Don't ask! If you ask, it's the almighty Jinyiwei!

Do I look like someone who is missing that copper plate!

The old emperor raised his foot and kicked the general.

It wasn't heavy, and the general fell down, and the colorful clothes amused the "emperor".

The old emperor turned his head and saw that Xu Yanmiao's clear eyes were filled with shock.

"At least... at least..." The old emperor opened his mouth, closed it, and then opened his mouth again: "At least, the prince didn't come..."

Xu Yanmiao blinked: [Ah! Prince! I almost forgot about the prince...]

Seeing that he was going to communicate with the artifact again, the old emperor had a blank expression.

Enough! I don't want to know where the prince is, and now who is it!

He patted Xu Yanmiao's shoulder, smiling: "Why are you standing there? Don't you want to see it? I'll show you enough today."

The magistrate of Yanshi County, who had been following the old emperor with his head down, almost dropped his jaw.

——In fact, he had been shocked once before when he saw the strange officials in the capital.

Help! Why are these high officials different from what he imagined! Shouldn't they be like dragons and tigers, with majestic auras, and every word they say is related to the world's major events, and every smile has a hidden mystery!

And now, he is even more confused. What is so special about this young man in front of him that the emperor can pat his shoulder and talk to him so intimately!

Xu Yanmiao didn't feel anything. After all, the old emperor had always been like this in front of him. He shifted his attention from the prince. He glanced in the direction of the stone tablet, thought for a moment, and walked forward.

[Whether the old emperor was killing a chicken to scare the monkey or breaking the pot, I have to do it anyway. Relax your mind and look at the stone tablet! ]

After thinking about these words, Xu Yanmiao relaxed more. He walked firmly and powerfully, passing through the strangely quiet ministers and walked towards the "life" tablet.

The old emperor glanced around and said, "Move." Then he also walked in that direction.

The general performed a medical miracle on the spot. The lame beggar jumped up from the ground, then squatted down again, carefully picked up the copper plate, wiped it clean and put it in his pocket.

The Minister of Personnel carried his pile of candied haws, and wanted to shout a few more times.

The Minister of War took off the flowers on his ears calmly, put them in the flower basket, and continued to walk with the flower basket on his shoulder - it was not easy for him to get this basket of flowers on the second day of the first lunar month.

The Minister of Justice put away the banner of the fortune-telling stall, pondered for a breath in front of the bamboo chair, and decided to let it go. If it is still there after I come out, I will move away, if not, forget it.

The other officials also put away their magical powers and followed the emperor obediently.

Then, they saw a man in front of the "生" (life) monument, circling the monument, poking here and touching there.

"Can it really make people pregnant? I don't believe it! I'll poke again! Poke again!"

The prince's attendant standing next to him was as dull and honest as ever. He was obviously very anxious, but he didn't know what to say to stop it. He could only call him "my dear" repeatedly.

The prince did not even turn his head: "Aiya, don't call me, I'm studying how this Guanyin who delivers children gives... "

"Have you studied it yet?"

"Not yet, the words on this stone tablet are well written..."

The prince felt that the dull prince's attendant who attached great importance to hierarchy was boldly pulling his sleeve. He felt something was wrong at that time. He turned around and smiled: "...Dad."

The old emperor was very angry: "You came quite fast."

The prince laughed dryly: "I walked in directly. It would be faster if I didn't pretend."

All officials: "..."

So the prince had seen through their disguises a long time ago?

Forget it, even if he saw through it, they are not your majesty's biological sons, and they really dare not watch the excitement openly.

Xu Yanmiao's eyes brightened instantly.

[Great! Seeing that everyone was pretending, and only I was walking here in a grand manner, I suddenly felt that I was quite silly. Fortunately, the prince also came here without makeup. 】

All the officials were silent again.

They really wanted to say that it was because he was the prince, and a particularly favored prince, who never had to worry about an unstable position.

...Oh, it seems that Xiao Bai Ze is also particularly favored and never has to worry about an unstable position. That's all right.

The old emperor pushed the people aside, and several Jinyiwei guards beside him quickly lined up in two rows, lit torches, and illuminated the "生" stele clearly.

The county magistrate of Yanshi County thought about all sorts of things in his mind, and was so nervous that he was sweating.

The old emperor slowly admired the stele.

The stele is a huge "life" character, about the height of a person, with the bottom connected to the base.

The handwriting is indeed his own handwriting, and some places are black. The old emperor has rich folk experience and knows that the statue turns black, in addition to smoke and fire, it will also turn black after being severely eroded and touched.

... He no longer wants to think about how many people have touched this stone stele and got the blessing of "Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth".

