The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 604

[604.Chapter 586 Good Man]

The banquet was held in Zhenguo Mansion.

Emperor Hongzhi had already sat down. He looked at Zhenguo Mansion. It was very simple here. Looking at the roof tiles leaking light, Emperor Hongzhi felt indescribable joy: “Who built this Yamen?”

Zhu Houzhao immediately said: “It’s Fang Jifan. “

Fang Jifan also said: “

Yes, yes.” Emperor Hongzhi said: “If the mountain is not high, there will be immortals, and if the water is not deep, there will be dragons. The same is true for this government office. Yamen, if it is grand and grand, the ostentation is too big, and it will inevitably be excessively extravagant. “

You can stop it. It’s not that the Ministry of Industry is unwilling to pay, should we, Fang Jifan, pay for it to be repaired by the public?

Fang Jifan complained in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao was also complaining in his heart, saying that it sounded nice, but the house was leaking, and the white ash on the top was falling down. Is this a yamen? This is a pigsty!

Zhu Houzhao was happy. He had more important things to do: “Father, when we first built this yamen, Lao Fang did indeed say the same thing. He said that although the prince was in charge of the government office, my father advocated frugality. Son, how can you be so extravagant and generous?”

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan appreciatively: “This is a noble talk.”

The three of them sat down.

Fang Jifan felt uneasy.

To be honest, he disagreed with Zhu Houzhao touching the emperor’s reverse scale.

However, he is an outsider after all, so he should just watch the show.

After a while, the hot pot was brought up. Hot pot…

this thing is not new.

Because hot pot existed a long time ago, and our ancestors went to great lengths to create this thing in the Bronze Age just to eat hot pot. It can be seen how crazy this is just to eat.

Emperor Hongzhi asked: “Side stove?”

Water was added to the pot, but there was a special small stove underneath. There was whale oil in the stove. Zhu Houzhao lit the fire, and a flame suddenly rose under the pot.

The soup in the pot had been stewed a long time ago. It was made from large yellow croaker and some vegetables were put in it. So when the fire was started, the pot quickly heated up and started to boil.

Zhu Houzhao first snapped his sleeve and took out a stack of documents: “Father, what do you think this is?”

Emperor Hongzhi took a closer look, but it was a thick stack of “Book of Cow Slaughter”.

Zhu Houzhao said proudly: “For those tens of thousands of cattle and horses, I have thought about it. The cattle and horses that can be used will be raised, and the ones that cannot be used will be slaughtered, or made into dried meat, or kept for slaughter. This cattle, but The documents are proof, and in order to entertain the emperor, I personally slaughtered them.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

This time, he had no temper at all. This cow belonged to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao put away the book about slaughtering the cow, and then said: “Bring the beef.”

Plate after plate of beef was brought up.

The beef was all cut into small thin slices.

To be honest, Emperor Hongzhi really didn’t eat beef much.

After all, as the emperor, he was more concerned about farming, and this farming was originally related to farming cattle. The menu in the palace included chicken, duck, fish, pigs and sheep, but there was no beef.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled, nodded and said: “Then, I will ask you to be a blessing and have a taste.”

Zhu Houzhao said: “Father, wait a moment, I will personally cook for my father.”

At this time, Wen Yansheng stood aside, smiling. He said: “Your Majesty, here is the stove. The yellow croaker is used as the soup base. The yellow croaker is delicious. Ginger, chopped green onion and other things are added to remove the fishy smell. This pot of soup has been boiled all night, so that the fish meat is almost stewed into the hall. , turned into soup. And this beef is very particular about heat. It is too old to be chewed. Instead, it should be blanched until it is eighty or nine times cooked, put it in the pot, mix it with green onions, garlic and other things, and eat it while it is hot. “

It’s fresh and delicious.”

“Besides…”

Zhu Houzhao couldn’t bear it anymore: “Mr. Wen, please step aside. This is a private banquet.”

Wen Yansheng nodded, but he felt a little uncomfortable without finishing the explanation. Zhu said: “Actually, it has a special spicy flavor…”

“Okay, okay…” Zhu Houzhao waved his hand.

Wen Yansheng could only say with a smile: “Then, Your Majesty and His Highness, please hurry up and have a meal while it’s hot.”

and left.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: “Since it is something recommended by Mr. Wen, it must be delicious. I can’t wait.”

Zhu Houzhao said hurriedly: “Then I will boil it for my father to eat.”

He picked up the chopsticks and picked up a few pieces of raw meat. Add to the boiling soup.

Zhu Houzhao thought of something: “By the way, there are thirteen incense.” He raised the glass bottle on the table, poured out some powder, and threw it into the soup. He felt that it was not enough: “There is also oil…” Where is the red one? The oil is clearly pepper water.

After putting it in, Zhu Houzhao picked up the beef, put two pieces into Emperor Hongzhi’s bowl, and put another piece into his own bowl.

Zhu Houzhao said: “Father, I will eat first.”

He generously picked up the beef slices and put them in his mouth. Suddenly, a spicy and tender beef filled Zhu Houzhao’s taste buds. He puffed, chewed, and swallowed it. , finished in one go, his face glowed slightly, and he raised his thumb: “It’s delicious, it’s so delicious.”

Zhu Houzhao then looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao has tasted this beef hot pot many times in the past few days. At first, it was so spicy that he stuck out his tongue and gasped like a dog. Slowly, the more he ate, the more delicious it became. Today he added extra extra The extra chili peppers are meant to give the father a show of strength.

