"Your Majesty! The four great princes have arrived!"
"Let them come in!"
In the Qiong room, Shang Rong, Bigan, Huang Feihu, Mei Bo, Xia Zhao, Jiang Shang, and the general on duty at the palace, Li Jing, all sat down, but no one had any thoughts and was sitting on pins and needles.
As soon as the four princes came in, they saw the unhappy faces of the ministers, as if they were angry.
"My minister Jiang Hengchu (Ji Chang, E Chongyu, Chonghou Hu) pays homage to the king."
"Pingshen!"
The four princes didn't know why, so they heard Di Xin shout, "Come here, bring it up."
Rows of maids placed food boxes on the low tables one by one. The four princes thought it was another banquet, so they knelt down beside the low table and waited quietly for the maids to serve them.
When other ministers saw these maids coming, they were displeased at first, but their eyes were filled with some kind of desire, and their eyes were very complicated.
The four princes looked strange, and only Xia Zhao and Jiang Shang looked different from them.
When the food box is opened, the aroma immediately overflows, and the flavor of soy sauce reaches your heart.
The four princes considered themselves to be top nobles. Although they had eaten beef, it was extremely difficult to swallow due to insufficient heat and the taste was far less tender and delicious than mutton.
But the specially prepared beef in front of them completely subverted their understanding.
Jiang Hengchu directly picked up a piece and put it into his mouth, and a feeling of happiness suddenly came over him.
The other three princes also ate a piece at this time and were immediately attracted by the taste.
The ministers in the court, like old gourmets, started a beef-eating competition. Even Shang Rong, who had just recovered from illness, kept eating it.
Xia Zhao and Jiang Shang were the last to use their chopsticks. Xia Zhao's eyes widened, and because he was young and energetic, he immediately fell in love with the taste.
Jiang Shang also took a bite, but frowned in his eyes. He thought to himself that he heard from his senior brothers that they were lucky enough to go to heaven to eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow. It was a delicacy. He had never tasted it. Now this beef with soy sauce can be said to be the best in the world.
Delicious food.
He glanced at the human king above again and thought to himself, this human king spends extravagantly and delicious food, which is not a good thing for the human race.
The two military generals Li Jing and Huang Feihu are really fond of soy sauce beef. When combined with high-grade distilled liquor, it can be said to be the standard for military commanders.
The four princes drank wine and ate beef with soy sauce. They drank a little too much and looked drunk.
Seeing that it was almost time, Di Xin sighed.
Jiang Hengchu saw his son-in-law sighing and said directly, "I wonder why the king is sighing?"
"Gu loves delicious food, and I want every human race in the world to be able to eat such delicious food. This is Gu's lifelong ambition."
What Di Xin said made Jiang Hengchu unable to accept it. Now that the human race in the world can eat beef, how many heads will it take?
The other three princes are naturally not fools, and they know how powerful this is.
"This cow is full of treasures. Not only is the beef delicious, but its milk is also a treasure. Drinking it regularly can strengthen your body and increase your strength. Even cow bones can be made into medicine to cure diseases and save lives. It is truly the best gift from God to mankind.
A good gift.”
Emperor Xin talked hurriedly, talking about beef bones, and asked about Jiang Shang's role.
Jiang Shang had no way to hide, and said directly, "Ox bones can treat paralysis, stop malaria, and reduce sores. Elderly people take it regularly, and it can also enhance leg strength."
Jiang Shang's ability to treat illnesses and save people was obvious to all in the court, and his words were naturally more trustworthy than Di Xin's. The four princes glanced at Jiang Shang, and then fell silent.
"There is only one way to quickly breed cattle, increase production, and increase milk, but..."
When the four princes heard the important point, they immediately looked at Di Xin.
"It's just that I don't have that many cows in my hands, so I can only turn to the four great uncles for help."
When Emperor Xin asked for it, the four princes would not take the initiative.