The magistrate of Yanshi County rolled his eyes, took small steps forward, and whispered: "Your Majesty, since this county erected this stone stele, many people have come from other counties to visit, and the commercial tax in this county has increased by half a percent compared to the past."

- After all, this is the emperor's handwriting!

This hits the vital point.

If a county erects a stone tablet, it can increase the commercial tax by half. If all the counties in Kyushu erect a stone tablet, then the commercial tax of Daxia...

Looking forward to such a bright future, the old emperor seemed to dig out a trace of strange happiness from the bottom of his heart.

But soon he shook his head.

Scarcity makes things valuable. If every county has it, it is equivalent to no county having it.

Forget it, just make this one.

The old emperor put one hand on the "life" tablet. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He said to the magistrate of Yanshi County behind him: "Since the people of this county like it so much, let's keep it."

The old Shi Shi quickly flattered him: "Your Majesty, this is for the people to have fun together."

- After all, he is older than the old emperor, and it is not convenient to call him sir.

The old emperor laughed twice, then suddenly stopped and looked at Xu Yanmiao. He looked at Xu Yanmiao until he was confused about whether there was something wrong with him. The old emperor breathed a sigh of relief and continued to laugh.

He was afraid!

He was afraid that Xu Yanmiao would say something to irritate him before he could finish his happiness.

Fortunately, this time the little bastard finally did something wrong, so he could laugh at ease. The old emperor felt strangely relieved.

He was also very friendly to Xu Yanmiao: "Xu Yanmiao, go back and have a good rest. We will continue to set off tomorrow."

As for the inspection, he left some Jinyiwei. When the emperor just left, most people would subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief, and once they relax, they would reveal their flaws. The Jinyi Guard was in charge of checking for any damage.

*

The next day, the emperor's ship left, and the magistrate of Yanshi County, who was left behind, breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he had not done anything evil, he did not want the emperor to stay in his territory for too long. It's good that he left, it's good that he left.

The ship sailed to Gong County, stayed for half a day, and soon headed for Sishui County. Some people may not know Sishui County, but the Hulao Pass near it is very famous.

"One man stands with a spear in hand, and a hundred men will become useless" is praising the steepness of Hulao Pass.

This time, they stayed for five days, and the people from the Ministry of Works carefully inspected Hulao Pass before they set off again.

This time, they set off in a carriage.

The local officials whispered to each other: "We don't know where to go."

Zhengzhou was near Hulao Pass. The governor of Zhengzhou walked in from the crowd with a smile and said to the magistrate of Xingyang County under his command -

"Liangzhai, I found a good job for you. How are you going to thank me?"

The magistrate of Xingyang County looked up in surprise: "What good job?"

"I had some friendship with the master before. This time he asked me to talk and reminisce the past. I mentioned you to him specifically. Didn't you say that your wife's dumpling soup is especially delicious? Let me tell you, our superior likes this! I also told him that you are very close to the people. Even as an official, you never live a luxurious life. After taking office, you are calm and not harsh, and you work hard and love the people."

"I was not planning to go to Xingyang County, but after hearing my praise, I changed my plan and went to Xingyang County... to savor your wife's bowl of farmer's dumpling soup!"

"What do you think? Are you happy? This is the emperor's favor!"

"Liangzhai? Liangzhai? Why don't you smile?"

The magistrate of Xingyang County looked away stiffly and said, "My superiors, please take pity on

me... But I am of low rank. When I heard that person was going to visit my humble home, I was both scared and excited. I didn't know how to face him." The prefect of Zhengzhou laughed: "Liangzhai, don't worry. It's not that scary to be in power. As long as you are capable and competent, you can please him even if you don't know how to say sweet words. Look at the magistrate of Yanshi County. He made a stele with the word 'sheng' on it and used his position as a signboard. When the superior heard that he could make money, he didn't pursue it, did he? You are much better than him."

However, the magistrate of Xingyang County was still very nervous. When the imperial carriage stopped in Xingyang County, the fatigue on his face was obvious.

＊

"Is your wife from an official family?" The old emperor sat in the county magistrate's house, his eyes full of wonder: "A wife from an official family is so good at making dumpling soup?"

It's not the kind of dumpling soup that rich people enjoy in winter with dragon bones, fresh fish, and spare ribs, but the dumpling soup that poor people make by simply mixing flour into dumplings, adding some wild vegetables and salt, and serving as both a staple food and soup.

Is she lying to him?

At this time, the magistrate of Xingyang County had a calm expression: "Your Majesty..." In private, he could address His Majesty without fear of exposing his identity, "I don't know why this wife's dumpling soup is so delicious. Maybe she has encountered something - I have already told her, she was very happy to hear that Your Majesty liked it, and she went to the kitchen without changing her clothes."

