Chapter 473 Bold
His Majesty was stunned.
Hou Junji excitedly grabbed Su Ying's arm and said, "Young Master Su! Seriously!"
"Duke Lu, let go!" Crown Prince Li Chengqian exclaimed.
"Ugh, General Hou, let go, let go!" Su Ying grimaced in pain, pretending to be calm.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Lord Su, please forgive me!" Hou Junji let go of his hand and clasped his fists awkwardly.
"It's okay!" Su Ying rubbed her arm that was pinched by Hou Junji.
The general is really strong! His arm is probably bruised.
"Su Qing, does white sugar actually have such an effect?" It took the emperor a long time to come back to his senses.
After meeting Lord Xiao Su, I realized that I have so many powerful weapons in my hands!
"Your Majesty, yes!"
“Your Majesty, I beg you to make a batch of white sugar as soon as possible.
"With this, I can lead my soldiers and march straight into the Western Regions, bringing the Thirty-Six Kingdoms under the purview of the Tang Dynasty." Hou Junji knelt on one knee and begged.
"Hurry up, my lord!" The emperor helped Hou Junji up. "Let's discuss this carefully!"
Not to mention Hou Junji, even the emperor himself wants to rush to the battlefield and kill him to his heart's content!
He said to his eldest son with great confidence, "Gao Ming, develop your firearm as soon as possible!"
"Yes, father!" the prince bowed.
Then he said to his fourth son, "Qingque, learn how to make sugar as soon as possible and develop the sugar-making equipment. You must produce white sugar in large quantities before the end of the year!"
"Yes, Aye!" Qingque's little face was full of excitement. He also received a task, and it was an important one.
At this time, the queen finally understood that her eldest son had a more important task.
I couldn't help but look at Lord Su with admiration. He has a very smart mind and a clear mind like a mirror.
That's good! Brothers are friendly and younger brothers are respectful, one is the leader and the other is the assistant, without any false thoughts.
"Gurgle..." Someone's stomach made an inopportune sound.
Everyone looked at Su Ying. Su Ying blushed slightly and apologized quickly, "I'm being disrespectful!"
His Majesty looked at the hourglass. It was the end of the You hour. Two and a half hours had passed without him noticing!
"Serve the meal! It's getting late, Su Qing, eat before you leave!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Su Ying expressed her gratitude.
As soon as he entered the city, he was intercepted by Xu Zhi. He walked all the way from Zhuque Street through the imperial city, entered the Taiji Palace, and then went to the Liangyi Palace. It took him half an hour.
After blowing for another two and a half hours, he was already thirsty and extremely hungry.
Everyone wants to be an official in Beijing, but it is very painful to walk into the palace and discuss government affairs on an empty stomach.
Next time I have to bring some food with me to fill my stomach on the road.
"Guanyin, why don't we have our meal together here?" the emperor said to the queen.
"Your Majesty, this is Liangyi Palace, I..." The queen wanted to refuse.
The Liangyi Hall was where the emperor worked and held meetings, not a place for family gatherings.
"Mother!" the children said in unison, with pleading eyes, and they wanted to chat with Master Su for a while.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The Queen changed her tone.
"Mom!" "Mom!" the children cheered.
The eunuchs filed in, carrying food boxes.
There were tables, plates, bowls and chopsticks in the hall.
Su Ying smelled the aroma of pickled fish, and sure enough, the dishes were placed one by one.
In addition to pickled fish, there are also braised pork, preserved vegetable pork, pepper and salt spare ribs, and a plate of cold shredded vegetables.
Each dish is small in portion and served in exquisite dishes. The dishes are colorful, fragrant and delicious, and are more upscale than the home-cooked dishes you make yourself.
"Su Qing, these are dishes that came from Lingnan. Come and try them and see how they taste!" The emperor said, not forgetting to pick up some dishes for the queen beside him.
Su Ying picked up a piece of pickled fish. The meat was delicious and tender. It was not the commonly used grass carp or silver carp, but the sea bass that is most loved by people nowadays.
