After all, this is the first time in so many days that the emperor has summoned courtiers to the palace for deliberations, and everyone is thinking, isn't His Majesty planning to compromise?

But this speculation is unlikely to be true, and now it is in a state of stalemate, how can it be so easy to compromise.

Therefore, many people have made two preparations, on the one hand, they have prepared a draft to persuade the emperor, and on the other hand, they have prepared the words of praise that the emperor will say in a while if he really compromises.

Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, also carried the resignation letter in his cuffs, it seemed that he really planned to resign, and when he arrived at the palace of honor, after bowing, he put his hand into his sleeve to take the resignation letter, and while taking it, he said in his mouth: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to play: and now the old minister is old, and he really can't take on this"

"Liu Qing's family, I'll talk about the rest later."

As soon as the words came out, he was interrupted by Emperor Hongzhi waving his hand, Zhu Youzhu looked very hearty, with a smile on his face that made people feel like a spring breeze, "I summoned you to come this time, but I want to invite you to dinner." ”

Dine?

Hearing this, all the ministers present were stunned, what kind of body to use?

At this time, they looked at the sides of the main hall of this temple, and when they came in, they noticed that on both sides of the hall were already placed on both sides of the small table of fine leaves and red sandalwood, and there was a pair of chopsticks and spoons on each table, the bowl was an ordinary porcelain bowl, the chopsticks were ordinary wooden chopsticks, and the spoon was also an ordinary porcelain spoon.

But except for the dishes and chopsticks, I didn't see any dishes, and the bowls were empty.

"Ladies and gentlemen, hurry up and take a seat."

Hearing this, a group of people had to sit silently, their brains were running rapidly, saying that it was a meal, but the bowl was empty, and there were no dishes, what kind of political signal is this?

Someone thought of the death of Xun Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is no food in the box, please pick it yourself.

Xun Yu has no Hanlu to eat.

And Your Majesty is here today, does it mean that we have nothing to eat?

Let me wait for my resignation?

It's not that they are too careful, but in fact, as ministers and ministers living in high temples, they are all used to thinking about things more complicated.

Thinking of the death of Xun Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is even more normal, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is popular in the streets and alleys, from the kings and ministers to the peddlers and pawns, I dare not say that everyone has seen it, but at least everyone has heard of it, and they, the ministers, have seen it.

What's more, now is the frost period when the relationship between the monarch and the minister is at the freezing point, don't look at the emperor is now full of smiles, but in fact, the relationship between the monarch and the minister has been raging these days.

Someone went to see Emperor Hongzhi with a gentle smile on his face, and a word flashed through his mind, which was unpredictable.

"The people are miserable." Emperor Hongzhi, who is unpredictable in heaven, opened his mouth, and this exit is a sigh, which makes people feel that the heart of heaven is unpredictable.

"The people are looking forward to the New Year all year round, but after the New Year, many people are afraid that they can't even see a little bit of oil and meat in their pots, so they have to drink a bowl of gruel, and if there is a bowl of porridge, it is already the New Year.

Thinking of them, my heart is also uncomfortable, so let's drink porridge this time, and I can be regarded as experiencing the suffering of the people with you. ”

Some people's faces moved, and they drank porridge and drank porridge, but what about porridge?

Then everyone praised together: "Your Majesty is like the benevolence of heaven, and the ministers admire it." ”

Emperor Hongzhi smiled, "Don't say anything like that." I have already instructed Shang Ji Jian to boil a pot of porridge, Xiao Banban, you go and see if the porridge is cooked, and teach them to pass the meal. ”

"Yes." Xiao Jing replied and walked out of the temple.

There was a long silence in the hall, and after a long time, the sound of footsteps was heard from outside the hall.

Xiao Jing was in front, followed by several eunuchs carrying a red charcoal stove, the stove was still smoking, and there was a pot sitting on the stove, and the gurgling sound inside could be faintly heard, as well as the porridge gas.

The stove with the cauldron was placed firmly in the center of the hall, and then the eunuchs lifted the lid of the pot, and a large cloud of white water vapor spread through the hall.

Xiao Jing walked to the pot, picked up the spoon and stirred it in it, then scooped up a spoonful.

A few eunuchs who were carrying porridge hurriedly knelt on the ground, took out a small shallow bowl from their arms, and held the bowl high with both hands.

Xiao Jing evened the spoonful of porridge to each eunuch, and several eunuchs didn't care about scalding, so they blew it twice and drank it in one gulp.

Xiao Jing looked at them for a moment: "Go out." ”

"Yes."

Only then did several eunuchs get up and bow down.

Xiao Jing walked to His Majesty Dan, took the small bowl on the imperial case of Emperor Hongzhi, scooped a spoonful of porridge into it, the bowl was almost full, carefully took the porridge back to the imperial case and put it away, and then Xiao Jing was going to take the bowl in front of Liu Jian.

Liu Jian hurriedly stretched out his hand and held it down, "Father-in-law Xiao doesn't want to be like this, let me come by myself." ”

Han Wen, who was at the head of the group, stood up, "Let me serve the porridge of the three cabinet elders and the ministers." ”

"Sit down." Emperor Hongzhi spoke, "Don't look at him as an ancestor in this palace, and he is still called an internal minister in the outer court, but here in me, today, he is a servant." Zhu Qing is the minister I rely on, let him sheng. ”

These words can be said to have given all the face of these ministers, but when they heard this, they were even more uncertain.

Xiao Jing silently took their respective bowls and served porridge one by one, and soon, a bowl of steaming porridge was placed on each minister's desk.

Every minister also looked at the bowl of porridge, someone stirred it with a porcelain spoon, His Majesty said it was gruel, but it was really thin enough, but it was porridge that was thin, and rice was thin, but the whole bowl of porridge was not thin.

Except for a few poor porridge and rice in this bowl, almost all of them are pale yellow lumps, and the bowl is full, and you can smell a slightly sweet taste.

What is it?

"Zhuqing is a well-informed person, and he has seen and used all kinds of delicacies on weekdays, but can anyone recognize what is in this bowl?"

The ministers looked at each other, they really hadn't seen this thing, they didn't know what it was.

"Back to Your Majesty, I don't recognize this thing."

"The minister has little knowledge, and he never knows what it is, and he feels like taro."

Emperor Hongzhi didn't explain, and said with a smile: "Then you guys will taste it first." ”

As he spoke, he picked up the spoon in the bowl, scooped a piece of sweet potato with a few rice grains and put it to his mouth, and after a few blows, he brought it to his mouth.

"Emperor, beware of the heat, drink slowly."

Xiao Jing greeted, but it was too late, Emperor Hongzhi was hot, he didn't expect that this sweet potato was mixed in the porridge and cooked like taro, even if it was cold outside, it was still hot inside.

But after being scalded, his eyes lit up, and the soft and delicate taste was sweet, which was several times better than the taste when eaten raw.

It tastes much better than the imperial food he usually eats.

When the other ministers saw that the emperor had drunk the porridge, they scooped up a spoonful of the sweet potato wedges and blew them a few more times before putting them in their mouths.

Immediately, they were all stunned, this taste. The porridge water is bland, but after adding this unknown thing, the taste of this porridge is sweet and delicious, with a hint of sweetness.

Some people think that sugar is put in the porridge, but when you taste it carefully, you feel that it is very different from the sweetness of sugar, but by this unknown lump.

Because this piece tastes like it is generally sweet.

(End of chapter)