The old emperor smiled: "Then I'll wait."

...

In the back house, the magistrate's wife's pupils trembled slightly because she was too shocked: "Master, you asked me to make dumpling soup? This... How can I do it!"

Even if she wanted to show the emperor that she did not forget her roots, she couldn't say that!

The magistrate's wife thought about it, and sighed: "However, the master probably didn't expect that he was just talking, and His Majesty could be so serious."

But... she really can't make dumpling soup! I heard that the Jinyiwei would watch every step of the process to prevent any problems, and she couldn't let anyone else do it.

The maid who came to report the news whispered, "Auntie has told me that the cook in the small kitchen can make dumpling soup, so she can help."

"Cook?"

Seeing that the lady didn't remember, the maid reminded her, "Auntie has received favors from the village, and the cook is the wife of his neighbor. The one who can't recognize faces was specially invited to make confinement soup for the lady, and later she stayed."

"Her!" The county magistrate's wife suddenly realized, and she and the cook made a big pot of dumpling soup together - mainly to increase the cook's workload.

Then she followed the cook's suggestion, added wowotou, and brought it to the emperor.

Several accompanying officials were also given a small bowl. Among them was Xiao Bai Ze who was brought over.

The old emperor ate two large bowls with wowotou, wiped his mouth, and praised: "Yes! This is the taste! It is eaten by real poor people. Even if ordinary people make dumpling soup, they would not think of pairing it with wowotou."

The old emperor was very pleased.

Before coming, he was worried that this was another way to curry favor with the superiors. Now it seems that the county magistrate of Xingyang County usually behaves like this.

Seeing Xiao Bai Ze eating the dumpling soup very slowly with wrinkled face, he couldn't help laughing and called him: "Xu Yanmiao."

[This is why I don't want to have dinner with the boss...]

The old emperor pretended not to hear and added in a very amiable manner: "You're not used to this kind of rough food."

Xu Yanmiao tried to explain: "I've eaten dumpling soup..."

The old emperor laughed even more: "You've eaten it? What have you eaten? You've eaten the dumpling soup made of white flour, with plenty of delicious ingredients."

Xu Yanmiao thought about the modern dumpling soup and nodded.

The old emperor laughed loudly, rubbing his belly as he laughed: "You young people just can't stand hardship, you complain about this and that. If you are really hungry, you can even roast tree leaves and eat them."

Xu Yanmiao smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right, I am too spoiled."

[The old emperor is really hard to serve.]

The old emperor choked.

Every time Xu Yanmiao despised him in his heart, he would hold his breath.

——Maybe this is why he wanted to provoke Xu Yanmiao whenever he had the chance, because he really wanted to vent the anger he had suffered last time.

[Who wants to suffer when they can live a good life? Didn’t the county magistrate of Xingyang County also suffer? ]

The old emperor’s eyes were determined and slowly moved to the county magistrate’s face. He really found that the blue veins on the other’s forehead appeared and disappeared as he chewed and swallowed the pimple soup, and it was obvious that the force of his teeth biting was very strong.

However, if a person really eats pimple soup of this flavor often, it is impossible to have such a reaction.

[Strange, if the county magistrate of Xingyang County thought it was unpalatable, why would he tell the prefect of Zhengzhou that his wife’s dumpling soup was particularly good... Oh, he said that five years ago. ]

[That’s no wonder. After five years of luxury, it’s normal that he can’t stand it now. ]

[It was only mentioned once. The prefect of Zhengzhou remembered it so deeply. Could it be because the county magistrate of Xingyang County joked that eating dumpling soup was like “a wild boar can’t eat fine bran”? ]

The old emperor: “…”

He immediately felt like an arrow was stabbed in his heart.

He looked at the county magistrate of Xingyang County with an unfriendly look.

——Who are you talking about, wild boar!

[Oh, he even told his wife not to make dumpling soup anymore. Who would eat such disgusting food after becoming rich? It tastes like pig food... Ah, luckily the old emperor didn't know...] The old emperor

's face was so tight that he couldn't laugh.

The other officials in the capital buried their heads and ate the dumpling soup desperately. They didn't dare to look up at all, as if this was some kind of delicacy in the world.

The county magistrate of Xingyang County didn't feel that the atmosphere was wrong at all. He continued to grit his teeth and fight for this authentic dumpling soup.

[Wait a minute? The description above... let the maid tell the lady that the emperor wants to drink the dumpling soup she made, and let her find another lady for help. Why is there a parenthesis of "cook" after the other lady? 】

【Let me look through it...】

Xu Yanmiao suddenly said "Hey" in her heart.

