Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Imperial History of the Left Capital
"Your Majesty, can you ask the maiden to explain to Imperial Chef Jin?" Zhang Zezhen volunteered.
"You understand what he means?"
"I can try."
"Even I have to ponder my father's words for a long time, how can you be an outsider to understand him?" Jin Zhen's mind was full of question marks, and she felt that she was talking nonsense.
"Although we are not related by blood, our understanding of Feng Fei's wish is the same. Besides, Uncle Jin is here, I'm right, you just nod, if it's not right, you shake your head, okay?"
Kim Hee nodded brightly.
"Say it then! I'm listening."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"The folk girl thinks that Uncle Jin's consciousness is that someone wants to use this Feng Fei's wish to kill you invisibly."
"What?" The emperor turned to Kim Hee-liang to get his response.
Jin Xiliang nodded vigorously.
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be easier to poison it directly? Why bother?"
"Your Majesty, this Fengfei wish is personally customized for you, not to mention whether others have the right to enjoy it, just by you, as long as you taste it, you will know who this dish is from."
"That's true, but so what?"
"In that case, it is impossible for this person to frame you in such a simple and crude way, he can only modify the secret recipe of Feng Fei's wish to give you the taste of chronic poisoning."
Everyone looked at Jin Xiliang again, Jin Xiliang nodded with great satisfaction, even he didn't expect that there were people in this world who knew his thoughts so well.
"What kind of enmity do I have against this man? Let him be so cruel to me?"
"The emperor is angry, I don't know about the grievances between you and this person, but from the perspective of me and Uncle Jin, this person should be a last resort."
"As a last resort?"
"Yes, because he couldn't find a better way, and this way will not only kill you, but also give him plenty of time to prepare so that you won't have any suspicion of him."
"So you mean that I'm poisoned now? But the Imperial Doctor didn't see anything!"
"The emperor doesn't need to be nervous, you don't have anything to do at the moment, because this person's plan has failed, and he hasn't obtained the secret recipe of Feng Fei's wish, which may also be the reason for Uncle Jin's disappearance. Is that right? Uncle Kim."
Kim Hee nodded and squeezed out a smile.
"In other words, this person kidnapped my imperial chef just to get the secret recipe of Feng Fei's wish?"
"The emperor is wise, that's exactly what happened. Feng Fei wishes that this secret recipe is very unique, it can save people and kill people, it does not belong to any traditional cuisine, and the medicinal herbs in it can be fatal if the amount is changed slightly."
"Feng Fei's wish is so powerful?"
"Well, so, the Fengfei wishes you eat are all made by Uncle Jin himself, and they are served to you by himself, so as to ensure your safety."
"Well, Imperial Chef Jin, thanks to you, I would have died a long time ago, and you would have suffered."
Jin Xiliang shook his head and saluted the emperor.
"But, Miss Zhang, as you said just now, I can taste the difference, isn't his effort in vain?"
"Back to the emperor, this is really not necessarily. First, you don't eat this dish every day, and it is difficult to achieve precision on the subtle differences in taste, only Uncle Jin and I can do it; Second, if you just change the amount of the recipe of the dish itself, there is not much difference in taste; Third, if the person adds a lethal dose all at once, even if you taste it, it's too late."
"Your Majesty! The old minister thinks that if you really follow what Zhenzhen said, then this person will definitely continue to frame you, and you must not be careless."
"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Lu Cheng said is extremely true, we must be well prepared, not to mention that Uncle Jin has been rescued, this person will definitely be furious and will speed up his actions."
"But the question is, I'm in the light, he's in the dark, how do I draw him in?"
"Your Majesty, can you listen to the thoughts of the grass people?" Xu Yue stood up silently and stepped forward to salute.
"Oh? Do you have a plan? Tell me about it!"
"I don't dare to say it! It's just an immature idea."
"Say it!"
"According to my mother-in-law, Xu Mingyuan gave this person a fake prescription before he died, so this person will definitely give it to you to gain your trust."
"Hmm...... So I can discern what it tastes like."
"That's right."
"But Miss Zhang said, what if there is poison in that dish?"
Zhang Zezhen replied, "The emperor doesn't have to worry, I am willing to make the Fengfei you eat, and Uncle Jin will guide you." As for the dishes he sent to cook? You don't have to eat it at all, our purpose is to bring him out, not to verify the authenticity of the dish."
"Good idea, good idea."
"But the old minister has a question."
"Prime Minister Lu, please speak!"
"Chastity has been exposed, and he has robbed the execution ground with us, it is impossible for this person not to know, would he act so rashly?"
Xu Yue smiled and said, "Teacher Lu's idea is not wrong, but you have overlooked one point, and it is difficult for this person to distinguish between the real and false Feng Feiyuan, so he will definitely point out that my lady is a fake and wants to frame you." When the time comes, the emperor only needs to approve of him."
"Hahaha, what a plan is a plan!" Lu Gaozhi laughed heartily and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, it seems that the minister is old, and he is not even as good as a young man."
"Teacher, I'm smiling!"
"I heard you shout one teacher after another, could it be that you are also a disciple of Prime Minister Lu?"
"The grass people were fortunate to meet Prime Minister Lu, and thanks to his love, they were accepted as disciples."
"Is that so? Prime Minister Lu?"
