In Yanfu Palace, the three close ministers are singing.

Li Bangyan was in charge of writing the living notes, Wang Hao was the Hanlin Chengzhi, and Cai You was the bachelor's student. The three of them belonged to three different factions, but they all circled around the emperor all day long, and with them holding each other back, Song Huizong could sit back and relax.

Li Bangyan grease and powder the women, and was flirting with Wang Hao.

Cai You also reversed the woman, wearing short clothes and narrow pants, and her blush was particularly gorgeous. In the play, he is Wang Hao's old lover, and Li Bangyan belongs to the new love, two women compete for a man, it is actually a love triangle plot.

This is a miscellaneous drama with the theme of cheating, and Lee Bang-yan wrote the script himself, which contains a lot of explicit lines. But because it was a man's reversal, the performance was more like a comedy, which made Song Huizong laugh.

Liu Wanrong has been promoted to Liu Wanyi, and she only gave birth to a son last year, but now she is pregnant again, which shows that the emperor is very kind to her.

Sitting next to Liu Wanyi was Cai You's wife, Song.

The Song family was allowed to enter and leave the harem freely, which represented Cai Yousheng's longing. Many times, he can let his wife please the concubine, and then let the concubine blow the pillow wind to the emperor.

Watching her husband dress up as a woman and compete with two men on the stage, although Song didn't feel good in her heart, she accompanied Liu Wanyi to cover her mouth and snicker.

Zhu Guoxiang had already come with a corn cob, and Song Huizong didn't speak, just beckoned to him.

Zhu Guoxiang immediately sat down to watch the play, and the two anti-skewering roles on the stage made him feel a little sick to his stomach.

It's better to look at Liu Wanyi twice, Dean Zhu had to admit that since the crossing, Liu Wanyi was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, No wonder the Dog Emperor was so obsessed with love.

Glamorous and charming, it also has two points of purity and three points of dust, which can be called a stunner in the world.

Even Cai Jing and Zheng Juzhong are not qualified to see Liu Wanyi, and it has become an honor for close ministers to be able to witness this woman's demeanor with their own eyes.

Later, Song Huizong invited all the favored ministers to a banquet, issued a wine order with Liu Wanyi as the theme, and let them enter Yuzhenxuan. Including Cai Jing, they all thought that they could see Liu Wanyi herself, but the emperor only let them admire the portrait. Afterwards, Song Huizong also said to Cai Jing that in the future, Cai Jing would definitely be allowed to see the real person, and he would completely regard this as a special reward.

The farce on the stage was finally finished, and the three actors did not change their clothes, so they ran to accompany the emperor to drink.

Song Huizong asked, "Where is the immortal food?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "It has been brought. ”

The eunuch approached with a corn cob, and Zhu Guoxiang picked up one, tore open the pale green bud coat, and presented it to the emperor with both hands.

Song Huizong took it and looked at it carefully, and said approvingly: "Crystal like jade, it is pleasing, and it deserves the name of corn." ”

This art student emperor fell in love with it just by looking at it.

The main reason is that corn has a very high appearance, and it looks better than rice and wheat.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Corn has never existed in ancient times, even the three emperors and five emperors have never seen it. The appearance of this thing depends on the Holy Son of Heaven to come to the court, and the sky descends auspicious Rui Jiajun to support the people. ”

Dean Zhu also gave up for the sake of his son, and completely integrated into the identity of Xingchen.

Song Huizong was in a good mood when he said this, he took the corn and looked at it again, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and handed it to Liu Wanyi: "What does Concubine Ai think of this thing?" ”

Liu Wanyi observed, stroked, and poked with her fingers: "Like that beautiful jade, there is no such grain in the world, and it cannot be obtained unless there is a holy monarch." Such a beautiful immortal food, I can't bear to eat it. ”

Song Huizong asked, "How to cook?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "At this time, it is fresh and tender, it can be steamed, boiled, and baked. When it is ripe, it is like wheat, dried and threshed to be ground into powder. ”

Song Huizong immediately ordered: "Bring the charcoal stove and cauldron." ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Another drawer of steamers." ”

Everyone wandered to the garden, where the charcoal stove and cauldron had been set up, and a steamer had been placed on the pot.

Zhu Guoxiang instructed the eunuch to add water to the pot, and dozens of corn cobs were divided into three by him. Some are thrown into the pot to boil, some are steamed in the steamer, and some are put on the stove for testing.

