spring and autumn officials

Chapter 166

"Boil... boil lard?"

Ji Ya stared at Qi Lu in surprise, and said, "Brother, why did you suddenly..."

He was clearly talking about the secret meeting between the princes and the kings of the four countries, why did it suddenly become boiled lard?Qi Lu's jumping thinking is too strong, Ji Ya can't keep up with Qi Lu's speed.

The emperor glanced at Qi Lu strangely, but seeing Qi Lu's smile, he knew that he was definitely "uneasy", so he was not worried.

Qi Lu said with a smile: "Don't worry, my brother, brother has already made a plan, and he will definitely not disappoint my brother's intention to inform me."

When Ji Ya heard this, he scratched the back of his head, giggled, and said, "Actually... Actually, Your Majesty asked me to tell the emperor and elder brother specially."

Only at this time did Gongsunzi open his mouth and said: "Your Majesty has absolutely no intention of disrespecting the Son of Heaven. It is expedient to come to the alliance this time. I also ask the Son of Heaven to forgive me."

Ji Lin chuckled, he understood what Zheng Boweisheng meant, Zheng Boweisheng was already a piece of old ginger, and ginger was still old and hot, so he never did business at a loss, and he knew it clearly in his heart.

The prince and his sons wanted to win over Zheng Bowusheng, and Zheng Bowusheng had to calculate whether the deal was worthwhile. He came this time to make a compromise. If the emperor gained power, Zheng Bowusheng would submit to the emperor. Zheng Bozheng would not offend his allies either, let him take advantage of any good things.

The emperor was very clear in his heart, but he didn't point it out. After all, everyone is doing it for the benefit, and no one is a good person, especially as a king, there is nothing wrong with it.

The Son of Heaven said: "I'm sorry, both of you, please come and ask Gongsun to tell Zheng Gong. I understand Zheng Gong's good intentions, so how can I blame Zheng Gong?"

Gongsunzi saluted respectfully, and the Son of Heaven saw that Ji Ya was always staring at Qi Lv, so he simply saw off the guests and said: "You two are welcome, since the words have been brought, please go back."

Ji Ya still wanted to say a few more words to Qi Lu, so he said, "Brother, how are you going to deal with that kid Zhu'er?"

Qi Lu smiled and said, "Shanren... has his own tricks."

Ji Ya scratched the back of his head again, with a puzzled expression on his face, the emperor had already seen off the guests, although Ji Ya didn't want to leave, but was dragged out by Gongsunzi.

Ji Ya walked out of the tent, and reluctantly turned his head to look at the tent of the Son of Heaven for several times, and blamed his grandson, saying: "What are you doing! I haven't finished talking with my brother, it's so hard to meet, it should have been more To put it bluntly, you are so anxious, go on your own."

Gongsunzi smiled, glanced at Ji Ya, and said, "No."

"Why?" Ji Ya said, "I'm such a big man, I can't lose it."

Both Gong and grandson said: "It's not because I'm afraid that you will be lost, but...you are so close to Taifu Qi, aren't you afraid that you will be spoiled?"

Gongsunzi said it without any hesitation, Ji Ya was taken aback for a moment, and then it was Ji Ya who "twitched" his face a little red, and stammered, "You...why are you so shameless."

After speaking, he hurriedly buried his head and left.

Ji Ya and Gongsunzi both left, and the emperor said, "I'm afraid the Tai Tuo has some good ideas?"

Qi Lu said with a smile: "If the prince and the sons don't go to the dining room, there are only one or two good ways for Lu at most, but now they choose to meet secretly in the dining room, then there are thousands of good ways for Lu. Tens of thousands."

Ji Lin couldn't help laughing, eyes full of doting, and said: "Then the widow just wait for the master's good idea?"

Qi Lu snapped his fingers and said, "I promise to make it unforgettable for all the monarchs!"

Huimeng camp, dining room.

It was not meal time at this time, and the dining room was quiet and unoccupied.

