Emperor Jing didn't take it seriously and burst into laughter.
"Okay! Good boy, go ahead."
After saying that, he put the chubby child in his arms and strode into the city. When the people at the city gate saw Fang Zhengyi gesturing violently behind Emperor Jing, they all knelt down.
They shouted in unison: "Welcome Your Majesty to the city! Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!!"
"Stand up!"
The people all stood up in protest, and those guarding on both sides kept greeting Emperor Jing.
Emperor Jing entered the city with great pride.
As soon as he walked past, the people immediately stopped cheering and stared at these strangers with eager eyes.
All the officials were sweating profusely. It turned out that in your eyes, Fang Zheng, except for His Majesty, we are not considered human beings, right?
Fang Zhengyi also had a helpless look on his face. This was not something he had instructed. Taoyuan County had been isolated for too long and was somewhat xenophobic. There was nothing he could do about it.
After everyone entered the city, Fang Zheng walked to the front of the row and said loudly, "Gentlemen, you must be tired and hungry after such a long journey."
"The county has prepared a dinner for everyone. You can drink as much as you want in a while. After dinner, there will be a folk art performance from Taoyuan County waiting for everyone to enjoy! After a night's rest, I will take you to see Shengshishu!"
"Zhang Laoliu! Zhang Laoliu! Go and take everyone to dinner and entertain them carefully!"
All the officials couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fang Zhengyi had finally done something useful...
As they relaxed, everyone couldn't help but look around at the surrounding environment, which made them even more frightened.
The brand new buildings, the neat and clean cobblestone roads, and the orderly people deeply shocked everyone present.
Although no one spoke, everyone had already begun to re-examine Fang Zhengyi in their hearts.
The group soon arrived at Laoliu Restaurant, and Emperor Jing couldn't help but smile knowingly when he looked at the familiar sign.
It was here that I first met Fang Zhengyi. What a thoughtful person!
Of course, this is only one of the reasons why Fang Zhengyi chose Laoliu Restaurant. Another reason is that he had invited Emperor Jing to dine here and he seemed very satisfied.
Moreover, Zhang Laoliu had given him a jar of wine which he tasted good, so he gave the opportunity to receive the emperor to Zhang Laoliu.
At this time, there were still many diners eating on the first floor. When they saw Fang Zhengyi and the man in yellow clothes next to him, they immediately thought of the emperor and knelt down to greet him.
Zhang Laoliu came up to Emperor Jing and knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! I was careless and arranged for you to have dinner on the second floor. The people on the first floor forgot to clean up... I will chase them away now!"
Emperor Jing waved his sleeves and said with a smile: "It's okay! Don't disturb others. Let's go to the second floor. Get up."
After saying that, he walked up the stairs by himself, and everyone hurried to follow him.
Seeing that everyone else had gone upstairs, Fang Zhengyi walked up to Zhang Laoliu and sighed, "Stupid! You can't even handle such a small thing. Get up! His Majesty said it's okay, there's no need to be scared."
Then he looked at the diners around him and said, "What's going on? Eating rabbit is popular in the city recently? Why are all of them eating roasted rabbit?"
Zhang Laoliu stood up and chuckled: "Master, you haven't been back for a while, so you don't know that the rabbits are sold by the county research institute...cheap!"
"Oh... we were eating monkey brains a while ago. You came too late. All the monkeys in the back mountain were caught. Now we can't eat them!"
Hearing this, Fang Zhengyi broke out in a cold sweat.
The research institute sells monkey brains... rabbits? Aren't they used for experiments?! They have been injected with penicillin!
In a fit of excitement, he grabbed Zhang Laoliu by the collar and angrily asked, "Are these the ingredients for today's cooking?"
Zhang Laoliu was confused and panicked, and waved his hands quickly: "No! How dare I, sir? His Majesty will definitely use the best freshly killed ingredients for his meals. I, Zhang Laoliu, don't use cheap ones!"
Fang Zheng heaved a sigh of relief and patted him on the shoulder: "These rabbit and monkey brains... didn't kill anyone, did they?"
Zhang Laoliu patted his chest and said, "No! The research institute feeds the pigs first, and then sells it if there is no problem!"
Fortunately...no one was killed. Fang Zhengyi couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Damn, as soon as I left, these people went astray. If it's okay for pigs to eat it, can you prove that it's okay for humans to eat it too?
We have to make the rules more detailed when we get back.
"Alright, hurry up and cook for His Majesty. Bring hot water to boil the kitchen knives and cutting boards, and wash them several times. From now on, you are not allowed to buy any ingredients sold by the research institute. If there is any problem, you will be held responsible!"
Zhang Laoliu nodded in agreement.
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Soon, one after another exquisite dishes exuding tempting aromas were served in front of the officials.
Everyone was already starving at this time, and they had almost vomited out the little food they had eaten in the morning.
Moreover, the cooking skills in Taoyuan County are extremely high. Seeing this table of food, one can’t help but salivate.
After Emperor Jing started eating, his ministers began to eat with a miamiamia sound.
During the banquet, Fang Zhengyi secretly prepared a small exquisite dessert and sent it to the princess. Li Yuanzhao, who kept his eyes on Fang Zhengyi all the time, wanted to stop him, but was successfully bribed with 100 taels of silver.
After half an hour of toasting and drinking, everyone was very satisfied with the meal and spoke highly of the food in Taoyuan County.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Fang Zhengyi found Zhang Laoliu again.
I pulled him to a corner of the second floor and whispered, "After we finish eating, go to the inn to collect the debt from that old man at night!"
After saying this, he pointed to Zhang Shi, the Minister of Finance. "He is in charge of the money, do you understand?"
Zhang Shi had sharp eyes and immediately noticed Fang Zheng pointing at him and glared at him fiercely.
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