Chapter 227: Painting a Tiger’s Skin Is Difficult to Paint Its Bones (Please Vote for Me)

"After checking for so long, do you have any clues?"

Xiping Emperor Zhao Shu, dressed in a round-collared vermilion uniform, stood behind a wide sandalwood table, with one hand behind his back, waving loosely and drawing with a small brush, and then painted "Panasonic Crouching Tiger". "Picture" has both form and spirit. There is no fangs or claws. The majestic and domineering look of the majesty of all beasts, looking down on all directions, seems to be coming out of the paper!

Shen Fa stood in front of the table with his head bowed, wearing a python robe and black gauze meticulously. He stared at his toes and responded in a respectful low voice: "Your Majesty, the origins of the promoters behind this matter are extremely complicated. As far as we can find, There are local officials, aristocratic families, as well as shadows of Mingjiao and Tatars, as well as a few royal relatives... It is not yet clear who is the chief envoy."

"oh?"

Emperor Xiping didn't seem surprised and said with a faint smile: "There are still clan members who dare to get involved?"

Shen Fa's eyes were solemn, his eyes looked at his nose, and his nose looked at his heart.

Emperor Xiping straightened up, shook his sleeves, and said with a gentle smile: "Is there anything else that you and I, my king and my ministers, can't say? Speak boldly and I will forgive you for your guilt!"

Shen Fa lowered his head and replied hesitantly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The people involved in this matter...are the King of Chu and the King of Xiang, but their involvement is not too deep. Maybe they were just deceived by a traitor and used as a swordsman... …”

He couldn't help but hesitate. The two clan kings he mentioned were both the younger brothers of Emperor Xiping, and the King of Chu was even the younger brother of Emperor Xiping.

Emperor Xiping ascended the throne because he was not the legitimate eldest son. In order to silence the public, Yuji treated the royal family members with lenience and mostly appeased them with rewards. Even though they knew that some of the clan kings behaved inappropriately and had disrespectful attitudes in the local area, As long as it didn't come to the fore, he would turn a blind eye. Even when Prince Ning rebelled, it was already known to everyone. Until there was no conclusive evidence, he would not Move Ning Wang...

But to Shen Fa's surprise, Emperor Xiping did not finish it all this time. Instead, he asked softly with a smile: "It's interesting. Please tell me carefully."

Shen Fa glanced at him quickly, a little unclear as to what the emperor meant, but after thinking about it several times, he decided to tell the truth.

After all, in his position, he can be stupid and make mistakes, but this butt is absolutely unstoppable!

Furthermore...even after the matter was over, the emperor still had to take it up high and put it down gently, at least to make the two brainless princes restrain themselves a little, so as not to deal with the trouble later.

After thinking for a while, he spoke in a slow and steady manner: "Your Majesty, to discuss this matter... we have to start with Prince Ning secretly setting up a private market and controlling overseas trade."

"We have three major weapons in the foreign trade of the Wei Dynasty: porcelain, silk, and tea. Although King Ning controlled overseas trade by himself, he could not handle such a large business by himself, so he divided the sources of goods among Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, Jingxiang, etc. Many of the local clans, royal family members, feudal officials, and aristocratic families are among them."

"The two princes, the King of Chu and the King of Xiang, are engaged in the silk trade, which is the fastest way to make money. Since they established the vassal state, they have invaded... well, they have gathered farmland and converted rice into mulberry. At their peak, the annual silk production was nearly fifty Ten thousand horses,”

"Not long ago, Prince Ning fell ill and died, and overseas trade was finally in the hands of the imperial court. The two masters still don't know what to do with the mulberry fields in Lianshan County. Mr. Wang's tax reform is coming again, and those two I may not be able to sit still..."

When speaking out, one must take into account the dignity of the royal family and the court, and the other must be so that the emperor can understand what is going on. He considered it word for word. In just a few words, Shen Fa sweated. .

Speaking of which, if these bad things were not caused by King Ning's tree falling down and the hozen scattered, or even if he was given a few more years to embroider clothes and guard, it would be extremely difficult to figure out the details here.