The princes and sons walked in, and several other monarchs were already there, Duke Lu of the State of Lu, Juzi of the State of Ju, Marquis of Wei of the State of Wei, a total of four monarchs, except Zheng Boweisheng of the State of Zheng.

When the prince's children came in, Juzi immediately came forward, frowned, and said, "Prince Qi, why did you invite us here? The dining room is filthy and wretched, and what should I do if the orphan's robe is dirty?"

Among these countries, Lu State has the highest seniority, it is a duke country, Qi State and Wei State are both marquis countries, Zheng State is lower, it is an earl country, and Ju State is not even an earl, it is a viscount The country is the lowest among them.

Ju State is located in the east, and it is a Dongyi country. It is different from Qilu culture. Although Qilu is also in the east, Qilu has its own culture, and they all have access to upper-class Chinese, while the culture of Ju State is closer to the East. Yi people, in the eyes of the Central Plains people, do not seem to be popular.

Moreover, among the three major powers in the East, Ju State can be regarded as the bottom one.When it comes to Ju State, many people don’t seem to know that there was such a country in the Spring and Autumn Period, but Ju State’s geographical location has made Ju State the status of the three major powers in the east. It is next to Qi State and Lu State, so Qi State and Lu State have When nobles want to escape, they will first think of Ju country.

For example, Duke Huan of Qi, the most famous leader of the Five Overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period in history, when he and his son Jiu split up and left Qi, the son Jiu chose the Lu state, and the son Xiaobai chose the Ju state. After returning home, the son Xiaobai Ascending to the position of the monarch, he also achieved an idiom-never forget in Ju.

Juzi has the lowest status among the monarchs, but the sky is high and the emperor is far away, which makes Juzi very arrogant. Juzi never enters such a dirty place as the dining room, and now he is completely unhappy.

Juzi complained, "Is everyone here? Why hasn't Mr. Zheng arrived yet?"

The prince's children comforted him and said: "Don't be impatient when you are in peace, don't be impatient when you are in peace, you all know that this dining room is a dirty and despicable place, so it is extra safe and cheap to discuss affairs here, no one will think that we There will be parliament here."

"Wait a little longer..." Prince Zhu'er said again: "Duke Zheng must be on the way and will arrive soon, just wait a little longer."

Prince Zhu'er has already sent someone to invite Mr. Zheng Bowu, but to everyone's surprise, Mr. Zheng is not on the way at all, and he will not come to the private meeting, because Mr. Zheng sold them out early, and he is on the road at this time. Yes, it's clearly... the Son of Heaven and Qi Lu.

"Tap Tap!"

Prince Zhu'er was comforting Juzi when a series of footsteps came in a hurry. Prince Zhu'er's eyes lit up and he said, "It must be Duke Zheng."

Before his words fell to the ground, the slap in the face of this world came. The eunuch who went to invite Mr. Zheng Bowu hurried back, his head was covered in cold sweat, his face was pale, and he said tremblingly: "Prince, prince! Something is not right!"

"Hurry up, what's the rule!?" Prince Zhu'er immediately scolded.

The eunuch stammered: "Madam, Prince... Heaven... Son of Heaven! The Son of Heaven and Taifu Qi are coming to the dining room!"

"what?!"

For a moment, the monarchs were almost at the same time. Lu Gong, Weihou, and Juzi were all dumbfounded. Lu Gong clapped his hands and said, "Oops! Let's forget that Qi Taifu is the best at cooking. I'm afraid he came to eat." Fang Lishan is here!"

Marquis Wei was so frightened that his face turned pale. You must know that Marquis Wei was supported by the emperor. After Wei Zhouyu was killed, Marquis Wei kept pretending to be good and quiet. If the emperor knew that he came to this private meeting secretly, it would be a big deal. !

The prince Zhu'er was also in a cold sweat, and said, "Don't, don't panic, don't panic! Let's leave now."

"It's too late!" said the eunuch, "It's, it's the door!"

Immediately, the prince's sons came to their wits and pointed at the dirty stove, "Hurry up! Hide!"

