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Chapter 806 Humming Happy Life

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    It¡¯s snowing heavily outside, and it¡¯s warm as spring in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace.

    This year in autumn, all the twenty-seven rooms in Qianqing Palace were finally equipped with heating, so the king no longer went to court early in the morning.

    Emperor Longqing got up just before noon. He yawned repeatedly and sat in front of the mirror, letting Chen Hong comb his hair.

    The Emperor Longqing in the mirror is thinner than he was more than half a year ago, and his eye circles are slightly darker, looking like he has been overworked.

    "Long live, how was the fruit last night?" Chen Hong asked with a small smile while combing his hair.

    "Well, it's not bad." Long Qing said with a proud look: "I originally wanted to score twice, but I didn't expect three plum blossoms. I am really proud of myself."

    "That's good, that's good." Chen Hong was also very happy.

    "You have made a meritorious service this time, how do you want me to reward you?"

    "This is what an old slave should do"

    Long Qing finished combing his hair, stood up with Chen Hong's help, and went downstairs to Zhongzheng Renhe Hall for breakfast.

    When the emperor sat down at the royal table, the palace maid served a very frugal breakfast.

    There are only twelve kinds of pasta desserts: eight-treasure steamed buns, stuffed steamed buns, steamed rolls, sugar pancakes, sesame pancakes, milk skin pancakes, thin crackers, ganoderma pancakes, jujube cakes, white pancakes, sugar pancakes, and sesame elephant eyes.

    The dishes only include four meat dishes, four vegetarian dishes and four soups. Compared to his father and uncle who often have hundreds of dishes in a meal, it is definitely frugal.

    The only extravagance was a plate of donkey intestines.

    Emperor Longqing loved eating donkey intestines, but when he learned that every time he ate donkey intestines, a live donkey would be killed, he couldn't bear to eat it often.  Just ask the imperial kitchen to bring a donkey every ten days.  Since we eat less often, we naturally cherish it more. On the day when we kill a donkey, we eat three meals without leaving the donkey's intestines.

    " Braised donkey intestines, braised donkey intestines with radish, five-spice braised donkey intestines, braised donkey intestines, tofu donkey intestine soup, there are many ways to eat them.

    But the intestines of a donkey just killed in the morning are the freshest, and His Majesty usually likes to eat sashimi.

    Long Qing picked up a piece of fresh and hot intestines with chopsticks, sniffed it at the end of his nose, and praised: "Well, it's the internal flavor."

    "That's right." Meng Chong, the manager of the royal kitchen on the side, hurriedly claimed the credit and said, "The old slave washed it with his own hands."

    "That's right, the people in Guanglu Temple just don't understand that you can't wash this thing too clean, otherwise it will lose its internal flavor." Long Qing dipped the honey in the shallow dish and brought it to his mouth, savoring the fat but not greasy taste.  The mouth is full of fragrant taste, and I can't help but be intoxicated.

    ¡°It¡¯s really called ¡®a mother who would rather give up her children than a donkey¡¯s intestines¡¯.¡±

    "And this donkey intestines are good for men, and eating them raw is a first-class nourishment." Meng Chong said with a flattering smile. He knew that the emperor cared most about his abilities in that area. How could he let Chen Hong be beautiful?

    "Well, I need to eat more chopsticks." Hearing this, the emperor felt that the meat in his mouth tasted even more delicious.

    "Your Majesty is rich all over the world. Eat it as often as you like. There is no need to eat it only once every ten days." Meng Chong suggested.

    "Uh let's forget it." Long Qing hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "I feel tired after eating too much."

    In fact, it was because he was poor. It cost him five taels of silver to eat an egg in the royal kitchen, and a thousand taels of silver to kill a donkey!  Who can stand this?

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    Long Qing was enjoying donkey intestine sashimi when the little eunuch outside came to report that Mr. Zhang wanted to see him.

    "Please come in quickly." Emperor Longqing nodded.

    ?Ordinarily, this Dongnuan Pavilion is the emperor's living quarters, and foreign ministers are not allowed to enter without permission.  But Emperor Longqing didn't want to go to the imperial study in the cold weather, so he called the ministers in to talk.