Song Huizong saw it interestingly, so he asked the eunuch to move closer to the golden chair and roast corn himself.

Li Bangyan, Wang Hao, and Cai You also came over to help when they saw this, but the eunuch was completely squeezed away.

The scene was quite nonsense, several ministers gathered around the charcoal stove, and there were no benches, all squatting on the ground to roast corn, and the costumes of the three actors had not changed. Only Song Huizong was sitting, like the stars and the moon, and the two largest corns were roasted with chopsticks.

Song Huizong asked casually: "What kind of food is there in Shimei's hometown?" ”

Lee replied, "It's the same as Tokyo." ”

Li Bangyan's hometown is in Huaizhou (Qinyang), although it belongs to Hebei West Road, but it is actually next to Kaifeng.

Song Huizong did not ask Cai You and Wang Hao, because they both grew up in Tokyo, but turned to Zhu Guoxiang: "What kind of food is there in Yuanzhang's hometown?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang's dishes are only a few, and most of them also need chili peppers, he said perfunctorily: "The minister's hometown is remote, and there is no food. When the minister traveled in the south, he saw a beggar who had made a dish called Flower Chicken. This beggar is called Hanako. ”

"How dare you use the beggar's food to perfunctory the official's house?" Cai You took the opportunity to ask.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Those beggars lacked cooking things, so they stole poultry, wrapped them in lotus leaves, and then wrapped them in a layer of mud. Build the clods of soil into an earthen kiln, burn them with firewood, and then bury the chickens with the hot clods of soil and bake them. The minister found it interesting, so he learned to do it a few times. Compared with the beggar, the minister added green onions, ginger and salt and other condiments, and after baking, the meat was tender and juicy, and there was the fragrance of lotus leaves. ”

Song Huizong imagined the production process of called flower chicken, and guessed: "Wrapped in lotus leaves, it is a bit elegant, and it tastes quite good if you want to come to the meat with a fragrance." Go looking for lotus leaves and chickens! ”

The attendant eunuch immediately summoned the Yellow Gate to enter the Inner Yellow Gate, and the Yellow Gate entered the Inner Yellow Gate with the Little Yellow Gate, and galloped to the Huiling Temple in the south of the city.

Ouyang Xiu has a poem: "In June, there is a lot of rain in the summer of Beijing, and the south wind blows at night. Ningxiang Pond locks the Lingyuan, and the servants shoot the wilderness! ”

This poem is describing the solidity of the spiritual view.

In the Ningxiang Pond of Huilingguan, there are not only many seeds, but also a lot of lotus flowers.

When the eunuch picked the lotus leaves back, let the cook kill the chickens and wash them, and the corn was already roasted.

The color is golden, with a little burnt black, and the smell is fragrant, which makes people feel appetizing.

Song Huizong handed the roasted corn to Liu Wanyi, and even blew a few breaths himself, for fear that Liu Wanyi would be hot: "Love the concubine and taste it." ”

"Thank you, official." Liu Wanyi said beautifully.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "There are also steamed and boiled, so I can keep some appetite." ”

Song Huizong picked one up by himself, and after blowing it a little, he broke off a few grains and put them in his mouth, which was fragrant, sweet and glutinous, and immediately praised: "It is worthy of the name of fairy food, and it is delicious in the world." ”

Li Bangyan is a prodigal son, and he usually doesn't pay attention to his image, grabbing roasted corn and gnawing wildly, patting his thigh and saying, "It tastes good!" Officials can convene Dasheng poets to taste it, and let them write a few more Dasheng poems with corn as the theme, so that everyone in the world will know about this auspicious and beautiful thing. ”

"That's a good idea." Song Huizong said with relief.

Corn, a crystalline and high-value grain, is worthy of himself, the saint of the world.

Let the Dasheng lyricist arrange music and lyrics, and sing praises to the good life, it will be sung all over the world, so that the people will know that the heavens have descended auspiciousness. The fact that the common people can eat corn is that God is rewarding the benevolence of the Holy Monarch.

