His Majesty the Emperor of the Daning Empire did not hesitate to write an inscription for people in order to save a few melon seeds and peanuts money, and if this matter was spread, I don't know what it would say, but even if the old dean went to say it in person, standing on the street and setting up a high platform to stand on it and say it loudly, there may not be a few people who believe it.

After a while, the young man began to serve the food, because he was too careful and too afraid, so he walked like a cat, for fear of a little mistake, in case he dropped a dish or splashed a drop of oil on the emperor, maybe the emperor would not care that they could scare themselves to death.

Naturally, Yang Yu was more scared than the boys, he knew that the old dean would not invite him to dinner for no reason, but he didn't expect that it would be Emperor Daning who came, his heart was like playing a drum, and his heartbeat shook his ears with a buzz.

The emperor tasted a bite of the dish, and his eyes immediately lit up: "Interesting." ”

The taste of this dish is as strong as the taste of the tea, and I feel a little salty at first, but when I taste it carefully, it has a lingering aroma.

"This cook's approach is actually very simple, originally it was the person in the village who made a big banquet for the people, and this greenhouse restaurant actually has a down-to-earth meaning."

The old dean looked at the emperor's expression and knew that the place he had chosen was quite the right one.

"Your Majesty's food is too exquisite, the ingredients are exquisite, the methods are exquisite, and even the people who serve the dishes are exquisite, but some things have to be made rough to be delicious, if you let those imperial chefs in the imperial dining room do this, they can be scared to death, but the chefs in this place will only do this, and Your Majesty can't make them exquisite."

The old dean took a bite of the dish: "Because the big banquet is to save money for the main family, the taste of the dishes is slightly heavier, only the staple food will be more heavy, the original one bite of steamed bread and two mouthfuls of dishes, now one bite of steamed bread, it seems to have some philistines with some cleverness, of course, the most important thing is to make the dishes delicious, otherwise you will be scolded." ”

While eating, he said: "The people in the village often drag their families to eat when they have a share of the money, so it is not a matter of one person to judge the taste, in case the reputation is bad, the next time there is something in the family, no one will use this cook again." ”

After hearing these words, the emperor thought thoughtfully: "It seems that there is some great truth in it. ”

The old dean: "What the old minister said doesn't make much sense anyway, just talk about the origin of this cook." ”

The emperor glanced at him and looked back at the shopkeeper: "Here are a few steamed buns." ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly went to the kitchen in person and came out with a few big white steamed buns that had just come out of the pot, and the emperor suddenly felt that the taste was enough, and it turned out that this dish should be served with steamed buns.

He sighed with satisfaction after eating such a big steamed bun in one go, and then took a sip of the cheap tea that was a little bitter, and the taste was actually better.

"Not bad, not bad."

The emperor commanded: "Reward." ”

The old dean didn't want to pay for it, so he applied for a total of five taels of silver.

A guard came in at the door and put a full money bag on the table, and the shopkeeper became excited, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say, so he had to kneel down and kowtow.

The emperor smiled and asked him to get up, and then looked at Yang Yu: "Look, I rewarded him, he knows Xie Zhen, what is this?" ”

Yang Yu hurriedly replied: "It's to thank the emperor." ”

The emperor sighed: "It's to thank the emperor for his kindness, I just rewarded him with some money, and he is so grateful to Dade, but some people live and even their lives are given by me, but they don't know how to be grateful." ”

Yang Yu pounced and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the criminal minister has always been grateful for the emperor's grace, and he has never had a little indulgence and arrogance." ”

"I don't know if you've got it."

The emperor turned his head to look at the old man who had gray hair, Ruan Ke, the former national teacher of Nanyue: "You know if you have me." ”

The old man, who looked plainly dressed and even a little shabby, slowly stood up, took a step back and did not kneel, but stood there trying his best to straighten his already slightly rickety body.

"Your Majesty is talking about the guilty minister."

Ruan Ke lowered his head and did not look at the emperor, but seemed to look at his own toes.

"Your Majesty let me let these protégés appear here when I knew that my life was short, that's right, what these people did in Pingyue Road were arranged by me, a few years ago I was very difficult to find an opportunity, asked someone to send a few handwritten letters back, and now several of these people kneeling here have received my letters, this person is my protégé, this person is also, this person is still ...... They received my faith and began to plan something. ”

Ruan Ke pointed at a few of them, and then returned to his lowered eyebrows.

"I'm already very old, I'm not afraid of death, so I don't feel anything terrible at all when Your Majesty brought them here, death is the most terrible thing in the world, death is not afraid, what else is there to fear? I'm just sorry that these people are not as good as the one Han Zhaozhi sent by Your Majesty, and the strength of Daning can be seen. ”

The emperor couldn't help but laugh when he heard these words: "Old Mr. Ruan can just speak, and he can still say something to make me happy when he arrives here." ”

Ruan Ke also smiled: "So I've always felt that I am amazing, and I actually want to challenge Your Majesty." ”

The emperor said: "So I have always felt that you are very wronged. ”

Ruan Ke stopped smiling, and a trace of sadness gradually appeared in his eyes.

The old dean sighed: "Mr. Ruan, if you were not born in South Vietnam but in Daning, it is expected that your enthusiasm and economy will be more admirable and more successful, I have thought before, if I change positions with you, will I be as bold as you, after thinking about it, I am afraid that it is not as good as you." ”

Ruan Ke shook his head: "Don't say that, I just want to do my best as a courtier." ”

The old dean couldn't help but ask: "Even if no one interferes with all your arrangements and preparations are finally formed, in the end, how sure do you think you are of restoring the South Vietnamese Kingdom?" ”

"Not a single point."