【Tang Monk's fake father! 】 The

old emperor: "???"

What the hell?

【Wuhu! The person who really came to be the county magistrate of Xingyang County died on the way, and this person happened to live in the same room with him, so he took his diploma to replace him! 】

The prince, who was eating the dumpling soup, moved his ears and instantly caught the words he was interested in. He raised his head and stared at the county magistrate with a smile.

Impersonation! This kind of plot, which is common in novels, has actually been moved to reality!

Exciting!!!

The officials in the capital who were lucky enough to follow the emperor tried hard to control themselves from looking at the county magistrate of Xingyang County, and their curiosity was crazy.

Impersonation! He also married two wives! One of the wives was the cook for the other wife!!!

What kind of story is this!

Damn, I'm so curious!

Xu Yanmiao came to her senses and was shocked.

[Why is the old emperor's face so gloomy, it seems like water can be squeezed out! Did he find the blue veins on the forehead of the county commander? ]

The old emperor called the omnipotent Jinyiwei - the new commander of Jinyiwei, who was fired by him as a historian and sent to the territory of King Jinbei to investigate intelligence.

The old emperor whispered a few words.

The commander of Jinyiwei went out.

Half an hour later, the commander of Jinyiwei came in again. He also brought his wife and cook.

During this half hour, the magistrate of Xingyang County had already noticed something was wrong. He sat there blankly, his face slowly becoming lifeless as time went by.

The almighty Jinyiwei said: "Your Majesty! I have found out that the magistrate of Xingyang County is indeed an imposter!"

- In fact, he went to the county office pretending to flip through some paperwork to kill time.

Along with the young man's exclamation: [Wow! Jinyiwei is really amazing! I heard that with Jinyiwei, the emperor can even know the color of the underwear worn by the court officials! ]

The new commander of Jinyiwei: "..."

In fact, it's not that exaggerated. We, the Jinyiwei, are just normal spies, and your majesty is not so perverted as to pay attention to the color of the ministers' trousers.

When the county magistrate's wife heard the report from the Jinyiwei, she was unbelieving and a little bit uneasy and suspicious, and looked at the county magistrate of Xingyang County: "Master! Say something, master!" The

county magistrate of Xingyang County had a bitter face, and for some reason, he dared not say a word.

Xu Yanmiao looked at one original wife sympathetically, then looked at the other original wife sympathetically, and continued to read gossip.

[How dare he say anything? The kitchen lady is his original wife. Although she is face-blind, she recognizes his voice. 】

【I really don't know whether he is nostalgic or not. If he is nostalgic, he married a new wife. If he is not nostalgic, he could have just killed his wife, but he still brought people to take office. 】The

new Jinyiwei commander immediately spoke for the Xingyang County Magistrate: "Madam, you probably don't know that he has another wife, this cook, who was his original wife."

The cook was shocked: "Officials! Don't dare to say anything nonsense! My husband is your long-term attendant! The old man values ​​him very much and often asks him to go on business trips. It's a pity that my husband and I have been in this mansion for five years, and we haven't slept together for a few days!"

The Xingyang County Magistrate silently covered his face with his sleeves.

[But he was really wicked. He used his original identity to pretend to be the county magistrate's follower, and then said to the original wife: I found a job for you, to be a cook in the county magistrate's house, with free food and accommodation, and four taels of silver a year. Then the original wife left. ]

[The original wife was very happy, thinking that she could earn money to support the family, and was very strong. ]

"Puff——"

The prince had a lump in his throat, turned his head and coughed hard.

This...what kind of weird thing is it? !

——The word weird originally had a good meaning, used to praise the rarity and beauty of flowers and plants, but since Xu Yanmo often complained in his heart, "What kind of weird thing is this", gradually, those who could hear his voice could no longer face the word "weird".

Because of the Jinyiwei, the other officials could visit the magistrate of Xingyang County openly.

So they looked at the magistrate in shock, and a similar voice echoed in their hearts as the old emperor did before!

Can this court ever be good?

Xu Yanmiao told them that they couldn’t, birds of a feather flock together…

[Huh? ! ]

[The wife of this county magistrate is the fiancée of the former county magistrate whom he had never met! ! ! ]

[He married her right after he took office, and the other party didn’t know he was a fake. He told this lady: My neighbor’s family has helped me a lot, I want to find a job for his wife, let her be our cook, what do you think? ]

[This lady also thinks her husband is particularly loyal! ]

[This operation… is amazing…]

The Jinyiwei almost said these words at the same time, pretending that they were the news they had found out.

Not to mention the emperor and the officials.