188, Chapter 188

The guards were organized into teams, and the one called by the guards was the captain. After all, what they intercepted was something dedicated to the emperor. Ordinary guards really had the guts to make the decision.

The captain was a young man. In the command camp on the outskirts of Beijing, all those with some rank were children of aristocratic families. Many of the children of aristocratic families felt honored to be able to join the command camp on the outskirts of Beijing.

The school lieutenant followed the guard to the city gate. At first, he listened to the guard and brought a cart full of things to the emperor. He still didn't believe it. Now that he saw it, his eyes almost dropped. ‌Isn’t this thing... too much?

The guard said: "Captain Du, do you think so?"

Colonel Du nodded, walked over, and looked up and down Taoshan: "Are these things for the emperor?"

Tao Shan looked at the official uniform that this man was wearing and looked at it with Captain Yang and Lieutenant Lu. He knew it was the captain. He said, "Sir, most of this place is for the emperor, and there is also a small one here." Part of it is to be sent to Du Fu, the Minister of War."

The captain was stunned for a moment and said, "Don't be a captain." Even the guard next to him was also stunned and said, "Sir, isn't this going to be given to your family?"

Tao Shan was also stunned when he heard the guard's words: "Are you from the residence of Mr. Du Kedu, the Minister of War?"

The captain nodded: "Yes, that's my father."

Tao Shan: "..."

Du Ke had two sons, one legitimate and one concubine. The legitimate son was sent to exile after taking the imperial examination in high school. Since ancient times, in aristocratic families, the legitimate son has greater hopes, because the legitimate son is responsible for the family's responsibility, while the bastard son has smaller hopes, as long as he does not cause trouble for the family. This school lieutenant was Du Ke's concubine, and he couldn't do anything good without being a civil servant or a military officer. So through Du Ke's relationship, he got a job as a school lieutenant in the command camp on the outskirts of Beijing. He was a seventh-grade officer, which was pretty good.

Tao Shan bowed and said, "Hello, Mr. Du. My name is Tao Shan. My master is Qin Fang, the general guarding the city in Yunxiang County. He is also a student of Shilang Du. You..."

"Ah..." Du Xiaowei interrupted Tao Shan, "It's Qin Fang. I know, he is my father's student." The whole capital knew about Du Ke's recruitment of disciples. As Du Ke's son, how could he have no idea? "Will my father still be in Yunxiang County now? How is he?"

As Tao Shan was about to speak, a guard came forward and said, "Brother Tao, these things must be transported away quickly, otherwise the ice will melt."

Du Xiaowei also listened to the guard's words and saw that water was leaking under the cart. He heard the word "ice" and saw that the thing was frozen with ice cubes. He was also worried about giving it to him. Something happened to the emperor's things, so he said: "Put it down, put it down, and I'll take you to the palace. Oh..." He then looked at the guard, "Has his road been checked with documents?" ‌Problem?”

The guard said: "I checked, it's a problem."

Tao Shan said: "Mr. Du, I have been to the house for a long time. The housekeeper and the guards at the door all recognize me."

Du Xiaowei nodded: "That's it, I'll take you to the palace gate..." The guard behind him said, "Send someone to my house and ask the housekeeper to identify the person at the palace gate. Give me the stuff from Du Mansion."

Captain Du made such arrangements to ensure Tao Shan's identity. After all, it was a gift to the emperor. If there was a problem with his identity and something happened, he couldn't afford it.

Guard: "Yes."

With people from the command camp on the outskirts of Beijing walking the road, Taoshan's road from the city gate to the palace was still very easy to walk. There were not so many things, and it would take a long time just to avoid people and give way.

But when they came to the palace gate, the steward of the Du family was already there. He saw Du Xiaowei and Tao Shan: "Second Young Master, brother Tao."

Captain Du felt relieved as soon as he heard what Butler Du Mansion said.

Tao Shan also said enthusiastically: "Steward, say hello to the steward, everything is going well with Mr. Du in the General's Mansion. I have sent something for my general to the Emperor and the Du Mansion. The things in the car behind are It's for Du Mansion, keep it in ice, you have to take it back as soon as possible, otherwise the ice will melt and the things will be damaged."

Upon hearing this, the steward of the Du family hurriedly said: "Then I will take the things back first. Brother Tao will have to attach them later." Tao Shan is different now. Because Qin Fang is now Master Du's student, the Qin family Since Du Fu is one of his own, Tao Shan can be considered one of his own, so the housekeeper of Du Fu is even more enthusiastic.

Tao Shan said: "Definitely."

At the palace, because it was a gift to the emperor, and there seemed to be too many things, most people did not dare to accept them, so they had to tell Manager Chi. When Manager Chi heard this, he said, "You are General Qin of Yunxiang County who sent people to deliver a lot of things and are waiting outside the palace?"

Palace gate guard: "Yes, Mr. Chi, can you see?"

Manager Chi said: "Let's go and have a look."

Manager Chi knew Tao Shan, and Tao Shan also knew Manager Chi. At this moment, when Manager Chi came out, Tao Shan took a step forward and bowed first: "I've met Manager Chi."

Manager Chi: "Tao Shan, what are you sending to the emperor?"

