Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Eunuch and the Horse

Half of the dish, Fuguier slowed down the speed of stir-frying, after all, it was a wine banquet, the wine should be drunk slowly, the dish should be eaten slowly, and the three fires and four brains were all complete, and they couldn't get out of their mouths for a while, and when the dish was cold, they lost most of the taste.

"Hurry up, hurry up, the dishes on the table are about to bottom out," the little eunuch who was in charge of observing the rhythm of the dishes panted and ran over, seeing the unhurried grinders in the kitchen, he was a little anxious for a while, and he couldn't wait to get into the kitchen and take charge of the spoon.

"Add fire......" Fuguier heard the words of the little eunuch and shouted to add fire, and the assistant in charge of pulling the bellows threw off his arms and pulled a few times, and the bellows made a "whirring...... ...... sound, and the flames were stringed together.

"The masters of this palace are usually not short of food, why are they so anxious today?" Gonggong Qi muttered softly in his mouth, turned his head to look at Fugui'er, and had seven or eight points of the answer in his heart.

Today's night banquet is the Wang family's relatives, these people are the top of the entire Qizhou magnates, on weekdays, there can be less delicacies from the mountains and seas, birds and beasts, but today's main dish of wine, but everyone was completely conquered, the wine did not drink much, each dish on the table, as long as the king sitting in a high position moved the chopsticks, the following immediately a sparse sound of chopsticks touching the plate, and then look carefully, but there is not much left in the plate.

In the palace of Lin De, in a hidden room of the royal palace, there was also a hunger for food.

"I said fatty, you pay attention to your appearance, you leave some for the young master," the Gong Wei saw that the fat man went down with chopsticks, and half of the food on the plate was missing, frowned, and reminded in a low voice.

"Well, young master, you first, you first," the fat man said vaguely as he chewed on the dish in his mouth.

"My young master's skills are getting higher and higher, the dishes are good dishes, but it's a pity that there is no wine," Shao Ying's small mouth kept chewing for a while, but she seized the opportunity to swallow and express her feelings.

"Why does the young master still like to drink? "As he spoke, Lao Hei took out a gourd like a trick, and unplugged the gourd, and the smell of wine wafted out.

"In the story of my young master, the heroes who walk the rivers and lakes are all drinking wine and eating meat in big bowls, and they live a chic and happy life," as he spoke, he took the gourd handed over by Lao Hei, raised his head and poured two sips of it.

Shao Ying grew up in a pile of beggars since she was a child, where did she touch the wine star, she poured two big sips, and the strength of the wine came up, as the saying goes, wine is strong and courageous, this is what Shao Ying said, the whole palace can't fit her after drinking some wine, the palace can't fit her, but she wants to pretend to take the whole palace.

Pulling her huge cloth bag in her hand, she saw what to pretend, all the way, all the way, all the way, fortunately, all the guards in the palace were transferred to the Linde Hall today, and there were a few small shrimps standing guard, which could withstand the orders of the two grandmaster-level masters.

The two old men, one fat and one thin, sandwiched Shao Ying in the middle, one in front of the other. A little bit along the way, all the way to the bottom, less than a stick of incense, in the palace, there was a fainting sentry guard.

This year's palace family banquet ended later than in previous years, King Qi had a lot of concubines, but only gave birth to four sons and five daughters, since ancient times, the royal family has no family affection, these princes and princesses get together, Mingli seems to be extremely eager to call brothers and sisters, but secretly they have their own scheming, looking for flaws in the brothers' words everywhere, so that he can be embarrassed in front of his father, the approximate reason here should be caused by the fact that King Qi has not established a prince for a long time.

The princes and princesses of this year's family banquet are unusually harmonious and united, everyone does not talk about the family and the country, only about the wind and the moon, and the theme of the remarks is the dishes of this banquet.

Fuguier added two dishes in a row, four dishes at a time, a total of eight dishes, and the night banquet really ended.

Fuguier didn't know whether he would be sent back to the prison after tonight, or whether he would stay in the palace, anyway, the chance of returning to the imperial dining house was slim, and he learned from the little eunuch in charge of delivering the message that Prince Xian (interested) who participated in the night banquet today was not very high, but his children ate very happily.