Beibeihou Chonghouhu said directly, "Your Majesty, there are some grassland cattle in Beidi. I will send a message to my brother and ask him to send a batch."
Di Xin nodded. In fact, Bei Bohou would send special products every year, including these grassland cattle. However, the number was not large, and there was no pasture, so it was difficult to breed them in large quantities, so they were all given to the minister by Di Xin.
Dongbohou Jiang Hengchu also said, "Your Majesty, I have a batch of oxen seized from Dongyi, and I will send Quanzi to deliver them!"
Now that the emperor and empress are in harmony and have no suspicions, Jiang Wenhuan, who was waiting with a large army outside Wuguan, returned to Donglu early. Jiang Hengchu sent him a letter early, hoping that he could come to Chaoge. It was only because he needed to settle down that he
No travel.
"It just so happens that Gu also wants to meet Gu's uncle, haha."
"I will take my dog with me to thank the king."
When Nanbohou E Chongyu saw that there were cattle, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, my place is remote and there are many miasmas. There is a kind of buffalo in the southern barbarians. I will send a letter to the dog E Shun to ask for it."
"Buffalo? Thank you for your hard work, Marquis Nanbo. Regardless of success or failure, I will just record your achievements."
E Chongyu was overjoyed when he heard this and knelt down directly to thank the king.
Jichang, the Marquis of Xibo, felt unhappy when he saw that the other three Marquises directly transferred the problem of cattle to the foreign tribes such as Dongyi, Nanman, and Beidi.
"Your Majesty, a talented person is endowed with virtue, and a virtuous person is a commander with talent. You must not use weapons for your own selfish interests or the desire of words. The key to a king is to refrain from speaking and cultivate virtue..."
Ji Chang's words made Emperor Xin's face darker and darker, and his face turned from sunny to gloomy. When other ministers in the court heard Ji Chang's words, although they agreed in their hearts, no one dared to say so openly.
"Jichang, do you think Gu dare not kill you?"
Di Xin said this coldly, which immediately made Ji Chang's neck feel cold, and he swallowed the rest of the words directly.
"Your Majesty, I heard that there is a kind of cattle called yak in Beirong. If Xibohou sends troops, he will be able to get some."
Beibei Hou Chonghou Hu stepped forward with a teasing look in his eyes.
Hearing what Chonghou Hu said, Ji Chang said directly, "How can a minister of others launch a war for his own selfish interests? You are not the son of man."
When he heard Ji Chang scold Chonghou Hu as if he was risking his life, Emperor Xin's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
The senior doctor, Meibo, was afraid that Di Xin would be angry and killed Ji Chang directly, so he stood up directly.
"I also hope that your Majesty, for the sake of Xibohou providing a large amount of food and grass for the expedition soldiers, will forgive him for his sin of speaking indiscriminately."
Bigan also walked up at this time and said, "Please don't kill me because of this matter."
"Come here! Ji Chang is extremely arrogant. He took off his court clothes and imprisoned him in Youli. Let him sober up there."
Youli City is not far from Chaoge City. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and wading on one side. The terrain is steep and isolated from the outside world. There are no nobles in the city and only some soldiers guard it. It is like a large prison.
Ji Chang was very tough, as if he was on his way to the execution ground. Di Xin was so angry that he threw a wine bottle.
[Imprisoning Ji Chang, gaining 500 merits] (remaining merits are 6100, of which 500 are rewarded)
There are merits in imprisoning Ji Chang. Could it be that all these important events have merits?!
There was something strange in Di Xin's eyes, and he was very puzzled as to why Ji Chang changed his mind and went to confront him so hard, and ended up being imprisoned in Youli.
You know, Ji Chang was actually frightened when Di Xin asked for food and grass last time. He was so stubborn this time. There must be someone master planning behind him, but he didn't know who it was.
"Could it be him?"
Di Xin looked at Jiang Shang in the corner, feeling resentful in his heart.