Emperor Hongzhi looked around: “Fang Qing’s family, why don’t you eat?”

“Oh, I eat it, I eat it.” Fang Jifan raised his chopsticks and scalded the beef.

Emperor Hongzhi slowly picked up the beef, and with a smile on his face, Zhu Houzhao stared at Emperor Hongzhi. He saw that Emperor Hongzhi was blushing a little, but he was still calm. Emperor Hongzhi chewed the beef slowly, After being silent for a long time, he kept nodding and nodding: “Not bad, very good…”

Zhu Houzhao’s eyes went straight, no, it was obviously very spicy.

But Emperor Hongzhi lowered his head again. He couldn’t help but taste the second piece. He took another bite and said with a smile: “It’s so delicious that you can’t buy it for a thousand pieces of gold.”

“…” Zhu Houzhao was a little confused.

What’s going on? I tasted it myself. It’s very spicy.

But the father…

Emperor Hongzhi took some raw beef and started to hot it for Zhu Houzhao: “A son should have filial piety towards his father. I already know that you have filial piety towards me, but I should also have a feeling of licking the calf towards my son. This is called a father-son blind date, come here, I will cook it for you myself.”

After he cooked the beef, he looked at Zhu Houzhao lovingly.

Zhu Houzhao bit the bullet and ate it.

Although I have eaten it many times before, the spiciness is both satisfying and makes my mouth dry.

Fang Jifan was not greatly affected. He was more tolerant of spiciness, so he simply ignored the father and son and boiled his own, hiding aside to eat.

After eating and drinking, everyone was sweating profusely.

Zhu Houzhao was a little disappointed in his heart.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “This meal was very good for me. The prince has such filial piety, and I accept your affection.”

Zhu Houzhao could only say sadly: “My son…”

“Okay, I should drive back to the palace.” Yes, this place in Xishan is a good place for self-cultivation. It’s just a pity that I have too many things to be busy with. It’s better for you to live here and take care of your country.”

“My son, I obey,”

Emperor Hongzhi said. When they arrived at the Zhenguo Mansion, the sedan chair had already stopped outside. Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan followed him out to see the emperor off.

Emperor Hongzhi drew the curtains, and no one was around, so he suddenly stuck out his tongue.

So spicy.

The sedan got up and walked a little further. Emperor Hongzhi opened the curtain: “Xiao Banban, Xiao Banban…water, water…”

Xiao Jing was startled and thought he was poisoned. He hurriedly fetched water, and Emperor Hongzhi made a splash. Gudong drank all the water in the water bag, but his face was still red and veins popped out.

Xiao Jing couldn’t help but smile bitterly: “Your Majesty, why are you here? Just don’t go.”

Emperor Hongzhi said coldly: “Huh, this time, the prince saved my life. He should be kind to me. , but this guy has always had his tail raised to the sky when he takes advantage of things. When he thinks he is great, he will inevitably think that the truth is exposed in front of him, and he will lose the sense of awe in his heart. I will go there today. Yes, I just know that he will play these little tricks, not only to expose him, but also to make him feel uncomfortable and make him feel that I am unfathomable…”

“Water, get more water.”

He mumbled and poured more water.

To be honest, if you want to eat this spicy beef, you still need to hold it in, but it requires a lot of concentration.

Fortunately, Emperor Hongzhi has always been the most cruel to himself. Otherwise, how could he have the perseverance to stay up late and forget about food and sleep and be diligent in government affairs for ten years?

But out of Zhu Houzhao’s sight, the water from these water bags almost filled him up, which barely diluted the spicy taste in his mouth.

“What on earth did your Majesty eat? This thing is so terrible.”

Emperor Hongzhi was still sitting in the sedan chair and was silent for a long time: “Actually… it was scary when I was eating it, but when I think about it afterwards, I feel… it’s very scary. Let’s share the taste.”

“…”

“Next time, please make another pot, Mr. Wen, I want to try it.”

Zhu

Houzhao watched the sedan go away, feeling disappointed.

Suddenly I couldn’t see clearly. My father had eaten chili peppers before. No, he was recovering from his injuries. He couldn’t eat this casually. If he hadn’t recovered, he wouldn’t have the guts to let his father eat this.

The more he thought about it, the more he couldn’t figure it out, so he looked at Fang Jifan: “Old Fang, my father is a bit unfathomable.”

Fang Jifan naturally didn’t want to tell Zhu Houzhao that in fact, when His Majesty Emperor Hongzhi was happily eating beef slices, one of his hands But he twisted his thighs fiercely. Fang Jifan sat under Emperor Hongzhi and naturally had a clear view.

I have to say that His Majesty is really a man of great perseverance. He is ruthless and a man. He is already close to a Hunanese!

But at this moment, someone inside said: “It’s not good, it’s not good, Eunuch Liu… is crazy.”

Liu Jin?

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan rushed back to the Zhenguo Mansion Yamen Hall, only to see Liu Jin’s eyes were red, his tongue was hanging out, he was gasping for air, and the remaining half pot on the stove was in a mess.

Liu Jin grabbed her throat desperately, staggered crookedly, and fell down with a thud.

“Your Highness, this servant and Eunuch Liu are picking up the leftovers together. Eunuch Liu is greedy, picked up a pot of soup, and drank it…”

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It’s late, but it doesn’t matter. Although it’s past twelve o’clock, this is the fifth chapter from yesterday.

(End of chapter)