"Indeed, Your Majesty! Although this person has no qualifications, he has extraordinary talents, and he is indeed a pillar of the country."
"Okay, if you can successfully rescue the rebels this time, I promise you that you will be the county magistrate of Tang County and benefit the people."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"What are you thanking me for?"
"You named my husband a county magistrate, won't I become a county magistrate? Shouldn't I thank you?"
"Hahaha! What the chaste maiden said was very true."
When everyone was discussing the strategy, Gonggong Xu walked in, "Your Majesty, Zhao Cheng, the imperial history of the left capital, sent a fold."
"Ao, it's Uncle Huang, bring it! When I finish discussing things with Prime Minister Lu, we will review them."
"Your Majesty, Zhao Yushi said that it is a very urgent matter, please review it immediately."
"Oh? What's so urgent?"
"I don't know, it's just about your comfort."
Everyone's expressions immediately became serious, and the happy atmosphere fell into tension again.
"Okay, I know, you go out first, and after the review, I'll call you."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave and maid are retired."
"Wait!"
"What else? Your Majesty."
"Remember, you can't tell anyone about Miss Zhang and them, not even those closest to me, you know?"
"The slave knows!"
"Alright, let's go down!"
After Xu Lai went out, the emperor immediately opened the recital, only to see him look flustered, but with anger, he slammed his fist on the board.
Seeing this, Lu Gaozhi hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what is it that makes you so angry?"
The emperor did not answer immediately, but threw the fold in his hand on the board, then sat down, and said slowly: "Prime Minister Lu, what do you say about me, how do you usually do with these imperial relatives?"
"Absolutely well taken care of! Your Majesty, why do you ask that?"
"See for yourself!" He tossed the fold on the board to Lu Gaozhi.
Lu Gaozhi picked it up, opened it and looked at it, and he was very surprised, which aroused Zhang Zezhen's curiosity, and he also wanted to go forward to find out.
"Teacher Lu, in the end
What's going on?"
"This ......" Lu Gao stopped and looked at the emperor.
"It's okay, tell them, they'll find out sooner or later."
"On the fold, Zhao Cheng found the secret recipe of Feng Fei's wish, and wanted the emperor and all the emperor's relatives to taste it together."
The air was suddenly silent, and everyone didn't know what to say.
"Hey, I really didn't expect that after racking my brains for a long time, it turned out to be my imperial uncle in the end, why is this? I can't figure it out!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry about it like this, since ancient times, the struggle for the throne has never stopped, it doesn't mean that you have done anything wrong."
"Hey! But when I heard that it was my imperial uncle, I still didn't want to believe it!"
"Your Majesty, if this person is your imperial uncle, then the plan will change." Xu Yue sighed.
"Why is that?"
"Every time you taste the dish of Feng Fei Yuan, you should taste it with them, right?"
"Yes!"
"That's it, they must know what this dish tastes like, and if his slave makes this dish and it doesn't taste right, they will definitely be suspected. In this way, the fact that the recipe is fake will also be known to him."
"Then why did he send this recital, isn't he asking for his own suffering?"
"It's not him!" Zhang Zezhen said to herself.
"What did you say?" The emperor asked.
"I said, it's not your imperial uncle, it's someone who is using him!"
"Is that true?"
"I'm not sure for sure, but it's doubtful."
"What do you see?"
Jin Xiliang picked up the pen and wrote on the paper: What Miss Zhang said is extremely true.
"Then Prime Minister Lu, General Xiao, what do you two think?"
Xiao Tian stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister also agrees with Miss Zhang's opinion."
"Oh? Tell me about it."
"Yes! Although Zuodu Yushi is a first-class minister, a relative of the emperor, but he is not a person who strives for fame and fortune, according to the minister, he is kind, usually likes piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, for this aspect of eating, he does not attach much importance to himself, not like a person who can study dishes."
"That's true, Uncle Huang is a person I admire very much, but he doesn't pay attention to the government at all, and if he has any important things, he just comes to listen to it, and he won't express any opinions."
"The emperor is wise, such a person will not remember the exact taste of Feng Fei's wish, he can only remember it roughly, so it shouldn't be him."
"Then why did he play it?"
Zhang Zezhen thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, have you had a headache recently?"
"How do you know?"
Seeing the emperor's surprised expression, Zhang Zezhen smiled and said, "Since just now, you have been pressing your head from time to time, which must be uncomfortable, and it has been like this for a while recently."
"Hey, I'm sick! In the past, after eating Feng Fei's wish, it would be much better. Ever since Imperial Chef Jin left, my headache has been painful for a while, and the prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor is only for a while."
"That's right, this Zuodu Imperial Historian may just care about your body."
"You mean, Uncle Huang has been thinking about me?"
"Hmm. He knows that you have a headache, and when he learns that someone has obtained the secret recipe of Feng Fei Wish, the first thing he wants to do is to solve your headache."
"Oops! Yeah! Thanks to you, I almost blamed Uncle Huang and made a big mistake!"
"Whew!" When Lu Gaozhi heard this, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that Prime Minister Lu and I have the same thoughts!"
"Indeed, if it is really the imperial history of the left capital, it will inevitably cause a panic in the court, which is not a good thing for the court up and down."
"Hmm! But who is behind the instructions? Uncle Huang is already a first-class minister, and there are still people who use him?"