Wow! The prince-in-law destroyed the nine tribes by himself!

[This vegetable...]

Xu Yanqiao wrinkled his face, and the muscles on his face tensed.

The secretary of the Ministry of War next to him noticed that his nose was wrinkled, his eyebrows were knitted together, and his whole face exuded an anxious atmosphere, as if he was troubled by a certain problem.

What's going on?

The secretary of the Ministry of War involuntarily stretched his neck towards Xu Yanqiao.

[It’s yellow and wilted, how to eat it? ]

[I heard that the things rewarded by the emperor cannot be thrown away to others casually. There are so many things to do - forget it, go back and make hot pot, make do, you can eat it in one meal. 】

【How come such a big royal family doesn't even have some green vegetables in winter? Look at how wilted these leaves are, and you still have the nerve to give them out as rewards? How stingy...】

"Dong——"

Xu Yanmiao turned around in confusion, and Seeing that the clerk of the Ministry of War who seemed to be particularly timid before had fallen to the ground and fainted,

he blinked.

[He was so grateful to the emperor that he fainted again?]

No!!!

He fainted because he was scared by you!

All the civil and military officials in the court were screaming in their hearts.

The Minister of War nervously raised his sleeves to wipe his sweat again. He subconsciously sniffed his sleeves and found that they smelled strongly of sweat, and immediately showed a disgusted expression.

At the top, the old emperor slapped his hand on the armrest of the dragon chair, and the turquoise-inlaid gold ring on his finger bone made a sound of collision with the wood. In the entire silent court, the crisp sound was clearly audible.

Everyone looked at The old emperor.

The old emperor's face turned red with anger.

What do you mean by yellow and wilted! What do you mean by too much trouble! What do you mean by eating in a hurry! What! It's called! Poor and sour!!!

Have you ever eaten fresh and crisp winter vegetables!

So Great honor, please don't be ungrateful——

[It seems that in Daxia, there is only boiled mutton but no shabu-shabu mutton. I'll ask the chef to make some slices after work. ]

[Fortunately, the chili peppers have been brought in, so it's great to eat red soup hot pot in winter! 】

【The hot red chili oil, the beef slices are thin, and I hold them firmly with chopsticks and put them into the soup without letting go. I roll them up and down a few times, and soon they change color. The beef is thin and tender, and the spicy soup goes in. Take it out and take a bite... the taste is amazing! 】

——Daxia prohibits slaughtering cattle, but only prohibits cattle for farming, not for beef.

They eat beef cattle in large quantities, either frying, boiling, roasting, or It is made into meat sauce, five-flavor preserved meat (dried meat), summer white preserved meat (fried meat), eating meat, tendons, liver, belly, and tongue...

As Xu Yanmiao thought about it, her eyes widened, and she was obviously lost in fantasy. There was no time to care about the outside world.

[The mutton was also sliced ​​into thin slices and thrown into the pot. After listening to the sizzling sound at the bottom of the pot, it was picked up and eaten. 】

【Have someone hand-roll 10-20 fish balls, make sure they are extra full so they are elastic! 】

【Then...lean meat slices, fatty meat slices, chicken slices, crystal vermicelli, fish tofu, tripe... 】

【As for seasoning, sesame oil and minced garlic must be prepared! 】

Gulp——

The old emperor's throat moved.

The anger on his face also stagnated, and disappeared as his thoughts drifted away.

"This Xu Yanmiao..."

The old emperor I thought of the delicious food called hot pot and licked my lips unconsciously, with a hint of anticipation and enjoyment on my face.

"It seems like he really knows how to eat."

But... what are crystal fans? Why haven't I heard of them? After the morning court

session

, there was also the inner court session, but that was the business of the second-rank officials and had nothing to do with Xu Yanmiao, a minor official. He should just leave the court and go to work to handle his official duties.

That should have been the case.

But today...

"Announce..."

"Minister of Personnel Xu Yanmo is here to see the emperor..."

The eunuch's voice came from Passing down from both sides of the golden platform, passing through the layers of stairs, the sunlight outlined the darkness that separated the civil and military officials. The crowd turned their heads one by one, stretching to the end in layers, with faces full of surprise, and they looked at each other with the minor official from the Ministry of Personnel.

"Me?" Xu Yanmiao was originally reminiscing about the deliciousness of the hot pot with great relish, but when he was called out like that, the hot pot flew away and he became confused.

The military official who woke up from his coma kicked him on the heel.

Xu Yanmiao stumbled forward a few steps, then suddenly realized that now was not the time to be in a daze. He quickly straightened his official hat and walked toward the golden platform from the center of the civil and military ranks.

He passed the ninth-rank officials...

passed the eighth-rank officials...

passed the seventh-rank, sixth-rank, and fifth-rank officials. First rank, fourth rank, third rank...

from the back to the front, the old emperor had already left the golden platform and went to the palace. There were only those second rank officials in front of him, and each of their official positions could crush him

. He bowed: "Hello, gentlemen."

Minister of War: "Humph."

Xu Yanmiao looked at him openly, his face full of confusion.

[What's going on? When did I offend him?]

Minister of War: "...... "

Hmph!!!"

The other ministers also looked at Xu Yanmiao with very strange eyes.

Xu Yanmiao: "?"

Why do these people seem... not very friendly to him?

"Xu Lang." Suddenly someone called him. Xu Yanmiao looked over and saw that it was Prime Minister Dou

. She smiled and nodded slightly. Perhaps it was Xu Yanmiao's illusion, he actually saw some... gratitude in the other person's eyes?