It's not that they couldn't find out that King Ning was secretly organizing overseas trade, and that they couldn't find out that the royal family members, feudal officials and aristocratic families in the southern provinces were all being used by King Ning to win over the interests of overseas trade.

Everyone in the court knew this, and the emperor and Shen Fa had always known it.

But it was difficult for them to find out to what extent King Ning had done it, and to what extent the royal families, feudal officials and aristocratic families in the southern provinces had interfered.

In fact, when all the information was collected in front of Shen Fa from all directions afterwards, he felt terrified in his heart: "Fortunately, that reckless man killed King Ning with a clean sword. Otherwise, if King Ning really made trouble, even if he could suppress it, If we go down, Wei will be seriously injured...'

Shen Fa was stumbling when he spoke.

Emperor Xiping's writing hand was as steady as iron.

It wasn't until Shen Fa closed his mouth that Emperor Xiping raised his head and smiled in surprise: "Why don't you say anything anymore? Keep going!"

Shen Fa was stunned, and suddenly understood what the emperor meant, and felt worried in his heart.

But facing the emperor's cold eyes without any smile, how could he dare to say anything?

I had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply: "Your Majesty, the reason why the feudal officials and the aristocratic families interfered with this matter is similar to the king of Chu and the king of Xiang. With this tax, I want to take this opportunity to join forces to disrupt the New Deal, so that we can return to the old system. They, they are good at this..."

"The Mingjiao Weichen has not yet got conclusive evidence, but the Weichen boldly speculates that it should be the success of the Duke of Wei, which made a major breakthrough in the recruitment of the Mingjiao. Recently, Yang Yinghao, the right envoy of the Mingjiao Light, and Yang Tiansheng, the father and son of the Mingjiao Qingmu Hall, have been active. Frequently, we contacted Mingjiao believers from all branches of the Mingjiao Church who wanted to submit to the imperial court, and jointly negotiated with those die-hard believers in the Mingjiao Church who were determined to resist to the end, forcing some people to make this move!"

"As for the Tatars... As far as Wei Chen knows, at the end of last year the Tatar envoys went to the Yuelai Inn to visit Yang Erlang, but were driven away mercilessly by Yang Erlang. Seeing that they could not win over Yang Erlang, they thought To sow discord between Yang Erlang and the imperial court."

Emperor Xiping looked up at him and said with a faint smile: "Look, aren't you quite convinced of the 'conclusive evidence'? Why, did you get tired of sitting on that chair in the Beizhen Prefecture so quickly? You can't wait to sit in the Department of Punishments." That chair?"

He was obviously smiling like a spring breeze, but Shen Fa felt as if a basin of ice water had poured down his head every three or nine days. He hurriedly squeezed his palm and said, "Wei Chen admits his guilt!"

Emperor Xiping looked down at him with a smile but not a smile, and asked softly: "I heard that the waiter in the shop did you bring a few words to Wang Jiangling? If Wang Jiangling wants to take advantage of it, don't you just force them to jump over the wall with a hammer?"

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case!"

Shen Fa gritted his teeth and said: "I also have this intention. After discussing with him, I will use his mouth to convey to the king, please punish your majesty."

"Criminal? What crime?"

Emperor Xiping laughed out loud: "Are you punished for being loyal to the emperor and serving the country? Or are you punished for being nosy?"

Shen Fa: "I am terrified!"

Emperor Xiping once again raised his hand, shook his head leisurely and sighed: "Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts, painting the skin of a tiger is difficult to paint the bones..."

Shen Fa neither dared to answer nor got up.

After a while, Emperor Xiping said quietly without raising his head: "Get up."

Shen Fa: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for showing mercy!"

Emperor Xiping: "Does the waiter know what you just said?"

Shen Val hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It may not have reached his ears yet. Although Lou Wailou's hand is long, he still can't reach into the official palace... But I guess it will be soon. That guy spent a lot of time." The big price ordered Louwailou to conduct a thorough investigation, and even though Zhou Yin, the traitor, is on good terms with Yang Potian, he may not be able to withstand the pressure from that guy."

