Chapter 529: The quarrel started again
Chen Huazheng ate a few spoonfuls of fish porridge and also picked up a piece of rice cake with chopsticks.
She dipped the rice cake into the sweet noodle sauce dish, brought it to her lips and took a small bite.
The rice cake itself has a slightly salty taste, which is just right when mixed with the sweet noodle sauce on the outside.
As soon as you bite open the golden outer skin, the snow-white glutinous rice inside is revealed.
The crust is delicious and crispy without being burnt.
After steaming, the glutinous rice becomes more sticky and smooth, soft in the mouth, and slightly chewy.
As you chew, the crispy texture of the crust and the sweet and soft glutinous rice are intertwined in your mouth.
Paired with sweet noodle sauce, it has a rich taste and is very delicious.
After eating rice cakes and shrimp cakes, Shen Zhaonian tried the shrimp cakes.
This time, he listened to Shen Huazheng and dipped the shrimp cake in vinegar before eating it.
This shrimp cake is made from shrimp, spinach, egg white, and cooked lard.
The production process is tedious and sophisticated, and every detail is full of thought and effort.
Unlike the golden rice balls and shrimp cakes, shrimp cakes are as white as jade and as green as emerald.
The taste is fresh and pleasant, salty, fresh and smooth.
When you chew it, in addition to the sweetness of the shrimp meat, you can also taste the aroma of eggs and the fragrance of vegetables.
Paired with special balsamic vinegar, it is a unique enjoyment.
After taking one bite, you can't help but want to take another bite.
The three people in the side hall didn't say a word, and were eating the breakfast in front of them with relish.
As expected, if you get up early and attend the morning court, you have to have a delicious and hearty breakfast.
After eating, I felt much better and less resentful.
As everyone expected, General Yan also came to the morning court.
The Southwestern Army rushed back day and night just for this early morning court session.
Although her rank was not high enough, Shen Huazheng had already obtained special permission from Emperor Jingning to enter the inner hall during the morning court session and discuss government affairs with the court officials.
Of course, even after entering the inner hall, there were basically not many times when Shen Huazheng could interrupt, she was just listening to what others were saying.
Chen Huazheng even wondered if Emperor Jingning summoned her into the inner hall just to let her stand there and act as a mascot.
General Yan recognized Shen Huazheng among the court officials at a glance. She was the new Shanglin Office Commander whom he had heard of several times from his granddaughter.
It’s not that his eyesight is that good, but Chen Huazheng is too easy to recognize in the crowd.
A beautiful and delicate little girl suddenly appeared among a group of men. She was so conspicuous.
General Yan had been staying in the southwest, but he still heard that Emperor Jingning had appointed Shen Zhaonian's daughter as the new Shanglin Office Commander.
Besides that, he also knew what Shen Huazheng had done.
Find potatoes, plant potatoes, grow greenhouse vegetables, and promote potato planting in the northwest...
Even this time when Dongyi and Chen State were causing trouble on the northwest border, it was said that she and Princess Lejia helped Ning Yu and that’s how they caught the people.
It was only on his way back to Beijing that General Yan learned that Yan Yan and Shen Huazheng had actually had some interactions.
He didn't expect that his granddaughter would make friends after returning to the capital.
No wonder she was so happy when she knew she would return to the capital to receive the reward.
But it’s okay. His granddaughter has been with him since she was young, and she has been practicing martial arts and studying military tactics all day long.
There weren't any playmates of the same age around me.
It is naturally a good thing to be able to make friends nowadays.
General Yan looked at Shen Huazheng with a kind expression.
Birds of a feather flock together.
The girl from the Shen family must be a good child to be recognized by her granddaughter.
Chen Huazheng was standing in the team, and suddenly she noticed a pair of eyes that could not be ignored looking at her.
She looked up and found that the owner of that gaze was the burly General Yan.
Chen Huazheng: (⊙⊙)
Why was General Yan staring at her and smiling... so kindly.
Shen Huazheng was slightly stunned, and soon nodded to General Yan with a smile.
The curve of General Yan's lips deepened. He is indeed a good boy.
Like Yan'er, she is well-educated, polite, well-behaved and cute.
Before Shen Huazheng could figure out why General Yan smiled at her, the morning court bell rang.
All the ministers straightened their clothes and restrained their expressions.
Civil and military officials divided into two rows, left and right, and slowly entered the Golden Palace.
Shen Huazheng stood quietly in her seat, listening attentively to the discussion between Emperor Jingning and the court officials.
Someone mentioned Dongyi and the southwestern countries. Dongyi had already sent envoys to Daliang.
The Dongyi have always been very cunning and always try to test Daliang's attitude.
