishes on the emperor's table tasted unpalatable, they could be guaranteed to be hot, at least there was no raw lard on the dishes to pour the taste.

As usual, Chongzhen put down the chopsticks first.

He gently picked up a piece of sheep's head and fed it to his mouth, chewing it carefully.

Then the hundred officials moved their chopsticks, and the hundred officials, who had long been hungry, hurriedly stretched out their chopsticks to the delicious food in front of them.