Chapter 266: Eating Grasshoppers
Wei Xian picked up a fried grasshopper again with a sad face under Zhao Kuo's gaze, moved his mouth a few times, and finally put the grasshopper in his mouth.
Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, directly grabbed a few grasshoppers, and threw them into his mouth.
In the Wende Palace, all the officials were stunned, and they didn't have time to stop it.
"Grandpa Wei, you have to chew like this palace, the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes!" Zhao Kuo chewed on Wei Xian's cheeks and motioned for him to follow along.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Wei Zhengming suddenly knelt in front of Zhao Kuo and shouted in a somewhat sad tone.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is actually eating insects, which is simply a ruin for them who read!
What's even more ruinous is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even taught people how to eat insects!
Wei Zhengming knelt down, and the rest of the people woke up like a dream, and knelt down one after another, and even worse, there were tears in their eyes.
Zhao Kuo swept towards them while eating fried grasshoppers, and he naturally understood what they meant!
"This palace knows what you have to say, and this palace knows what this palace is doing! If you are still afraid of grasshoppers like tigers, then this palace wants to ask you, if you want those people to eat these grasshoppers, what will be the situation? ”
"Stand upright, take yourself as an example, and you can flaunt it! Now that this palace can eat, this palace expects you to eat too, you can eat, and the people of the world will naturally eat! ”
"Besides, this thing is really delicious!"
In the last sentence, Zhao Kuo did tell the truth.
The left and right glanced at each other, and seemed to find a bit of benevolence in Zhao Kuo.
After listening to what Zhao Kuo said and seeing Zhao Kuo's way of eating, Wei Xian's heart was crossed, and he abandoned the disgust and disgust in his heart, and began to chew the fried grasshopper in his mouth with his teeth.
A burnt aroma with the salty taste of salt began to spread in his mouth, Wei Xian's eyes lit up, and he even had a feeling that the more he chewed, the more fragrant it became.
Just as he wanted to continue to experience it, there was nothing in his mouth that he could chew on!
How big can a grasshopper be?
Naturally, it will be broken after a few chews!
Wei Xian licked his lips with some aftertaste for the taste just now, walked a few steps forward, and asked with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I wonder if you can give a few more grasshoppers to the slave maid to taste?" ”
"Of course!" Zhao Kuo smiled and handed over the plate in his hand, and asked with a smile, "Grandpa Wei, have you eaten it?" ”
"Hehe, the slave is greedy, and I haven't seen anything good! This fried grasshopper, when you eat it in your mouth, is crispy and crispy, with a special burnt flavor, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it is! ”
As soon as Wei Xian said this, Wei Zhengming, Lin Xiangru and other officials were a little dumbfounded!
Didn't you swallow it whole just now? How can it be that after a while, it feels like a delicious meal?
"Goo-dong!"
The movement of someone swallowing saliva sounded at this time, Wei Zhengming and Lin Xiangru looked back, and there was some disappointment in their eyes!
A fried grasshopper, as for the saliva that makes you embarrassed?
The bones of the literati were lost by people like them!
In the eyes of Wei Zhengming, Lin Xiangru and the others, the official, who had some natural reactions, lowered his head blushingly.
On the other hand, Wei Xian grabbed more than a dozen grasshoppers in his hands, put them in his mouth without the slightest hesitation, and chewed them in large gulps.
Zhao Kuo saw Wei Xian's appearance as if he had seen his own appearance.
The reason why he came back so late was naturally to follow Qin Yu to Zhuangzi outside the city non-stop.
Even if Qin Yu said that no matter how correct he was, he didn't see it with his own eyes, so naturally it was impossible to convince his father and emperor, let alone the officials of the DPRK and China.
For this plate of grasshoppers, Zhao Kuo specially asked the villagers and children in Zhuangzi to go to the field to catch them.
Compared with other fields, the fields in Qin Yu's Zhuangzi are really much better!
With this, Zhao Kuo also trusted Qin Yu a little more about what he said!
Qin Yu seems to be able to bring miracles to people!
And when the grasshopper was blown out, Zhao Kuo naturally didn't dare to eat it, but under Qin Yu's leadership, he tasted one.
After tasting it, I fell in love with this weird 'food' and had an inexplicable sense of novelty!
In the Wende Palace, Zhao Xuanchao watched Wei Xian gulp down fried grasshoppers, and he was also a little curious.
Isn't it really the same as Wei Banban said, it is really delicious?
"Wei Banban, take it, I will taste it too!"
Zhao Xuanchao suddenly said that he wanted to eat this fried grasshopper, Wei Zhengming and the others changed their faces, and they wanted to open their mouths to admonish, but they saw Zhao Xuanchao's eyes.
Everything they wanted to say was muffled.
Wei Xian held the plate he had taken from Zhao Kuo's hand and sent it to Zhao Xuanchao, who reached out and picked up a grasshopper with fried legs and feet.
If it is only about the appearance of the grasshopper in his hand, Zhao Xuanchao has no appetite, no matter how you look at this thing, it is a grasshopper, who would think of eating it?
Put it under your nose and smell it, there is indeed a smell of burnt incense, if you close your eyes and ignore it, it can really arouse people's appetite.
Thinking that he really wanted to eat this thing, Zhao Xuanchao also built it in his heart, so he closed his eyes and threw the fried grasshopper in his hand into his mouth.
There was a unique prickly feeling of grasshopper legs on his tongue, and Zhao Xuanchao almost spit out the fried grasshopper in his mouth, but fortunately, he forcibly pressed this discomfort, and if he didn't really taste it, how could he know if this thing could be eaten?
