Accompanied by the sound of a few bells, He Mengchun walked out of the Forbidden Palace bored, looked at his colleagues who were sparsely aloof not far away, and sighed softly.

As the saying goes, heaven, earth, king, parents and teachers have been respected since ancient times, but obviously, it is not included in this article to be a teacher for the emperor.

"I talked to Your Majesty about benevolent politics, but I don't know if he listened to it?"

Zhang Chong, a friend next to him, smiled and said, "Your Majesty's eyes are a little straight, probably not."

The Ming Dynasty's teaching system for lectures was extremely perfect, and the learning effect of exchanges between lectures and lectures during Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di during the period was very obvious. At least the two emperors were greatly improved in their cultural level.

As the Minister of Personnel, He Mengchun was elected as a lecturer because of his extensive talent and knowledge. He often regarded himself as a integrity and liked to comment on current affairs. He often expressed his views on the emperor, and he was extremely disturbed by his views.

, even scared when he saw him.

When he heard Zhang Chong teasing himself, he said a little dissatisfied: "How can that work? Next time it's my turn to be on duty, I will definitely mention this matter again with Your Majesty!"

Zhang Chong was helpless. These lecturers were no longer as good as when they founded the country. In the first year of Emperor Jingtai, the imperial eunuchs were ordered to open the sutras. Because they were so upset that they even ordered their eunuchs to throw money on the ground, so that the lecturers could pick them up on their own, and they also said it was grace.

But even so, the lecturers still obediently did it. Because the Eastern Palace system of the Ming Dynasty was like a false situation, the only opportunity for these little officials to get close to the emperor in the imperial examination.

After all, the lecturers cannot live without the emperor, not the emperor cannot live without them, but my friend never understands it.

The court stipulates that one lecture a day and one lecture a day every ten days. It happened to be the turn of a lecture today. Thirty or forty officials alone came. In order to show their courtesy to their ministers, the Forbidden City is responsible for their meals.

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He Mengchun and Zhang Chong walked slowly at the end of the crowd, obviously lacking interest in dining. After all, after eating Guanglu Temple, they would not think about the second time.

However, today it seems a little different. When you enter the hall, you can feel the heat inside before you even open your mouth.

The two of them were a little confused and quickly called an old acquaintance to ask what was wrong.

The man held the lunch box in his hand and smiled and said, "I heard that Your Majesty asked someone to bring some food from the Western Regions. He ordered the imperial kitchen to make it. If he thought it tasted good, he would distribute it to us. It would be faster, otherwise he would be robbed!"

Then, walk away quickly.

He Mengchun and Zhang Chong looked at each other, what is the imperial kitchen? They had only heard of Shangshenjian Monk Food Bureau, but seeing that more and more people gathered, they had no time to tell the difference, so they walked straight to the place where the rice was served.

As a result, I could see the difference. The usual dark dishes such as horse, pork, mutton rice were gone. Various brightly colored and fragrant dishes were placed on the table in turn, which made people feel very appetizing.

"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried meat with onions, mixed with celery and peanuts, dried cauliflower..."

He Mengchuntou once felt that he had little knowledge, so why didn’t he know any of these things?

Faced with the inquiry from the little eunuch of Shengfan, the old face turned red and said that he would do something like that.

The cauliflower was specially fried in meat oil. It was not only fragrant when bitten, but also had a slightly sweet taste. I was worried that the officials would not be able to eat spicy food, so I only put some chili peppers in it, but even so, many people's faces were red, but the more spicy they were, the more they were.

Want to eat.

Celery and peanuts have two completely different tastes, which are accompanied by vinegar, which is extremely refreshing. What amazed everyone the most is the fried eggs with tomatoes. This dish was popular all over the country in later generations, which shows that it is very consistent with the taste buds of Chinese people. Everyone only thinks

Its color is bright, sweet and sour, so I wish I could eat two big bowls of rice.

Everyone taught in the palace for more than a year, and only ate pig food, but they had never tasted such delicious food, let alone the emperor rewarded it. In this era, it is a great honor to be given to the emperor. How many people have they

As he ate with a performance personality, tears started to shed, and he wished he could thank God for his kindness.

Thinking of the emperor's argument with Mr. Yang in the court a while ago, everyone looked at each other and felt scheming.

Not far away, Xian Ruxing smiled extremely gently when she saw the middle-aged woman in front of her who was so excited that she kept thanking her with tears in her eyes.

Establishing an imperial kitchen was something she had been considering for a long time. The diet in the palace was mainly handled by the Shang Food Bureau under the rule of Guanglu Temple. In fact, if you think about it carefully, although cooking for the emperor is safe, the ingredients are fine.

There, it shouldn't be so unpalatable.

The biggest reason for this is that the employees are too busy. Guanglu Temple is definitely the busiest department in the daily life of the Ming Dynasty, no doubt about it. Not only does it take care of the palace to buy, but also cook, and

All the banquets, the nobles in the palace are responsible for their birthdays, and there are many trivial matters.