I couldn't understand my direction, Fugui'er simply didn't care about it, he ate wherever he went, dragged his tired body back to the miscellaneous room, and was about to go to bed to rest, but there was a message from the eunuch to pass it, and the king summoned Dr. Zhu to the imperial study to talk.

The cupboarders in the same room all knew that today's Master Zhu's dishes were beautiful, and the king summoned them, afraid that there would be a reward, and the slight jealousy in their hearts was hidden in their hearts, so they also sincerely hugged their fists to congratulate.

Following the steps of the eunuch into the imperial study, he didn't dare to look up to see the king at all, and vaguely saw a figure standing tall, kneeling on the ground, "Commoner Zhu Sheng has seen the king, I wish my king long live, long live, long live......

Before entering the palace, this Shang Council Bureau specially talked about the rules, this king is not the emperor, there is no need to shout anything long live, but Fugui'er is nervous and forgets all about it, and only the plot in the costume drama of the previous life is left in his mind, kneeling on the ground and pouting his buttocks, and shouting long live is the right words and the voice is loud.

"Hahaha...... Interesting...... Interesting...... Stand up and speak......"

King Qi was in a good mood today after being slapped all night, but at this moment he listened to Fuguier's words, but he heard the biggest and most comfortable sycophant in the world, in the position of the lord of the country, and there is that king who does not desire to live a long life, that is, the first emperor of the world, and also sent Xu Fu to take five hundred boys and girls to the sea to find the elixir of life, if it were not for his life, where would there be the current Wa Kingdom.

"Zhu Fugui, your cooking style is indeed clever, today's family banquet can be regarded as adding face to the widow, and the widow asks you, are you willing to stay in the palace to be the imperial chef in the palace?"

This King of Qi is indeed ready to reward Fuguier, but he doesn't know what to reward for a while, and the things rewarded inside and outside the palace are different, so he is still ready to leave Fuguier in the palace first, and he can be the imperial chef in the palace, which is also the most basic reward.

"Back to the king, the common people don't want to ......" Fugui'er had already gotten up, and knelt down again as he spoke.

"Oh, tell me why you don't want to, being an imperial chef in the palace, does it insult your cooking skills?" King Qi didn't expect Fugui'er to say such a thing, and he forgot to let Fugui'er get up for a while.

"Back to the king, my king is a rare Ming monarch and benevolent monarch throughout the ages, and the father-in-law who was in charge of the imperial meal on the way into the palace told the villain that the family banquet in the palace is not as luxurious and extravagant as the family banquet of the ministers, presumably my king pursues the way of benevolence and righteousness that is the first to worry about the world, and the joy of the world after the world, and now in this Kyoto city, many people know that my cooking skills are exquisite, so I stayed in the palace, is it not against the benevolence of my king?"

Fugui'er knelt on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head, but his words were neither humble nor arrogant.

"The worries of the world are worried, and the joys of the world are happy...... Haha, it's kind of interesting, you continue," King Qi repeated Fugui'er's words in his mouth, and when he saw that Fugui'er no longer spoke, he reminded him to continue.

"My king has worked hard for the country and the people, in fact, eat something good, wear something good, use something good, it is understandable, now we are the country of the world, the country is peaceful, the country is rich and the people are safe, but my king is not as good as those ministers, extravagant, wasteful, erosive and luxurious, which shows that my king does not forget the original intention of the high moral feelings."

"Thousands of miles away from the sea, there is a European continent, where the royal family also pursues the tradition of simple clothing and food, and only eats seven points a day, these wild people still know the truth of food and clothing, but we are much higher than them, if I stay in the palace, cause this extravagant wind, trap my king in unkindness and injustice, then the villain will not become a big villain?"

After Fugui'er finished speaking, she didn't see King Qi speak for a long time, and secretly glanced up, but saw King Qi with his hands behind his back, looking up and thinking hard.

This Zhu Fugui also makes sense, at the family banquets in previous years, the princes and grandchildren talked about some family and country feelings, and major events in the world. But this year is unusual, the words are all about whose cabinet service methods are clever, whose cabinet has a new trick, the Wang family is like this, once the following follows, the whole world will suddenly rise extravagant, and the country of Qi will be in danger.