Ruan Ke's answer was very crisp and helpless.

"I know very well what I'm doing, it's an impossible thing to do, but I can't help but want to do it, my Nguyen family has been a minister of South Vietnam for generations, and I have received the grace of the country for generations, and I always want to do something before I die, if I die in Babu Lane like this, I can't face the ancestors of the Ruan family."

The emperor asked, "Don't you feel sorry for these disciples and grandchildren of yours?" You are old and dying, but they still have many years to enjoy, I have never been a person who rushes to kill everything, if An An is honest, they are the most poor and better than ordinary people. ”

Ruan Ke sighed: "Who, there is no faith yet. ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "You said it very well, you are a good courtier." ”

Ruan Ke bowed his head: "If I can get His Majesty's approval, I have no regrets about dying." ”

The old dean was silent for a while and then asked, "Daning, who is the person who contacted you, if there is no one to help you, the letter will not be sent out of Babu Lane." ”

Ruan Ke shook his head and said nothing.

The emperor said: "If you ask him, he will naturally not say that he has to protect those who collude with him. Ruan Ke, you don't want to see Daning continue to be strong, so although you will feel that it is not worth dying for those people, you would prefer to see some problems in Daning, or even shake the foundation. ”

Ruan Ke nodded: "Your Majesty has seen it thoroughly, it is really not worth dying for them, if you die for the collapse of Daning, I am very happy." ”

"Daning collapsed, the people suffered, countless deaths and injuries, and the fertile fields became scorched for thousands of miles, do you think you have succeeded?"

"What Your Majesty said, South Vietnam experienced it a few years ago, so I don't think there's anything wrong with it."

"What South Vietnam experienced, you just came up with."

The emperor beckoned: "Show Ruan Ke this year's harvest in Pingyue Road." ”

A civil official ran over with an account book in his hand, opened it and read over the various harvests reported on Pingyue Road this year, not daring to omit a word, Ruan Ke frowned and listened, the more he listened, the paler his face became.

"Do you hear that?"

The emperor said: "The country of Nanyue was destroyed, but it turned out that those people in Nanyue are now the people of my Daning, their harvest has more than doubled compared to your time, and I also decreed that Pingyue Dao will be exempted from paying taxes on money and grain for three years, and the people's lives will be better, and their families have surplus food and money, and in a few years, they have adapted to their identity as the people of Daning." ”

Ruan Ke's face was pale and frightened, and after a while, he smiled bitterly: "So, I really can't win." ”

"Of course you can't win."

The emperor said in a flat tone: "The people under my rule, no one wants to rebel, even if you have been transporting a large number of various things out of the granary of the national treasury since the twelve years before the destruction of Nanyue, preparing for the long-term war with Daning, but you have neglected one thing, no matter how much you prepare, even if you send money and weapons to the people at that time, they will not follow you to rebel." ”

The emperor glanced at Yang Yu: "Should you ask, why did you, the most trusted national teacher, start stealing things from the treasury since you became the emperor of Nanyue?" ”

Yang Yu's face turned even paler, and he mechanically turned his head to look at Ruan Ke: "National Teacher, why is this?" ”

"Because Your Majesty is incompetent."

Ruan Ke's answer was too direct, like a slap in the face to Yang Yu.

Ruan Ke let out a long sigh, as if he had nothing to scruple about, so he said the words that had been held in his heart for too long in one breath: "Your Majesty, you are so arrogant and self-serving, and Your Majesty began to mention the matter of the alliance of all countries at the beginning of your ascension, and the old minister has persuaded His Majesty countless times but he just refused to listen, so it is also helpless for the old minister to plan for the destruction of the country in the future, and it is better to use the things that are removed for the restoration of the country than to be squandered by Your Majesty." ”

Yang Yu trembled and scolded: "You are rude! ”

Ruan Ke tidied up his clothes, then knelt down and kowtowed to Yang Yu three times: "Your Majesty, the old minister wishes His Majesty to spend the rest of his life in Babu Lane, the old minister can't accompany His Majesty more, after the death of the minister, Your Majesty should take care, the Taoist scriptures that should be copied every day should not be less, Your Majesty always drinks too much wine and there is no old minister to stop you from talking nonsense, His Majesty the Emperor of Daning has the capacity to accommodate people, but the courtiers of Daning do not want you to live longer, so you must be more cautious in the future, after the death of the minister, discuss everything with Hulan Midsummer, In fact, his wisdom is still above the old minister. ”

Hulan Shengxia didn't look at him, nor at Yang Yu, nor at Emperor Daning, but just stood there, his eyes were red.

The emperor asked Ruan Ke, "How do you know that I will only let you die?" ”

Ruan Ke raised his head and looked at the emperor and said seriously: "What did Your Majesty do to kill him?" He's just a piece of shit. ”

The emperor looked at Ruan Ke and felt that this was very exquisite.

Ruan Ke said: "Your Majesty keeps a waste, but it can also show Your Majesty's benevolence and righteousness, which is better than him dying." ”

The emperor snorted: "Then you go on the road, I will continue to eat." ”

Ruan Ke turned around and kowtowed to Emperor Daning: "May Your Majesty have many disasters and difficulties, and may Daning fall apart." ”

The emperor's face was calm as usual: "Go, do you think that saying this will make your death more embarrassing?" If you die, you will send me an intolerable name, you know whether my Daning will fall apart, and you know better whether I will have many disasters and difficulties. ”

Ruan Ke sighed again: "Daning...... It's really big. ”