The number of people in each department of the Ming Dynasty has a fixed quota. When it is impossible to recruit people, even the Guanglu Temple minister sometimes has to work in person. Not to mention the cooks who cook, almost everyone has to do several jobs at the same time.

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Xian Ruxing advocated the establishment of an imperial kitchen, and, under the premise of the rest of the power, divided the cooking department, greatly reducing the work in Guanglu Temple, so that he was only responsible for purchasing and handling these tasks of high oil and high cost.

Guanglu Temple Qing was about to laugh at her mouth.

As for the imperial kitchen, Shang Shi, the chief female officer before Shang Shi Bureau, is responsible for. Shang Shi is a rare professional woman in this era. Everyone who holds the position is a person with strong mind and outstanding ability. Now, not only are he promoted to two levels and worked alone, but more importantly

No need to be subjected to plywood gas!

As a woman, she knew better that Xian Ruxing was not easy to walk in the court, and she also accepted the other party's feelings. After knowing that Xian Ruxing wanted to plan the matter, she did not say anything and used the ingredients she provided to feed the palace with a smile.

Xian Ruxing always felt that getting along with each other was not just one who took advantage of the other - she must suffer losses. It is the ability to make everyone feel comfortable. So she also did a lot of homework about establishing an imperial kitchen, so she simply did her own thing.

The final result was pretty good.

Two days later, the Guanglu Temple Minister and many minor officials submitted memorials at the same time, demanding that the tribute system be changed and that merchants from the Western Regions can freely carry out trade activities in the Ming Dynasty.

Guanglu Temple's statement was very simple, just to repay Xian Ruxing's favor. In addition, he hoped to introduce foreign crops and enrich the dining tables of the people, so it was considered a job.

As for the memorial of a small official from the Ministry of Revenue named Zhang Chong, it was very interesting. He felt that "if not my race, his heart would be different." Even if the laws are strict, there are some foreign merchants who secretly entered the country doing business in the Ming Dynasty.

To make money from the Ming Dynasty, in order to completely control them, it is better to relax the policy of learning the "Ten Taxes" of the Song Dynasty. Every time these merchants do business in the Ming Dynasty, the court would charge tens of the business tax.

You should know that the Ming Dynasty has not collected much commercial tax so far. Many knowledgeable people in the court and the country have opinions on this point, but they don’t know how to speak. Now, according to Zhang Chong’s words, that is

These merchants are not from the Ming Dynasty and are not worthy of enjoying our great and benevolent government!

If the opinions of Guanglu Temple Minister are not serious, then Zhang Chong's are different. If he is really taxed by foreign merchants, would he have to find someone to take over? Is there any money to make?

Trade on the road is not as complicated as the sea. For the Ming Dynasty, it is still a paradise for the opening of the Ming Dynasty. Some people began to feel excited when they heard this.

Although the collective comments from the lecturers also have food reasons, it is naturally impossible to be just because of this little bit of appetite. The most important thing is that the emperor's gift of vegetables means a signal, that is, the emperor begins to pay attention to them, and wants to

Not to win over first.

Unlike the "big ceremony" a year ago, tribute is just a small matter. The emperor and the cabinet chief matched each other, it would be better if they chose them slightly to be biased towards the emperor.

People in the court and the country were filled with their hearts. Yang Tinghe looked at this coldly, and his heart was exhausted.

He is already 67 years old this year. He is not able to live for a few years. Even if he retires now, he can guarantee that no one in the world dares to touch him. The reason for his struggle is actually more for the civil service group of the Ming Dynasty.

Always feel that the state of the court is the most perfect now, the emperor has power, but not very power. Ministers can express their opinions freely. Like in the Song Dynasty, scholars and officials ruled the world together with the emperor, so they risked their offenses.

The risk of angering the dragon's face.

Unfortunately, civil servants are not solid. Xian Ruxing just used a little trick to internalize them. After all, the imperial power under the feudal system is too buggy after all.

In the end, Yang Tinghe failed to withstand the opponents around him, took a step back and agreed to change the tribute system. This also means that after more than years of hard work, Jiajing finally gained a foothold.

However, Zhu Houyan has always been vengeful for revenge. He is always worried about Mao Cheng's almost making him angry and almost making a fool of himself in front of Xian Ruxing. So he sent Jinyiwei to collect evidence of his crime everywhere, and finally seized the handle of Mao Cheng's son's possession of the people's property.

According to this reason, Mao Cheng was demoted to the official position and ordered Yuan Zonggao, the Minister of Rites, to take over temporarily.

This is not a joke. For Yang Tinghe and Zhu Houcong even used a big killing weapon.

He transferred Zhang Cong, who was living in Nanjing, back. Thinking that Zhang Cong was so eloquent that he was so angry that he did not dare to go to court, the young man couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.
Chapter completed!