When the teeth chew the grasshopper's body, a gentle crunchy movement sounds, and then a unique burnt aroma spreads in the mouth, accompanied by a trace of saltiness, but there is a bit of a strange flavor.
Even Zhao Xuanchao tasted the salt used on this fried grasshopper, which should be the refined salt made by Qin Yu who sacrificed the refined salt method!
In terms of value, I'm afraid that the salt used is a few points more expensive than this plate of fried grasshoppers!
"Not bad!" Zhao Xuanchao gave a brief evaluation, then looked at the group of readers below, and asked, "Aiqing, try it!" ”
When Zhao Xuanchao said this, one or two people's faces instantly turned a little pale.
They are scholars, how can they eat such things?
It's just the will of Zhao Xuanchao, who would dare to disobey it?
Seeing Wei Xian walking down with a plate, no one dared not take it, but the expressions on everyone's faces were wonderful!
Wei Zhengming and Lin Xiangru had different expressions from the group of officials behind them, and the two of them wanted to know what the taste of this fried grasshopper was!
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's eat together, eat together!" Lin Xiangru raised the fried grasshopper in his hand and said to the people behind him, it was to encourage him, but also to prevent himself from escaping from the battle.
Curiosity is curiosity, if you really want to eat this thing, who doesn't want to respond to it in the bottom of your heart?
"Together, together." The official behind the two responded weakly, if Zhao Xuanchao hadn't said this, they would definitely not have eaten half a bite of this thing, even if it was left and right!
Lin Xiangru was the first to eat crabs, no, he was the one who ate fried grasshoppers, and Wei Zhengming was the second, and the officials behind them saw that the left and right were like this, so they could only resign themselves to throwing the fried grasshoppers in their hands into their mouths.
Zhao Xuanchao sat in his position, watching the movements of this group of people, and he was naturally clear.
Some people have a bitter face, and the whole face is about to be tangled into a pile, some people are clenching their teeth, as if they can forget that the fried grasshopper is in their mouth, and some people put the grasshopper in their mouth, and then swallow it directly, and after looking around, they quickly make a similar expression.
On the contrary, Wei Zhengming and Lin Xiangru were chewing seriously.
There is not much need to let this group of civil officials eat this kind of thing that they won't eat, but this group of guys has provoked Zhao Xuanchao, and Zhao Xuanchao naturally won't let them be so easy.
The fried grasshoppers in the mouths of Wei Zhengming and Lin Xiangru were the first to be eaten by the two, and the two looked at each other's expressions, knowing that the other party was not resistant to the taste of this fried grasshopper!
It's delicious, there may be some, but is it really delicious in the world?
I'm afraid not!
The mere appearance of the grasshopper can make people feel uncomfortable!
However, if this kind of thing is used as a substitute for food for the people of the three provinces and one prefecture affected by the locust plague, it is a good plan in this regard.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this thing can become a part of the substitute food for the people of the three prefectures and one state."
"The minister seconded the proposal!" Lin Xiangru immediately followed after Wei Zhengming finished speaking.
The officials, who were still twisting their faces, swallowed the grasshoppers in their mouths one after another, and quickly nodded yes.
They know what a!
Anyway, as long as they don't let them eat this stuff again, it's fine!
Zhao Xuanchao nodded, and then said to Du Futai: "If you follow the countermeasures mentioned by His Royal Highness the Prince, how much silver can the household department spend from the treasury to relieve the people of the three prefectures and one state?" ”
If there is a solution, Zhao Xuanchao will naturally not think about doing anything wrong.
As for the people of the three prefectures and one state, how many crops can still be kept, and how much silver taels the imperial court needs to allocate are naturally another matter.
"I don't know for the time being! It is necessary to wait for the disaster situation in the three prefectures and one prefecture to be reported before the minister can draw conclusions. ”
Zhao Xuanchao didn't say anything to Du Futai about what Du Futai said, if Du Futai opened his mouth, it would be tens of thousands of taels of silver, then he would feel that Du Futai had a problem.
"Left Phase, Right Phase, come up with a charter later!" Zhao Xuanchao commanded, and the left and right sides bowed down to receive the order.
"The people of the three prefectures and one state can't wait, and then spread my will, according to the countermeasures said by the prince, and order the officials of the three prefectures and one prefecture to step up the implementation, and implement it one day earlier, so that the people can suffer less crimes!"
"At the same time, I ordered the soldiers of the Qing Battalion to bring the ducks, set off immediately, and went to Jinmen, and ordered the right cavalry guards of Jinmen to rush to three provinces and one state!"
One after another, the officials in the Wende Hall hurriedly kept in mind that these matters needed to be dealt with urgently.
Seeing that Zhao Xuanchao did not give an edict, Wei Zhengming walked towards Zhao Kuo and asked with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the old minister wants to ask you, who is the person who gave these countermeasures?" Do you know the minister? ”
"Zuo Xiang naturally recognizes! That person was Qin Yu! When Zhao Kuo said this, there was some playfulness in the depths of his eyes.
Wei Zhengming's expression changed slightly, and then he shook his head slightly.
Lin Xiangru closed his mouth tightly and pulled away the wrinkles on his face, as if he was holding back a smile.
This is the second time Qin Yu has destroyed the prestige of the left minister, right?
The officials behind them showed disbelief on their faces one by one!
Are these countermeasures really come up with by a disciple of the sect? Instead of them reading people to give advice?