"Zhu Fugui, you often put the word benevolence and righteousness on your lips, thinking that you are also involved in the way ......of Confucianism, today you explain the benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and wisdom to the widow, and the widow will stay as you wish."

King Qi made up his mind in his heart, but he refused to let Fuguier leave, giving Fuguier a big problem, this Confucianism, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, how many literati and scholars for thousands of years, and the academic master Taidou have studied all their lives and can't explain clearly, you are a cooking cupboarder, see how you answer.

"Back to the king, Confucianism's benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, also known as the five constants, seems to be the minimum moral code advocated by Confucianism, but the villain feels that it is not necessarily the case, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith are arranged in order from top to bottom, corresponding to the monarch's agriculture and industry. The great love of the benevolent, a high king, only with a benevolent heart, can the heart of the world be born, can feel the suffering of the people......"

"Good...... What a benevolent heart...... "After listening to Fugui'er's words, King Qi shouted "Okay, Fugui'er stopped for a while, and when he saw that King Qi had no more words, he spoke again."

If the whole world is full of such officials, no matter how benevolent the king is, the people will not feel the king's benevolence. The courtesy corresponds to the peasants, and they are also the most basic people in the world, these people have no higher education, and they cannot have too high requirements for them. Confucianism does not govern the country by the rule of law, but governs the world with etiquette, those who know the etiquette will be at ease, and the world will be ......peaceful."

"The wise man corresponds to the worker, and if the craftsman is not wise, there will be no innovation, and if he blindly inherits and does not seek innovation, the times will stand still, and the country will have no vitality. The letter corresponds to the business, the businessman is profit-seeking, and the mercenary is easy to lose trust, so the reputation is the foundation of the business......

After Fugui'er finished speaking, he no longer spoke, knelt on the ground, and waited for King Qi's reply.

"Okay, that's a good point, no wonder the national teacher said that you are a rare talent, this benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith correspond to the words of the monarch agriculture and industry, the widow is still the first time to hear it, and it is more thorough and powerful than those Confucianism and Taoism Confucianism, Zhu Fugui, the widow is really reluctant to let you out of the palace......"

The king felt that Fugui's speech was a little interesting, so he gave him a sincere conversation with him, and Fuguier was also a talkative person, from cooking and cooking, to farming, from rural rumors to trade and governance, especially when it came to military affairs, he was even more handy. This military fan in the previous life explained to the king all kinds of commendable battles in the past dynasties, and after talking about domestic and foreign countries, when talking about Julius Caesar and Napoleon, he was even more eyebrows and dancing.

This king lives deep in the palace, and has never heard such a wonderful story, usually those ministers who talk to him, one by one cautiously walking on thin ice, where to hear this heartfelt words, where to see this talk of the rise of the eyebrows flying color dance, sibling dance of the naïve.

The two chatted all night, the sky brightened, and the king was thinking about the previous dynasty, so the chat ended.

"Zhu Fugui, you are a cabinet servant, it is definitely not okay to let you be an official, but be a eunuch, I have wronged you......"

Hearing the word eunuch, Fugui'er's head was big, and the sweat on his back instantly soaked his clothes, and he secretly thought in his heart, if he really wanted to be a eunuch himself, it would be better to die.

"The widow has three daughters of your age, none of whom are yet married, so it is suitable for you to be a colt in this capacity......"

"Damn, you can finish your words in one breath, a eunuch for a while, a horse for a while, this heaven and earth, scared to death by you," Fugui'er muttered secretly in his heart, but he didn't dare to say another word.

"That's it, the widow gave you a gold medal to enter the palace, and in the future, you will come to the imperial dining room to guide and guide the cooking skills of those cabinet servants, and find time to talk to the widow. If you govern a big country, you don't believe it before, but today I listen to you, but there is some truth, you don't have a joke, promise you to stay voluntarily, you can do it at will......"

King Qi originally wanted to give marriage, but he thought that it was too hasty to do so, and it would take a long time to see people's hearts, so he still left a back hand.

"Long live my king, long live my king, long live, long live......"