"Humph!" E Yufang slapped the case and glared at the two people on the left and right angrily: "Which of you did this? It's not really coming."

The two hurriedly left the case and pleaded guilty: "The minister deserves death!"

"But dare to do it, don't shirk, okay!" E Yufang squinted his eyes and said word by word: "The two of you are fighting to the death in the court, and it is quite concerted to mislead the country and harm the people. Let's talk about it! Why do you want to make adulterated pie gold?"

"Your Majesty, this matter is the idea of the subordinates, and it has nothing to do with others." E Xiang shook his white beard, and his face was indignant: "The old minister is in charge of the treasury and military resources and state expenditures, and the consumption of the war of extermination is huge. Therefore, in the First World War, the accumulated copper materials in Hubei for several years were exhausted, and the national treasury and public treasury were already nine out of ten, where is the excess gold to buy salt? ------ had to make a decision."

"The minister has a part in this." E Shizi said calmly: "Erchen knows that the army has suffered huge losses, and in order to avoid leakage, it is inconvenient for the palace craftsmen to make cakes and gold, for fear that the matter will be exposed. It was Erchen who used the weapons foundry in the army to make this batch of cake gold, and this matter was discussed by Erchen and Xiangguo, just to support our country to overcome this difficulty, and there is no other intention."

This time it was the turn of the Hou Yufang who couldn't sit still, he straightened up and leaned forward and asked, "How is it possible? Has my treasury reached such a point? Didn't you hide all the treasury after the extinction? How can you be so embarrassed?"

"Your Majesty." The old man's voice trembled a little: "The beauty who bought the Qianlu Pavilion in the Jianxing Palace has already squandered the treasury of Fanguo. We also have to transfer grain and materials from our own treasury to appease the hearts of the people, and this consumption is more than fighting a war. Because of the war, the country needs to reduce taxes for at least two years before it can produce anything!"

When he heard this, he felt his temples buzzing, and he leaned his elbows on the desk and muttered in a low voice, "So, you have come up with a way to adulterate the cake gold to get through the trouble? Oh, it's good now, the salt road is cut off, will the price of salt in my country skyrocket, and the people will fade out of their mouths?"

"Your Excellency, don't worry!" Eyun, who was lying on the ground for a while, finally waited for a good opportunity to speak at this time: "Although Jimo Salt City accounts for eighty percent of the world, but Qi Salt is out of Qi Realm, can the Tang Clan's covenant still be managed?"

"What do you mean-------" Eyufang frowned.

"The minister has been traveling on trade routes for many years, and he knows that Luoyi is the place where thousands of goods are distributed in the world. Qi salt goes south to Jianghan through this, and enters Hangu in the west, which is also the place of this hub. I am willing to go to Luoyi to mine salt and reopen the salt road for my country." Eyun angrily asked for his life.

"No!" Hou Yufang said categorically: "You have been expelled by the Jimo Salt Society, and you must not appear in this profession again. The Son!"

"The retainer is here!"

"You quickly hand over the military affairs and go to Luoyi to reopen the salt road to atone for your previous sins. But there's a mistake, huh!"

Everyone can hear these voices: But if you are wrong, it is time for this son to move his seat. E Shizi was in a cold sweat, bowed his head and replied, "No. The sons will not fail in their mission."

In the Linzi Qi Palace, a small banquet for the king of Hojing, Rongyi, is being held. Qi Wu Marquis Lu Shou diligently raised the lord to persuade him to drink, and Rong Yi did not shirk it, and he was already a little drunk when he pushed the cup and changed the lamp.

"This is called the tide chicken in the East China Sea, specially prepared for the king's envoy, please try it." Lu Shou pointed to a copper tripod on the new case and said.

Rong Yi looked down and saw a steaming steamed chicken in the copper tripod on the case, the fine charcoal at the foot of the tripod was bubbling with red flames, and there was a bright red stewed jujube, he smiled and said: "The East China Sea is called the tide chicken, this name is interesting and tight, I don't know what to pay attention to?"

Lu Shou smiled: "This chicken is produced on the coast of the East China Sea, commonly known as the long-singing chicken, the cry is clear and piercing, and a sound can penetrate the power of the sea tide. However, this rooster does not crow in the obscurity and brightness, but only cries with the tide when the tide rises, so I call it the tide chicken of the East China Sea."

"Heaven and earth are so big, that there are such strange chickens?" Rong Yi was very surprised.

"The East China Sea calls the tide chicken steamed with copper tripods, and its meat is as fresh as fish, and if the bamboo shoots are clear, it is a good product for vegetarians to taste meat."

"Such a strange thing must be extremely difficult to find."

"There are three dilemmas in getting this chicken

。」 Lu Shou gently knocked on the desk: "First, the mountains are high and the water is dangerous, thousands of miles away, and the idlers are not allowed to reach the coast of the East China Sea. Second, it is difficult to capture. This chicken is half home and half wild, when the tide is high and flies to the coast to sing for a long time, when the tide will recede, the chirping is extraordinarily high-pitched and sad, only at this time to catch, the chicken is very different from the usual chicken. Third, it is difficult to raise. Do not leave the sea for more than 10 days, or you will die of dumbness."

"So, the chicken just got back?" Rong Yi was a little surprised.

"When the widow learned of the king's envoy's action, he took the time to return from the East Sea, and today is the sixth day for the tide to leave the sea."

After a long silence, Rong Yi said with emotion: "Qi Hou is so attentive, it seems that Princess Boji will marry into the Qi Palace, but he will be blessed."