    After a while, the long-bearded Xianggong came into the Nuan Pavilion. After saluting and saying hello, the emperor looked at his seat and asked someone to serve him a bowl of hot meat.

    "Master Zhang, please drink a bowl quickly to warm yourself up."

    "Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng took the glossy, elegant and thin porcelain bowl with both hands, and when he was about to drink from it, he realized that it was actually a porcelain that was worn out.  I saw an exquisite pattern burned on the wall of the bowl, and the men and women on the swing were lifelike and detailed.

    Old Bu Gu¡¯s face turned red when he saw it, and he almost choked on his milk.

    "What's wrong, Master Zhang? Are you not used to drinking it? How about changing it to milk?" Long Qing asked with concern.

    "I'm used to drinking. I just accidentally choked on it." Zhang Juzheng hurriedly concealed his smile. At this juncture, he couldn't make the emperor unhappy.  Then he picked up the bowl and drank again as if nothing had happened.

    While drinking, he looked carefully at the Nuan Pavilion, and saw that under the plaque of "Light Clothes and Day Food", next to the desk neatly piled with memorials and documents, there was an additional bookcase.  There are all kinds of cups, plates and bowls displayed above, each one is extremely delicate and beautiful.

    And each one is painted with an indescribable picture, making itMr. Xian didn¡¯t know where to turn his eyes.  A picture appeared in front of his eyes. The emperor was playing with the Weisheng porcelain and flipping through the cabinet drafts, and he suddenly felt that he had been tainted.

    Long Qing was also a little uneasy. This shelf had only been installed for two days It turns out that the emperor closed the door and secretly admired the porcelain with his concubine. If he put it outside, he would be scolded by his sister.

    But if the set of "Jin Ping Mei" peripherals that I spent a lot of money to burn can only be hidden in a dark room and cannot be displayed openly so that I can see them at any time, what is the difference between it and the Night Walk in Jinyi?

    Finally, the day before yesterday, the eldest princess went to Jiangnan to spend the winter, and no one took care of her anymore.  Long Qing quickly put up his beloved Yansheng porcelain, wiping it himself every day and playing with it from time to time. He was in a great mood.

    Emperor Longqing did not ask Zhang Juzheng, who had always been serious, to play happily with him, as long as he did not spoil his own fun.  He quickly changed the subject and said, "Master Zhang is here so early. Is there anything urgent?"

    It was only then that Zhang Juzheng remembered what he was here for, and couldn't help but feel ashamed. He secretly said that he really didn't have enough concentration, and he forgot about the real thing when he was stimulated.

    He quickly put down the porcelain bowl, took out the handkerchief and wiped his mouth, then presented the memorial with both hands and reported in a deep voice the news of Lin Run's suffering.

    Emperor Longqing was also shocked when he heard this and dropped the chopsticks in his hand.  "There are so many people in the governor's camp, how come everyone else is fine, but only the governor and his personal entourage are burned to death?"

    "Lin Run is not dead yet" Zhang Juzheng reminded in a low voice, and then said: "There are many doubts about this case. We should immediately arrange the most capable people to calm people's hearts and quell the rumors. On the other hand, we will conduct open and covert investigations to find out the truth as soon as possible!"

    "Yes." Long Qing nodded and pondered for a long time with a gloomy expression. Then he said: "Master Zhang is one of the people I trust most. I will tell you the truth - Lin Ruoyu, the governor of Yingtian, was arranged by Master Gao.  .¡±

    "Oh?" Zhang Juzheng showed a mixture of gratitude and shock.  "What does Mr. Gao mean by this?"

    "Master Gao has always wanted to solve the court's problem of lack of money by imposing a sea ban." Long Qing said slowly: "Master Zhang was also present during the wrestling match last year, so I don't need to say anything more."

    Zhang Juzheng nodded.  At that time, after the victory of the anti-Japanese war, Tu Zemin, the governor of Fujian, asked the merchants to open a shipping trade and convert smugglers into public traders, which meant that smugglers became legal merchants.

    He also argued that this move would benefit the country and the people. It would not only alleviate the poverty of the people and eliminate Japanese troubles, but also increase the court's tax revenue by millions of taels every year.

    ps. Long Qing likes to eat donkey intestines, it¡¯s not my fault, it¡¯s old Beijing.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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