Chapter 1201: On Officials

Jiang Wang savored it for a long time before saying, "It's wonderful!"

Jiang Wuhua intended to bring the two closer through their common interest in cooking, so he smiled and said, "This preserved egg is made from the eggs of snow bamboo chickens, the meat is pearl pig, and the rice is small magnolia. This palace has selected these three most suitable combinations from thousands of ingredients. It must be cooked in an agarwood pot and served in a green jade bowl to preserve its original flavor. Burn it with scorched orchid pine and simmer it slowly for three hours. Not a moment more or less."

There was a bit of self-conceit in his smile, and he seemed to be quite confident in his cooking skills.

Jiang Wang was indeed overwhelmed by the deliciousness of this bowl of porridge, but when he heard this, the first thought in his mind was, does the prince have so much free time?

A small bowl of porridge, from ingredients to pots and bowls, to the heat, and even the firewood, is time-consuming and laborious. So where does the prince find time to practice? Where does he find time to study politics?

It is said that "governing a big country is like cooking a small fish", but it is not true that you can just find a chef to govern the country!

But it is not his turn to say what the prince is like. He naturally said, "Your Highness is really a thoughtful person. This porridge is something I learned secretly."

"No problem, snow bamboo chicken, pearl pig, and small magnolia are all unique to the East Palace. Qingyangzi can take a portion when he goes back later." Jiang Wuhua smiled happily and raised his hand and said, "Don't talk while eating, please have porridge first."

So they started to enjoy breakfast in Changle Palace.

Jiang Wang was not polite and drank two bowls in a row. At the same time, he silently remembered Jiang Wuhua's method, thinking that he would make a bowl for An An when he had time in the future.

Seeing that Jiang Wang had no intention of adding another bowl, the prince also put down the green jade bowl and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief.

The eunuchs silently removed the food tray, and someone else served fragrant tea.

As the fragrance floated in the air, the prince smiled and said, "I always knew that Jiang Qingyang loved to go to brothels..."

Jiang Wang almost spit out the tea as soon as he took a sip.

Then he heard the prince continue, "...taste the fragrant tea. My smoky tea is not inferior to the Bayin tea."

He was panting so hard when he spoke, was he doing it on purpose?

But it must be said that the prince's hint of mischief made him more approachable.

"Good tea, good tea." Jiang Wang agreed awkwardly, but in fact he didn't taste the flavor of the smoky tea at all.

The prince suppressed his smile, and the atmosphere instantly became much more serious. He looked at Jiang Wang: "How much does Qingyangzi know about the official road?"

He got to the point.

Jiang Wang said truthfully, "I don't know much."

He had worn the Qingyang Town Seal, which was indeed beneficial to his practice, but the extent was not too great. From the perspective of pure practice, the time spent on governing the place would not be as effective as focusing on practice.

In addition, he had also seen the seal of the Lord of Jiacheng City, and understood a little about the relationship between the people's hearts and the city seal. But he didn't know much about the rest.

He was born in a small town in Zhuang State, which was no secret to the high-ranking officials of Qi State.

Therefore, the prince was not surprised, and only said slowly: "Officialdom is to integrate law and Confucianism, establish military and introduce Mohism... The integration of hundreds of schools of thought is also the national system. There have been pioneering efforts in ancient times, but it was not until the beginning of Taoism that it really flourished and became popular in the world."

Jiang Wang was still very interested in these historical news that were submerged in time, and listened carefully.

"Let's not talk about these histories."

I don't know if he saw Jiang Wang's interest and deliberately teased him, the prince immediately changed the subject and looked at him meaningfully: "You are now wearing empty titles, I think you don't have a deep feeling about officialdom."

The third-rank golden gourd warrior is of course empty.

The fourth-rank green card head of the police is actually a real job, but Lord Jiang also has a background in the capital's inspection office. The inspection office almost never arranges anything for him. Jiang himself is also very troubled by investigating cases and arresting murderers, so he rarely performs his duties.

In the final analysis, he entered the Qingpai system as a temporary official from the beginning, and fundamentally did not regard Qingpai as his own career.