Emperor Xiping took a deep breath and said softly: "Then let's clean up quickly. We can do what we can do ourselves, so don't bother that guy. If we keep bothering him every two days, it's time for that guy to wander around. "

When Shen Fa heard this, he looked at him in surprise and said, 'Oh shit' in his heart: 'When did you two have such a tacit understanding? ’

Emperor Xiping didn't seem to notice his surprised look, and continued as if nothing had happened: "By the way, what do you think, would you like to send the prince over and ask him to teach you for a while?"

Shen Fa was even more shocked and stumbled back: "Isn't this necessary?"

Emperor Xiping gave him a confused look: "Why don't you use it? I asked him to be the crown prince and grand master before, didn't he refuse?"

Shen Fa: ‘How about you wait here for that guy? ’

He pondered for a moment, then said with an honest face: "Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth?"

Emperor Xiping waved his sleeves and said, "Just tell me, I forgive you!"

Shen Fa looked like, 'That's what you said': "According to Chen's understanding of that guy, when Eunuch Wei went to announce the decree, he must not have listened to a word."

Emperor Xiping's face darkened: "There's no need to be so upright... In short, it's a done deal. I've even paid him a salary. He, Yang Erlang, is the best in the world. He can't just wipe it out and deny it, right?"

Shen Fa quickly clasped his hands and said, "But Your Majesty, what are you going to learn from that guy? You can't learn how to be an innkeeper, right?"

Emperor Xiping frowned: "Are you pretending to be confused because you understand? How talented is that guy? Apart from me, you, Shen Zhonghe, know best in the world, right?"

Shen Fa nodded like a fool: "I know it well, but Your Majesty, how much talent that guy has and how much he is willing to teach are completely different things. Let's not talk about whether he is willing to accept the prince. Even if he is willing, the prince goes. He also has to carry and wash the dishes, and whenever the prince dares to utter a word, he will immediately teach the prince what the suffering of the people is!"

When Emperor Xiping heard this, his cheeks couldn't help but twitch a few times, as if he was remembering some unbearable past event.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence: "If it is not polished, it will not be used!"

Shen Fa was shocked and said in his heart: "The tiger is poisoned and can't eat its seeds. If you send the prince to him, wouldn't it be a pure sheep entering the tiger's mouth?" ’

He had already understood that the emperor had been thinking about this matter for more than a day or two. If he wanted to persuade him, he would definitely not be able to persuade him as a minister.

But using his butt as his head, he could imagine how the prince would be furious after being sent to the Yuelai Inn. Not to mention his Shen Fa, maybe even the emperor himself would not be able to escape a severe beating...

But how could he say this? He couldn't just say blankly: 'Your Majesty, I advise you to think twice before you act. You've made that guy anxious, he really dares to come to the capital to beat you! ’

He didn't know whether the emperor would be beaten if he said these words, but he was definitely going to get a beating!

In an instant, Shen Fa's thoughts were storming and he blurted out: "Your Majesty, even if it is to be sent, we have to choose a good time to send it there. The guy is upset right now. If the prince comes here at this time, he is not asking for sin." Do you accept it?"

Emperor Xiping was startled, and felt that what Shen Fa said made sense. He picked up his pen again and lowered his head to draw a tiger: "What have you been busy with lately?"

Shen Fa: ‘How could I possibly tell you that he has been thinking about a food called ‘hot pot’ recently? ’

Who knew that Emperor Xiping seemed to be able to read minds? Just after he finished asking, he raised his head and asked himself: "Didn't you say that he has been thinking about Laozi hot pot for the past half month?"

Shen Fa:......

"How's your cooking skills?"

Shen Fayan said insincerely: "Your Majesty, I don't know much about it. It seems...it's okay!"

Emperor Xiping: "It's okay? How does it compare to the imperial chef?"

Shen Fa: "It should...it should be hard to tell them apart!"