Although Juzi was arrogant and domineering, he didn't care so much at this time. He was completely shameless, and immediately rushed to the back of the stove with a stride, and hid first, followed by Marquis Wei, and the prince and other sons also squeezed In the past, only Lu Gong was left alone.

Duke Lu is the "Queen of a Famous Family". The State of Lu has always been known as the Land of Etiquette, and Duke Lu is a first-class duke with an extraordinary status. Now he is allowed to hide behind the stove. It is so dirty and demeaning. Gong really didn't want to, but the fire had already reached his eyebrows, and he couldn't bear to care about his face, so he gritted his teeth and squeezed past.

Among them, the crown prince Zhuer and Juzi were pampered since they were young, so they "have a wide heart and a fat body", and this Marquis of Wei has become more and more plump since he came to power. Only Lu Gong is well-proportioned, and the four of them are crowded At the same time, the corners of Duke Lu's clothes were exposed, but because of his nervousness, he didn't notice it.

The Son of Heaven and Qi Lv entered the dining room, and saw Duke Lu's robe at a glance.

There are two aspects of the state of Lu that are well-known in the world. One is the construction technology of the state of Lu. The palaces of the state of Lu are luxurious, and the construction technology even exceeds that of Luoshi's palace.The second is the clothing material of Lu State.

Many people have heard a rumor that Duke Huan of Qi likes purple. It is said that Duke Huan of Qi likes clothes in the color of "fag purple".In fact, this rumor is not groundless. When Duke Huan of Qi was in power, Guan Zhong gave him an idea to exhaust the finances of Lu State, that is, let Duke Huan of Qi wear special clothes made by Lu State.At that time, the monarch represented the fashion trend. Although it was still very old at that time, there were many nobles and rich people who pursued fashion. These people saw that Duke Huan of Qi loved the purple clothing of Lu State, so they rushed to follow suit. In this way, Farmers in Lu State saw the business opportunity, and all changed to raising silkworms for clothing. In just a few years, Lu State's agriculture declined sharply, and Lu State had to ask other countries for food.

Lu Gong is wearing the highest craftsmanship of the Lu Kingdom. This material is unusual, and Qi Lu can tell at a glance that he is a rich man!

Qi Lu smiled, with a thick sly look on his lips, pretending he didn't see it, and said, "Son of Heaven, let me fry some oil residue for you today, I guarantee that the Son of Heaven has never eaten it before, and it is very delicious."

"Oil residue?" Naturally, Ji Lin has never heard of it. He has been a prince since he was a child, and later became an emperor. Although Ji Lin has no desire to compare, but as a nobleman, it is impossible for a cook to feed an emperor with such a low-class status as oil residue. s things.

To put it bluntly, oil residue is the residue left over from frying fatty meat during the oil refining process. After refining, the fat has been completely fried out. Take it out and mix it with loose salt. Not to mention the taste, it is really delicious. It tastes just like fried chicken, and the entrance is full of happiness.

Qi Lu immediately found a piece of fat meat, lit a fire on the stove with a smile on his face, and then threw the fat meat into the cauldron.

When the pot was heated, the fat melted quickly, and the monarchs hiding behind the stove were steamed by the firewood, and they smelled of oily smoke all over their bodies.

This was not over yet, Qi Lu saw that the fat was already hot, scooped up another spoonful of water, winked at the emperor, and said with a smile: "The show is coming."

After finishing speaking, Qi Lu poured the boiled water into the oil boiling pot with a "splash".

at once……

Crackling! !

crackling—

The oil and water were mixed together, and the smell of oil splashed everywhere in an instant, and there were crackling noises. The emperor was so frightened that he took a step back. At the same time, he heard screams from behind the stove.

"Ouch—"

"Hey!"

"Oh!"

"It hurts...it hurts to death!"

Qi Lu had known for a long time that Prince Zhu'er and several monarchs were behind, but now he pretended to be confused and confused, and exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Ah, there seems to be someone behind the stove?"