The emperor was not annoyed when Zhu Ying said he had no experience. He was never a glutton. In the palace, he had been annoyed by all kinds of warm-cooked meals that were half cold when served and not tasty even when reheated. Although he left the palace more often than any other emperor in history, the emperor was not so capricious as to eat whatever he wanted.
Therefore, while recalling the taste of the more than 20 dishes, the emperor stroked his chin and said very seriously: "I am considering whether I should come to all the semi-finals and finals from now on."
Elder Wu, who was also enjoying the meal, finally showed a look of shock this time. He coughed heavily in panic, and then said pitifully: "Your Majesty, if Kong and Zhang knew about what happened today, I would definitely be in a state of panic, and I would inevitably be accused of being an accomplice of Your Majesty's nonsense. It's okay to take the blame once, but if I take it twice or three times..."
Even if I am always scolded as the emperor's yes-man, I can't bear it! Wu Ge Lao's sad face fully expressed such a lament.
Facing his expression, Yue Shanzhang saw Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying smiling but not saying anything, neither trying to persuade the emperor nor helping Wu Gelao. Lu Wan, who was sitting in the first seat above him, looked as if it had nothing to do with him. And the former assistant minister of the Ministry of War, Liu Zhiyuan, who had been unemployed for a long time, seemed to have ignored the emperor's words.
At this time, after pondering for a long time, he finally spoke: "The emperor has come to this Xinglong Tea House in person. Not to mention that just guarding it is a large-scale operation, not to mention that this is an outer city with a chaotic flow of people. If suspicious people sneak in, it will be even more serious. For the sake of safety, I have to advise the emperor to be cautious. After all, the son of a rich man should not sit in the hall, let alone the emperor?"
Before the emperor could react to such a cliché, he suddenly changed the subject and said, "However, when I was entering the capital, I happened to pass by this place. I saw a large number of people, blocking the traffic and posing hidden dangers. I was dissatisfied for a while. Later, fortunately, the people from the South City Security Team who were familiar with the situation explained it one by one and sent me and the students to Xuanwu Gate. Only then did I know that this so-called imperial chef selection was only one of the reasons."
"The second is that it solves the livelihoods of a group of people."
As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Shou and said sincerely, "So I think that when the emperor just said that he wanted to come more often in the future, his praise should not only be for the food made by the three or four chefs, but also for the prosperity and prosperity of this place?"
As expected of the headmaster of the first academy in Fujian and Guangdong, what he said... I am embarrassed to say that I just want to go out of the palace to relax! The emperor thought that if he were ten years younger, he might be exposed because of his thin skin, but now he is older and thicker-skinned, so he can easily nod happily: "Yes, I really appreciate the miracle of this remote place."
Seeing that the emperor was indeed pleased with his flattery, Yue Shanzhang was able to better grasp the tone of the conversation. He smiled sincerely at Zhang Shou, and then actually bowed to him.
"Although the person from the South City Security Team explained to me the population that this area currently supports, he only knew the facts but not the reasons. Since Dr. Zhang is here, can you explain the mystery to me, a foreigner?"