As soon as the words fell, the huge hall suddenly seemed to pour a basin of cold water on the head, and everyone was silent, only burying their heads in the chopsticks. Rong Yi didn't care much, first carefully tore off a piece of Dingzhong chicken, closed his eyes and gently put it in his mouth, chewing gently. Suddenly, he sighed softly: "Heh, it's really delicious."

After all, he is the royal envoy, and the family affair with the Zhou royal family was decided by Lu Bushan, the Marquis of Qi, and he Lu Shou agreed in front of his father's bed before his death, and it is not okay not to take this stubble. Lu Shou still stubbornly took over the words: "I heard that Princess Bo Ji had reached the end of the year last year, and I wanted to send an envoy to agree on the marriage date, but I didn't want the royal envoy to come first, so how about asking Tai Bu to divide the auspicious period?"

"Since the marriage has come, the autumn is for a long time. According to the ministers, if the marriage is completed this autumn, please send an envoy to Haojing, and the Son of Heaven will divinate the marriage date, so that the husband and wife can be reconciled and spread out."

"Well said, well said. according to the king's envoys." The smile on Lu Shou's face has been swinging for a long time, and his muscles are quite sore.

"Your Majesty—" With a coquettish cry, accompanied by a jingling sound and a fragrant fragrance, a tall woman with a beautiful complexion entered the hall. I saw that she was dressed in a scarlet brocade dress, with a big hairpin with five phoenixes and sunrise gold silk beads and red treasures on her head, earrings with red coral inlaid red gold tassels, and a pair of Pisces sending auspicious gold and red treasure blessing lock collars hanging from her chest. The snow-white goose egg face has a pair of big eyes, bright and longing, as if happy and angry.

Rong Yi knew in his heart that this was probably the party girl who caused the two cousins to fight. Originally, on such an occasion, without being called, the palace family should not come, but this woman was so arrogant, and the clan surnamed Lu was not surprised, and it seemed that she was very favored in the harem.

Dang Meng's pregnancy blessed the ceremony first, which can be regarded as a confession: "The king set up a banquet for the king's envoy, and the concubine should not have come to offer ugliness. But I heard that it was for the marriage of the king and the princess of the Zhou family, and the concubine lived in the deep palace without a companion, so I was really happy, and Qing'er was a little uncomfortable, and I also wanted to ask the king to wait and take a look."

How? Rong Yi's heart sank, so even the eldest son was born, it seems that Princess Boji can bear to marry.

"Qing'er, what's wrong?" When Lu Shou heard this, he was obviously very concerned.

"Oh, nothing. It's just that he's spitting up milk again, and this kid is so good at eating that he chokes a lot."

"Then the widow will go back to the palace and take a look."

The two of them answered one-on-one as if no one was there, and the waiter on the side felt quite rude and deliberately cleared his throat. Lu Shou came back to his senses at this time, pointed at Rong Yi and said, "This is the close attendant of the Emperor of Haojing, Mr. Rong Yi, don't hurry up and see the ceremony!"

Dang Meng walked down the stairs, bowed to Rong Yi Yingying, and said with a smile: "I have heard Mr. Jiu's name, like thunder, I can see it today, which is enough to comfort my life."

"I don't dare to accept Mrs. praise, Rong Yi is ashamed."

"Princess Bo Ji is about to marry into the Qi Palace, and she and her concubine will become sisters, and the concubine has a gift to show her heart, please ask Mr. to forward it." Dang Mengyu looked like the master of the first comer, waved his hand, and the maid next to him presented a tray, and the brocade box carved with red sandalwood was full of a huge box of east pearls, which were full of full, round and clear.

"This is a mussel bead produced in the East China Sea, and it is also given by the king on weekdays, and the concubine is just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha. I beg the gentleman to turn to Princess Berge, and not to be despicable." Dang Mengyu held the bead box with both hands and raised it under Rong Yi's nose, he couldn't respond anymore.

"Madam, this matter is very inappropriate, and I can't obey my fate." Rong Yi's attitude is resolute but firm.

"Oh? What's wrong?" was suddenly rejected, and Dang Mengyu was obviously very unhappy.

"The matter of marriage, the parents' orders, and the words of the matchmaker. Before the official date of marriage, the unmarried daughter is not allowed to receive private gifts with her husband's family, and the lady has entered the Qi palace and belongs to the husband's family, and the gifts can be included in the bride price of the king, and can also express the heart of the lady. However, if Rong Yi accepts this thing, it will damage the reputation of the princess, and I hope that the lady will see it."

These words are polite and courteous, dignified and upright, and vaguely refer to the various improprieties of Dang Meng's concubine status and the path she took to enter the Qi Palace. Rao is Dang Meng's pregnancy is favored, and at this time, he doesn't feel like a mang on his back, and he doesn't put down the bead box, and he can't send it, which is very embarrassing.

It was Qihou Lu Shou who broke the embarrassing atmosphere, he waved his hand, and the chamberlain stepped forward to take the bead box, turned the screen and left. Dang Meng was stunned, and reluctantly blessed Fu and said: "Mr. use it slowly, the concubine has to go back to the palace to take care of Qing'er, so I won't accompany you."

"Madame, walk slowly!"

Rong Yi said this, but his heart was full of muttering: It seems that this is not a fuel-efficient lamp, what is the life of Princess Boji, and it depends on her ability and creation. But it's okay, if she is smooth sailing in the Qi Palace, she won't rely on her mother's family. So it is just right.

Since May of the seventh year of King Zhou Li, an old rain has sunk the entire Luohe Valley into the vast haze. The old rain is also a long rain. There is a cloud in "Zuo Biography": "Where it rains, three days past it will be rain."