Chapter 224: Paying Respects to the Prime Minister

After a while, the eunuch felt that there was nothing wrong with him, and then he asked for guilt: "Your Majesty, the old slave deserves death, and the old slave is impulsive." ”

Li Yuan waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and asked, "How does it taste?" ”

The eunuch smacked his lips, shook his head and said, "I ate too fast, and the old slave doesn't remember what it tastes like." But now it seems that there is no peculiar smell. ”

Li Yuan relieved his heart and said to Xu Qing: "Roast the rest, and I will taste it too." ”

Xu Qing grilled more than a dozen skewers, and when Li Yuan started to eat, he was still a little scared, but as he ate and ate, he called this locust comparable to fresh shrimp and chicken, one skewer after another, dissatisfied with Xu Qing's roasting too slowly, and roasted and ate it himself. When it was over, he also asked people to bring good wine and drink with Xu Qing, and he didn't look anxious about the locust plague at all.

After eating enough locusts, Li Yuan drunkenly said to Xu Qing: "You, you ate very well when you were a child, hiccup,"

Xu Qing thought for a while and returned: "Your Majesty, today is because there are so many spices that can make locusts delicious. However, when the young man was wandering, he ate all raw, and there was no fire. ”

Li Yuan got up, stretched his waist and said: "Tomorrow's dynasty, the edict will order the world to kill locusts and eat them, and if you dare to eat the people's crops, let the people eat them." Also, tomorrow the dynasty will crown you as the Marquis of Xuanping, and there is one more important thing for you to do. ”

Xu Qing couldn't help asking, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what else is going on?" ”

"I, let you inspect the seven counties of Guanzhong!"

If you let someone else listen to this sentence, you will be dizzy on the spot. This Guanzhong land, also known as Gyeonggi, is the emperor's private land according to ancient rites. The land outside the gate belongs to the people of the world. Since the land in Guanzhong is the emperor's private property, it stands to reason that the emperor should take care of it himself. In normal times, the emperor would hold a ceremony to worship the suburbs, and appoint the prince or other relatives to make an inspection. And today, the task of this inspection was handed over to Xu Qing, which was really a great honor.

The sacrificial suburbs in the suburbs of Beijing have passed, and this inspection is really to quell the locust plague. Because of Xu Qing's three strategies for leveling locusts, Xu Qing went to inspect, and it was naturally logical. Xu Ming Ming Ming made the Hou Ye in the Ming Dynasty, and he already had a big gift of fake Yue, and this time, once he inspected the seven counties of Guanzhong, he was a governor and represented the royal family, so the etiquette would become a "fake Huang Yue". That is, quasi-imperial power.

Xu Qing naturally didn't know what Li Yuanzhi was talking about.

Li Yuan explained: "Xu Qing, you don't have anything to do here anyway. Those who can work hard, I won't let a person as big as you sit here. ”

Xu Qing smiled bitterly, looked at the sky and saw that it was late, so he retired and left.

The next day, Xu Qing went to court.

Li Yuan chose the beginning, he scolded the local officials for violating the yang and yin, reprimanded, and put on his own firm position, as if anyone dared to disagree with me, I would give you a posture of mourning and music, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not dare to oppose it. Anyway, the holy decree has been issued, and even if others oppose it, it is called a flood that cannot be recovered.

Then, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military followed Li Yuan's tone and condemned all the people who had done bad things. The nature of this matter is so decided, and the discussion of the court will be copied out and let the people know in the form of a notice.

Since it is necessary to remove the magistrates and officials, it is necessary to re-elect some officials, and some experienced officials must be selected from the people in Chang'an. Next to the main hall, there are supplementary officials waiting at any time, summoning them to be selected one by one, and the major forces divide the cake. It's just that the remaining commander-in-chief candidates have not yet been decided, but Li Yuan has asked everyone to stop recommending.

Subsequently, Li Yuan told Xue Yantuo about it, and asked the people in the ministry to stand up and count all the exploits that Xu Qing could say from the last time he was promoted to the present. In the end, it was concluded that if Xu Qing was not promoted, the people of the world would not agree, and the talents of the world would no longer serve the imperial court.

What kind of official is promoted, the third-grade and fourth-grade officials are all radishes and pits, and Xu Qing can't be allowed to have another idle position. So at this time, someone stood up and asked for his life, saying that Xu Qing's title should be upgraded. As soon as these words came out, a few more people stood up, such as Pei Lian, Cheng Yanjin and others, and unexpectedly, the eldest grandson Wuji also stood up to support Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's Xuanping Marquis made up in this way, proclaimed the decree on the spot, gave seals and official robes on the spot, and declared the fief. A burst of congratulations rang out beside Xu Qing.

Worship the prime minister, a very good minister!

Just like the New Year, Xu Qingqiang smiled and returned the gift with everyone. In fact, he was reluctant in his heart, because there was another drudgery to receive later, and that was the matter of going on patrol.

When the discussion came to this, almost everyone in the court knew that Xu Qing was the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the seven counties. Because of this, they really admired Xu Qing. Of course, the people around Xu Qing were naturally above the scarlet suit, and the other people in green robes still stood honestly in their positions.

After a while, when he returned to the court, Xu Qing was indeed appointed governor, and as expected, there was no opposition.

Immediately, everyone went to the harem for lunch. I thought I was eating boiled meat again, but I didn't expect that this time Li Yuan only put a plate of locusts on each table. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all covered their mouths and gagged, even Cheng Biting Jin was no exception.

What the emperor has given, the ministers cannot object. But seeing Xu Qing pick up a locust on the plate and throw it into his mouth, chewing it crunchy, some ministers dared to try it secretly. Although the locusts look a little ugly, the protein is very fragrant. There was the first attempt, and then there was the second attempt.

Cheng Yanjin was the last to eat, and he was also the fastest to eat, just because he had to finish it quickly and go to someone else's table to grab the plate. The plate is made of silver, and you can take it home in your pocket after eating.

But at this time, Cheng Biting Jin went slowly, panting roughly. When Xu Qing noticed something unusual, Cheng Biting Jin fell to the ground, panting and saying loudly: "This, this locust is poisonous in it!" ”

Everyone then looked at Cheng Biting Jin, only to see that his lips were as fat as sausages, and his face was already big, which was already comparable to a ball. Cheng Biting Jin scolded: "Then, that little rabbit cub, dare to harm your Grandpa Cheng?" ”

The ministers were all shocked, and if they hadn't felt anything strange about themselves, they would have vomited on the spot. This is what Li Yuan also found out about Cheng Biting Jin, ran down, looked around and said, "Who else feels uncomfortable?" ”

Seeing that no one came out, Xu Qing walked in and asked, "Brother Cheng, are you eating crabs and shrimps?" ”

Cheng Yanjin nodded, his mouth was already swollen and he couldn't speak. At this time, Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Don't be afraid, this locust is not poisonous, but some people will appear abnormal because they are not suitable in their bodies." ”