So the prince said that he was just an empty title, and it was not wrong.

However, because of the other party's status as the crown prince, Jiang Wang could not help but feel a little embarrassed about being caught. Especially since he received his salary as usual, and never missed a penny.

"Ahaha, I was so focused on competing for the first place before, and I was busy practicing..." He quickly explained that he was also fighting for the honor of the country, and then laughed awkwardly: "It's really not very profound."

The prince's smile was very warm: "In fact, before the outer building, the official road did not really benefit the practice. Especially Qingyangzi is such a genius, and he doesn't need the help of the official road."

Jiang Wang heard the meaning: "Is it different after the outer building?"

"Exploring the starry sky and erecting the star tower, the most feared thing is getting lost. The soul wanders outside the sky and there is no return date. This is actually similar to Tenglong entering the inner palace. Tenglong realm must clear ignorance Only by clearing the fog can the inner palace be found. When the soul wanders in the sky, it also needs to penetrate the ignorance of the world before it can seek the original path. "

Jiang Wuhua talked eloquently and explained the things about cultivation very clearly: "Building a tower outside the sky is like probing the sea, which is hard to find and hard to return. The cultivator's thought is a line between heaven and earth. The official road can be connected by "human energy". The thought of one person is different from the thoughts of thousands of people. The official road is to help the cultivator anchor the present world. Of course, you are the first inner palace in the world. The light of supernatural power shines on the five palaces inside and the stars outside. It is not easy to get lost. "

No one has ever told Jiang Wang these things.

At this time, I really felt a sudden enlightenment.

In ancient times, you could not build an outer tower without supernatural power. I guess this step of penetrating the ignorance of heaven and earth is extremely difficult.

First, the sages explored the Four Spirits Star Region, each passing on their own ways to help those who came after them build their towers. Later, the national system was established, and with the help of the official road, they helped to get rid of the misfortune of losing their souls in the outer world.

Then there were more and more monks in the outer tower, and the human race became stronger and stronger.

"It can be said that the official road was originally created to help those who were not talented enough to practice." Jiang Wuhua smiled self-deprecatingly.

As if to say that he was one of those people who were not talented enough.

The one who had no magical powers but was in the outer tower, the prince in front of him was one of them.

But Jiang Wang did not dare to underestimate him at all.

Many people said that the prince just took advantage of his age, but what kind of a hero is the current Qi Emperor? Just because he is older, can he sit in the East Palace?

Then the competitors don't have to be the ninth prince and the eleventh prince. After the third princess, the fourth and fifth princes will be the ones.

But in fact, Jiang Wang, who has not been in Qi for long, doesn't even know what they are called, whether they are princes or princesses. As a royal descendant, he is unknown and even more obscure than the fourteenth prince Jiang Wuyong.

Besides, Jiang Wang has met Jiang Wuyou, Jiang Wuxie, and Jiang Wuqi. They are all outstanding and dazzling.

How could Jiang Wuhua be bad if he could sit firmly in the East Palace under their impact?

For now, the prince's strength is definitely not simple to explain the cultivation so thoroughly!

"The road of cultivation is long, and the outer building is just one step." Jiang Wang said seriously: "Who knows who is higher before reaching the highest point?"

Jiang Wuhua was stunned for a moment and laughed: "What a good 'who knows who is higher before reaching the highest point'! The one who knows me is Jiang Qingyang!"

Jiang Wang: ...

This prince is good in everything, but there is one thing, he always draws you to his side in a few words and unconsciously. Sometimes he is a fellow traveler, sometimes he is a confidant in life. Just looking at this scene, who would know that this is the first time that Jiang Wang has visited?

I am just explaining my personal cultivation philosophy. What do I know about you? Your Highness the Crown Prince!

Jiang Wang only chuckled and said nothing.

Jiang Wuhua was not embarrassed.

He supported his knees with his hands and leaned forward slightly: "Do you know--"

He asked: "The Holy Son of Heaven has a great cultivation, great power, and a long life. Why does he need to appoint a crown prince?"