Because Daliang handled the situation with caution every time, Dongyi was able to escape unscathed every time and gradually became bolder.
This time, by colluding with the State of Chen, Dongyi openly reached out to Daliang.
Who would have known that as soon as he stretched out his hand this time, Yan Yan would chop it off.
Before they could react, the Dongyi nation was about to be destroyed.
The other small countries were also frightened, fearing that they would follow in the footsteps of the Dongyi.
Even the Nanzhao Kingdom, which used to be on the same side as the Dongyi and always liked to follow the trend, has become as obedient as a quail.
Seeing that the southwestern countries were so cautious in their attitude, the officials of Daliang were very proud.
That's why you always come to Daliang to cause trouble. He who stirs first is the inferior.
We clearly let the Dongyi off last time, but they were not only ungrateful, but instead made a big fuss.
Now Daliang is no longer tolerant.
Now that the Dongyi have met this fate, there is only one word to describe it.
Should!
Although the war in the southwest was a great victory, the Dongyi also surrendered.
But now there is still a problem facing us: how to deal with the Dongyi.
Should Dongyi be made a vassal state, or should it be directly incorporated into Daliang's territory and become part of the southwest?
The court officials argued endlessly about this and no conclusion could be reached.
Some officials believed that it was because the Dongyi were treated lightly in the past that they developed such wolfish ambitions.
Since Yan Yan has already crippled the Dongyi, why not just incorporate them into the southwest?
In this way, with the Yan family and the Southwestern Army keeping them in check, I believe the Dongyi people will not dare to cause any trouble again.
Another group of officials suggested that the Dongyi's attitude of surrender this time was still acceptable, and they submitted several letters of surrender.
Now they have sent envoys to Daliang to present the sacred objects of the Dongyi people.
Since the Dongyi have already lowered their attitude so much, Daliang does not need to forcibly incorporate the Dongyi into its territory.
If the Dongyi are willing to be a vassal state in the future, it is not impossible.
Such treatment can also demonstrate Daliang's great power demeanor.
When these words were spoken, the officials who wanted to incorporate the Dongyi into the southwest became unhappy.
Always the demeanor of a great power, the demeanor of a great power.
What’s the point of emphasizing that demeanor all day long?
In the past, whenever the Dongyi people caused trouble, they always thought they were just minor incidents, but because of the "demeanor of a great country", they did not take it seriously.
Now, people think you are easy to bully and they want to shit on your head.
Now that we have finally defeated the Dongyi, do we still have to care about those nonsense manners?
Besides, are the Dongyi really willing to be a vassal state?
Can the Yan family and the Southwest Army keep an eye on Dongyi? What if something goes wrong one day?
Is the Dongyi secretly causing trouble again?
It would be fine if there was only Dongyi, but what if Dongyi joined forces with the southwestern countries to deal with Daliang?
There is precedent for this.
To deal with a country like Dongyi that behaves like a villain, we should use fists.
The two factions hold different views and neither is convinced by the other.
General Yan did not participate in the discussion. He felt that as long as the Dongyi stopped causing trouble, it would be fine to make them a vassal state or incorporate them into the southwest.
Anyway, their Yan family is responsible for guarding the southwestern border, so no matter whether it is the Dongyi or other countries in the southwest, they can't have any bad intentions.
Whoever wants to move should first ask the sword in his hand.
Shen Huazheng stood in an inconspicuous corner, fishing furtively while listening to the two gangs arguing over Dongyi affairs.
I have to say, what these people said makes sense.
If you really have to make a decision, it's quite difficult.
Emperor Jingning is in a very good mood now. He finds it quite interesting to see his ministers arguing with each other.
As for whether or not to incorporate the Dongyi into the southwest, he had not yet made up his mind.
The two factions argued back and forth, but in the end there was no conclusion, so the issue was temporarily shelved.
At this time, someone mentioned that the Southwest Army had won a victory and many meritorious generals were rewarded.
This is nothing, it is normal for soldiers at the border to rise in rank with the help of military industry.
The focus of everyone's discussion this time was Yan Yan.
The military generals believed that Yan Yan had made great contributions this time and should be rewarded handsomely.
Civil officials and military generals are naturally opposed to each other. In the past, no matter what the military generals said, there would always be civil officials who would retort.
But at this time, no one of them spoke out against it.
What a joke, General Yan is still standing there.
General Yan has a bad temper. If someone jumps out to stop his granddaughter from collecting the reward at this time, he will definitely suffer the consequences.
Although I wouldn't be chopped by him with a knife, it's still possible that I would be beaten up.
Besides, as the great contributor this time, Yan Yan deserves the greatest reward.
The war was won by others, and they really don't have the face to oppose it.
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