Tao Shan said: "By the order of the general, I sent your majesty a variety of vegetables and fruits. Except for the fruits, these things have been iced all the way. The ice is about to melt now. Chi Are you looking at it, manager?”

Manager Chi hurriedly said: "Ah, then send it in quickly, send it in... send it to the door of the imperial study room first." He originally sent it to the imperial dining room. ‌Yes...the emperor cannot see the things sent to the imperial kitchen. The emperor had a good impression of Qin Fang. He was a student of Du Ke, and Manager Chi himself had a good impression of Qin Fang. "Tao Shan, come with me to see the emperor."

Tao Shan: "Ah? Yes." His heart was beating a little fast and he was nervous.

Manager Chi did not make a random decision. When these things were sent over, the emperor would definitely ask about them. He was a person who didn't know anything about anything, so he wanted to bring someone he knew well. Isn't this Taoshan just right?

The emperor was approving the memorial in the Imperial Study Room. The capital has been very quiet recently due to the incident involving the Royal Food franchisee. Everyone is waiting for the follow-up of the Royal Food franchisee, so they are holding back even if they have something to do at the moment.

Manager Chi walked in: "The Emperor is very happy."

The emperor didn't even raise his head and said, "Where are you happy?"

Mr. Chi piped up: "General Qin from Yunxiang County gave you a gift. There are vegetables and fruits. They were icy all the way. I'm here, my servant. You are tired after reading the discounts all morning. So, just Lift the vegetables and fruits outside for you to take a look at.”

When the emperor heard this, he was really interested: "Qin Fang, did that kid give you something? Let's go and have a look."

The emperor followed Manager Chi outside and saw that the boxes of things were all packed in wooden boxes, eight boxes in total. There is water dripping next to one of the boxes. The emperor is in a good mood. Regardless of whether the things are valuable or not, he owns the whole country. No matter how valuable the things are, they are just rare things. ‌, it’s just a thing. Therefore, for him, the most important thing is his mind.

For people like Qin Fang, who can enjoy potato flour and sweet potato flour? His ministers and people are what he likes the most.

Manager Chi observed the emperor's expression and saw that the emperor was happier than before. He said: "When General Qin's personal guard entered the city, he was stopped by the guards because he had too many things. Your Majesty, you are ‌Isn’t it funny?”

When the emperor heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "How did you get in?"

Mr. Chi said: "That's a coincidence. The person on duty today happens to be Du Caiming, the second son of the Du family. Isn't the second son of Du Caiming commanding the camp in the suburbs of Beijing?"

The emperor laughed and said, "It's that boy. What a coincidence. Show me these things. What are they?"

Manager Chi waved to Tao Shan: "Your Majesty, you are asking a slave now. This is Tao Shan, General Qin's personal guard. Let him tell you."

Tao Shan stepped forward, then knelt down with a plop: "Common people see you, Your Majesty."

The sound of kneeling down was so loud that the emperor couldn't help but look at Tao Shan when he heard it. He saw that Fang's head was covered with sweat and the sweat was still dripping down. His body was dusty and dusty, but he lowered his head. Too nervous to look up. The emperor knew that it would be tiring to carry so many things on the road from Yunxiang County to here. He said: "Give this private guard a bowl of water." Tao Shan said, "Get up and reply."

Tao Shan was moved in his heart: "Thank you, Your Majesty." It turns out that the Emperor is so approachable, no wonder the general would send these things all the way.

The guards had already unpacked the eight wooden boxes, four of which contained ice, and the other four contained ice. The emperor asked curiously: "What are these?"

Tao Shan introduced them one by one: "This red one is a tomato, this green one is broccoli, this white one is cauliflower, this long one is courgette, these other four boxes are watermelon, this watermelon is a fruit, you have to cut it and eat it." Then, he took out a notebook from the box and gave it to Manager Chi, "Here are some information on how to make and eat various things. However, you can't put this broccoli away, you have to eat it quickly, not the green one." The place will turn yellow."

The emperor was very touched when he looked at these vegetables and fruits. He walked over and touched every vegetable and fruit. Afterwards, General Chi said: "These vegetables are made according to the method here. Ask the imperial chef to prepare each dish."

Manager Chi: "Yes."

Tao Shan sighed and said, "Your Majesty, this watermelon is very delicious. You can eat it if you cut it into pieces, or you can eat it if you freeze it. You can also eat it if you cut it in half and scoop it out with a spoon."

Manager Chi heard this and said, "Your Majesty, can I go and cut one for you?"

There are four boxes of watermelons, each box contains ten watermelons, for a total of forty.

The emperor said: "Go."

Manager Chi brought out a watermelon and then looked at how to eat the watermelon. Yang Haiyan ordered four kinds of food on it. The first is the simplest, which is to wash the watermelon, slice it and eat it; the second is to squeeze the watermelon and drink the watermelon juice; the third is to cut the red fruit of the watermelon, and then put it in the In the bowl, make toothpicks and insert them into the bowl to eat. When cooking, you also need to prepare the toothpick method; the last one is to cut the watermelon on a cutting board and eat it directly with a spoon.

Manager Chi looked at it and decided to use the first one, because he had toothpicks at the moment, so it would be easiest to use the first one.

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