"How is it?" The emperor saw that Su Ying was eating with relish and even ate two pieces.
"Your Majesty, it tastes better than the grass carp from Lingnan! The meat is tender and boneless!" Su Ying picked up the big bowl of rice in front of the table and ate the rice with the fish.
Seeing Su Ying's boldness, everyone put down their chopsticks and watched her eat.
While eating, Su Ying felt quiet. She looked up and saw that everyone was watching her.
Su Ying looked puzzled, "Eat!"
"Eat! Eat!" The emperor called out, clenched his fists, and coughed lightly, but didn't say anything.
"Master Su is really generous! Let's not pretend anymore and just eat with the rice bowl!" Hou Junji also picked up the big bowl.
Mix it with sauerkraut fish soup and eat it in big mouthfuls.
Su Ying finally understood what was going on. She looked at the bowl, then at the desks of the emperor, the empress, the princes and princesses.
Serve the rice in a small bowl the size of your palm and eat it elegantly.
Su Ying felt that given His Majesty's generosity, he should eat a bowl of it in one mouthful.
Because the bowl was so small, Su Ying used it as a seasoning bowl.
Seeing Su Ying looking over, the Queen put down the bowl and smiled at Su Ying, "Little Master Su, is this enough? If not, I have more here."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. This bowl of rice is enough!" Su Ying thanked.
Seeing the Queen put down her chopsticks, he was surprised, "Your Majesty, is this all you want to eat?"
The Queen also has a lot of affairs to take care of every day, and she is not idle all day long and jealous.
Can this small amount of food sustain the high-intensity workload?
The Queen smiled and said, "That's enough!"
Princess Changle and Princess Yuzhang both put down their chopsticks after having a small bowl of rice.
"If you eat this little bit, won't you be hungry in the middle of the night?" Su Ying asked.
"The housekeeper said, three parts cold and seven parts full!" Yu Zhang stared at the braised pork and pickled fish on the table reluctantly.
"You are growing! How can you not eat enough?" Su Ying was speechless.
Those old health-preserving sayings also need to be applied to different people. For growing children, farmers doing heavy work, and soldiers fighting in wars, they are simply nonsense.
As for the rich people who eat a lot, it is necessary to restrain themselves.
The two princesses and the queen are so skinny, yet they still follow this regimen. It's really...
"Wow! The pickled fish is delicious!" The chubby little Qingque followed suit, holding the rice bowl, mixing it with the pickled fish soup, and eating it happily.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian looked at it enviously, but still restrained himself and put down the bowl, eating only two small bowls.
"Qingque, don't eat too much!" The emperor was worried.
"Father! I'm not full!" Qingque ignored him and buried his head in eating rice.
After finishing all the rice in the rice bowl, he put down his chopsticks and sighed comfortably, "Eating from the rice bowl is still so generous!"
After dinner, the emperor discussed important military and political affairs with Prime Minister Fang and Hou Junji. The empress took Zhinu back to Lizheng Palace, and the two princesses returned to Fengyang Pavilion.
Qingque returned to her own palace, and Crown Prince Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace, traveling the same way as Su Ying.
"Master Su, don't forget!" After leaving the corridor outside the Liangyi Palace, Qingque and Su Ying said goodbye without forgetting to remind them.
"I remember!" Su Ying smiled.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian glanced at Su Ying and asked, "Can sugar really increase the power of firearms?"
"Of course! Including the white flounder! These are not used on the fire caltrops for the time being, we still have another powerful weapon!" Su Ying knew what he was worried about.
It seems that the dispute between the brothers had existed for a long time and did not occur after the queen's death.
"Yeah!" Li Chengqian is very smart.
As long as the Firearms Research Institute continues to produce new firearms, and as long as the Firearms Research Institute remains in our hands, we will feel at ease.
"Can you find a fresh donkey skin?" Su Ying asked.
"What do you want that for?" Li Chengqian was puzzled. "To make a divine artifact?"
"Keep it secret for now! Can you get it?" Su Ying kept it a secret.
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