"Since His Majesty has summoned you, it means that he has high hopes for you. Don't worry. See you later. "When meeting the emperor, don't be reckless..."

Then, Prime Minister Dou whispered some tips on meeting the emperor.

Xu Yanmiao was almost flattered.

Is the Prime Minister such an approachable person?

The Minister of War glanced at Prime Minister Dou, He didn't show any displeasure to Xu Yanmiao again.

The Minister of Rites tried to smooth things over: "Your Majesty is still in the palace, colleagues, let's go now."

...

The old emperor sat in the Wuying Hall, where he worked in the inner court. For the first time, he was not immersed in official business. He looked up at the palace door from time to time,

which made the eunuch wonder. Who is your majesty waiting for?

An eunuch came in trotting and reported: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and the ministers are here to see you."

The old emperor nodded, waited for two or three breaths, but there was no further news. He looked at the eunuch, who was confused and glanced at the eunuch for help. Little did he know that the eunuch was also very confused.

The curtain in the corner blew a little, and the old emperor said indifferently: "Besides this, who else is there?"

The eunuch suddenly realized, and said: "Xu Yanmiao, the official of the Ministry of Personnel, is also waiting outside the hall."

The old emperor: "Call."

The eunuch's breath sank into his dantian: "Call--"

Soon, the ministers entered the hall.

The old emperor followed the custom: "Give food."

Then the palace servants brought the table and cushions, and everyone sat down in turn.

Xu Yanmiao carefully wrapped his official robes tightly, staring at the tray in the hands of the palace servant who served the dishes.

Every time after the court session, the old emperor would give food to all officials, but the meals used in various government offices and Wuying Hall were not the same-now he also had the opportunity to experience the meals of the second-rank officials!

Then, when the tray was placed, Xu Yanmiao took a closer look.

Tofu? Green vegetables? Noodles? Without meat, at most two eggs can be placed in the noodles?

Xu Yanmiao: "..."

[It's better to go back to the government office to eat. ]

The old emperor pretended not to hear it, and sighed nonchalantly: "Alas, the kitchen has been serving the same few hundred dishes for decades, and I'm tired of eating them. These past two days, I have a poor appetite and have been eating light meals. I'm sorry for you all accompanying me."

Ministers: "..."

No way. How

dare we?

Generally speaking, those who are tactful should take the initiative to tell the emperor that they have obtained a new recipe some time ago, and after trying it, it is very delicious, and they are willing to present it to His Majesty.

However, Xu·Ivory Tower University Student·Yanmiao did not respond at all.

The old emperor: "..."

Even if this person pretended to be deep, he could see the confusion in the other person's eyes through his skin - he didn't know how to guess his superiors' intentions at all, and he still wanted to get promoted? !

The old emperor felt an unprecedented anger in his heart.

He must eat that thing called hot pot today!

He tilted his head and whispered a few words to the eunuch. After a while, the palace servants brought a small tripod with compartments to each table. Each compartment was a different cooking space, filled with meat soup. The rich meat aroma in the air and the smell of charcoal burning under the tripod were intertwined, making people salivate.

[Hot pot? ! 】

Hearing that, Xu Yanmiao was surprised. The old emperor took the chopsticks in his palm and ate the noodles while thinking: We know that I use chopsticks to pick up raw meat and put it into the boiling pot. No matter how I eat it, I must use the pot of soup!

The warming pot is a small pot that can be served on the table!

At the same time, Xu Yanmiao's inner voice also followed: [Oh, it's not a hot pot, it's a warming pot, used to keep the food warm. What a pity, such a good thing should be used to eat hot pot. 】

"However, I think about it. You are all good men, and you work hard every day. It is not good for your health to eat too light."

The old emperor smiled with a lot of pride: "Whatever you want to eat, just tell the palace servants to put it in this warm pot."

Xu Yanmiao's eyes lit up.

The other ministers also... their eyes lit up.

Xu Yanmiao: "First, two pounds of beef and mutton, both raw slices!"

Other ministers: "Yes, yes, beef and mutton, raw slices!"

Xu Yanmiao: "Add more charcoal, so little, it's not enough to boil the soup."

Other ministers: "Hmm, hmmm, charcoal, give us more too!"

Xu Yanmiao: "Pepper, salt, minced garlic, and oil... Oil..."

Other ministers: "Pepper..."

Xu Yanmiao looked back at them silently.

Each of these second-rank officials was thicker than the other, pretending not to see the fellow's contemptuous look.

The old emperor: "Ahem, give me one too."

The chief eunuch whispered: "Your Majesty, has Her Majesty followed the custom to

send the Empress..." "Of course she has..."

The old emperor paused.

The old emperor said in annoyance: "What Empress? Should I give her everything I have?"

His voice got a little louder.

Xu Yanmiao was puzzled.

[What happened? A quarrel between husband and wife?]

The old emperor froze.

[Could it be that the old emperor knew that the consort wanted to cane the princess, and he wanted to let the consort go, but the Empress didn't want to, so they had a quarrel?]

"Puff——"

The Minister of Rites was drinking, and at this moment he spit out a mouthful of wine, which was spicy and acrid, causing him to cough continuously.

"Cough cough cough——"

Cane?

What cane?

Who wants to beat whom?

Did he hear correctly?

The old emperor was stunned. He

was not angry, but more like a normal person's confusion about an abnormal person.

This son-in-law... has a grudge against his nine clans?

He has a total of 21 daughters, which son-in-law is so desperate?

...

The fifth daughter of the emperor, Princess Wanshou, also asked her son-in-law this question.

"Drag a vicious woman like me out and beat me?!"

Princess Wanshou looked at the son-in-law in shock.