"Oh, is it so?"

Emperor Xiping enthusiastically picked up the private seal on the desk: "Do you think my painting "Tiger Crouching on Pine Mountain" can be exchanged for a hot pot meal for him?"

…

Under bright lights.

Yang Ge solemnly picked up a palm-sized piece of buffalo tripe that had been washed black and white, and dipped it into the red oil soup pot that had just boiled.

When the belly was blanched until the surface bubbled slightly, he put it in front of him, wrapped it in a small bowl with only sesame oil and minced garlic, and slowly put it into his mouth.

When the long-awaited spicy, thick and crispy compound taste with a little bit of toughness exploded on his taste buds, he lowered his head slightly and lowered his eyelids...

"Is it delicious, second brother?"

Zhao Yuan, who was opposite, was holding his chopsticks tightly, sucking on his chopsticks, and staring at him with bright eyes: "Can I eat it, second brother? Second brother, please speak!"

Yang Ge leaned back tactically, turned his face, and waved his hand vigorously towards the tumbling red oil soup pot, gesturing for her to use the chopsticks.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu couldn't wait to pick up a piece of tripe, followed his example, dipped it into the boiling red oil soup pot, rubbed it with minced garlic, sesame and sesame oil, and put it into his mouth.

The next second, her fair and rosy face turned red from the root of her neck to the top at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Sha..."

She opened her mouth wide and breathed out hot air, tears welling up in her eyes, but she still couldn't bear to spit out the hairy belly in her mouth: "What does this taste like... Siha... so spicy... Siha... It smells good...haha...delicious!"

"Hahaha……"

Yang Ge's unscrupulous laughter brought tears to his eyes: "I told you to be a little jealous, but you don't believe me!"

Zhao Yu stuck out his tongue, chewing on the contradiction, and said vaguely: "You, didn't you add it too?"

Yang Ge shook his head, picked up the vinegar pot, and added a little bit to her bowl: "This is the food from my hometown, how can you compare with me..."

Zhao Yu stretched his neck and swallowed the hairy belly, his face turned as red as the red-faced Guan Gong.

She picked up the ice-cold sour plum soup next to her, raised her head and took a big sip. Then she twisted her face and stretched out her chopsticks to pick up her belly: "Second brother, where do you live? The food in your hometown is delicious!"

"My home is right here!"

Yang Ge rolled up his sleeves and rubbed his red eyes, and replied with a smile: "Slow down, I won't compete with you!"

Zhao Yu burst into tears and chewed hard until his belly was full of hair: "I also want to slow down, Siha, Siha, but I can't listen at all..."

Since Yang Ge found chili peppers, this foodie has followed him to eat all kinds of spicy food, and has developed a certain resistance to spicy food.

That's why she can taste the deliciousness of spicy hot pot. If someone who never eats spicy food eats hot pot, he might feel that Yang Ge is poisoning him with the first bite!

"You look like a good friend of mine."

Yang Ge waved his chopsticks, picked up a long string of duck intestines and put it into the pot.

Zhao Yuan's eyes followed the duck intestines on his chopsticks up and down, and he said unconsciously: "Who is it? Have I seen it?"

Yang Ge smiled and shook his head: "That guy's name is Yang Tiansheng. He lives in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He hasn't been to our inn yet. You haven't seen him."

"Also surnamed Yang?"

Zhao Yuan was focused on his duck intestines, so he asked without thinking: "Second brother, are you a brother of the same family?"

Yang Ge was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, my brother... how about my second brother's skills compared to the royal chef in your palace?"

"Royal chef?"

Zhao Yu curled his lips and his disgust was palpable: "It would be such an injustice if Niu Niu died in their hands!"

"Hahaha……"

Yang Ge smiled brightly and picked the rolled duck intestines into her bowl: "Second brother is happy to hear this... that would be you. If it were anyone else, even if your father came, he wouldn't be able to eat this bite!"

Zhao Yu smiled and nodded heavily: "Yes, I won't give it to him."