Seeing that Li Bangyan was praised by the emperor, Wang Hao hurriedly said: "This thing can be planted in Kaifeng Mansion, and the benevolence of the Holy Monarch should benefit all the people!" ”

Song Huizong nodded and said, "That's a good idea." ”

Zhu Guoxiang persuaded: "It is better to plant wheat in Ueda and Nakata, and only need to grow corn in the barren fields." In this way, the people will not be disturbed, and the food production will be increased. ”

Cai You deliberately raised the pole: "How can immortals cultivate with thin land, isn't this neglecting the heavens?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Growing immortal grain on thin land can better demonstrate the benevolence of the official family. ”

Song Huizong and the mud said: "Aiqing left some seeds, half of them were planted in the middle field, and half were planted in the lower field. ”

"Yes!" Zhu Guoxiang hugged his fists and took his life.

Song Huizong said with a smile: "When there is a bumper harvest next year, you can use corn to reward the ministers, so that they can all taste the taste of immortals." ”

Li Bangyan patted his ass and said: "The official family loves their courtiers so much, and the three emperors of the ancients are nothing more than that. ”

Wang Hao said: "The official family is the Shi Yao Shun. ”

Song Huizong said happily: "I and Yao Shun are still incomparable. ”

Cai You said: "Although it is not as good as Yao Shun, it is not far behind." Less than three generations, there has never been such a wise and benevolent monarch as an official. ”

"Hahahaha!"

Song Huizong laughed proudly, although he knew that this was sycophancy, but he was still very happy in his heart. Moreover, he felt that this kind of flattery should not be very watery.

Song Huizong was very clear about the court faction, but he was completely divorced from the people.

In his mind, under his own rule, the people should be doing well. Wherever there was a famine or riot, it was also caused by the brutality of the magistrates, and the various policies of the imperial court were certainly fine.

The cook has already come, and under the guidance of Zhu Guoxiang, he put in the condiments and wrapped them in lotus leaves and soil.

There is no need to build an earthen kiln, you can bake it directly, and the imperial kitchen can master the heat.

Song Huizong drank the wine, and began to taste steamed corn and boiled corn, which had a different taste from roasted corn, and he was very satisfied with this: "Aiqing has made a merit in offering immortal grain, what reward do you want?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang took the opportunity to say: "The dog is too arrogant in Puzhou, and it is easy to fold if he is rigid, please transfer him to Sichuan, Shaanxi or Jinghu." ”

Song Huizong said: "I have transferred him to Hangzhou. ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "Hangzhou is prosperous, young people are inevitably indulged in pleasure, and it is best to let the dog go to a remote and poor place to experience." ”

Song Huizong said: "In a remote and poor place, it is not a promotion, but a debasement, how can I treat the virtuous ministers lightly?" ”

"Young man, it's good to suffer more." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Although Song Huizong is extremely smart, he is not resolute, and he is changeable, and his ears are still very soft.

It can be seen from Ma Zheng that this product can listen to the advice, but he listens to everything he thinks is reasonable. For a while, I thought that this was right, and for a while I thought that it was right, and changed the horse policy every three or four years on average, making the folk horse breeders want to die.

The order changes day and night, like child's play.

He originally felt that Zhu Ming and Zhu Mian couldn't collide together, but they were induced by Cai You to search for immortals at sea.

But the search for immortals is ethereal, and it can't be done by civil officials, so it must be handed over to the henchmen and eunuchs to execute. What if Zhu Ming finds the true immortal and eats the immortal medicine himself, and does not leave it to the emperor?

Now he thinks that he should give Zhu Guoxiang face, and after repeated considerations, he doesn't want to transfer Zhu Ming to Hangzhou.

Song Huizong asked, "How about making him the prefect of Chengdu?" ”

There is the road governance of Chengdu Fu Road, there are transfer envoys, torture envoys, Changping envoys, tea and horse division pressure, Zhu Guoxiang is afraid that his son will not be able to show, so he said: "Young people should endure more hardships, Chengdu Mansion is too rich, the official family let him go to Zhijinzhou." ”

Cai You saw that the emperor had changed his mind and it was impossible to let Zhu Ming go to Hangzhou again, so he also echoed: "Jinzhou is just right." ”

The state of Jinzhou is in Ankang, except for the river trade is quite developed, and the rest is all places where birds don't.

In Cai You's mind, since he can't let Zhu Ming offend Zhu Mian, then throw it to a poor place, it doesn't matter how he tosses, it's best to die of illness if he doesn't adapt to the water and soil.

As soon as the two sang and harmonized, Song Huizong's ears softened, but he felt that the place was too poor, and he had to make up for it: "Let him go to Zhijinzhou, revoke the fine, and then promote him to a Jilu official." ”

(End of chapter)