Father can be an enemy to the country

After school, Zhu Zhen was riding a bull back to the palace, but the prince caught him and asked him to go to Chunhe Palace for dinner.

Crown Princess Chang even cooked for him herself and prepared a large table of dishes for him, but it looked a bit wasteland.

"Sixth brother, try my sister-in-law's cooking." Mrs. Chang brought a plate of dark rice with a smile on her face, as if it was scorched in the pot.

"What is this?" Lao Liu looked confused.

"This is the fish rice cooked in our hometown!" Mrs. Chang put the plate on the table and said proudly: "Mix the rice and fish together and cook it. The rice will contain the fragrance of the fish, the freshness of the fish and the fish. It's soft, I have learned it from my mother for a long time."

"Oh, it's fish that cooks rice..." Zhu Zhen suddenly thought, I wouldn't be able to tell if you didn't tell me.

‘And it’s not like I learned this craft from my mother, but rather like it was taught by an old Indian chef! 'His Royal Highness the King of Chu said crazily in his heart.

The sister-in-law, a female general, personally filled a bowl of 'fish rice', then added a piece of battered black-yellow rice crust and said, "The best part is this layer of crispy rice crust that is brown and translucent and crispy in the mouth. Give it a try." "

"Okay, thank you sister-in-law." Zhu Zhenqiang smiled and took it.

"Try it..." The sister-in-law looked at Lao Liu expectantly. When she saw that he was reluctant to take a spoonful of it to his mouth, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Such a big kid, does he still need to be fed by my sister-in-law?"

"No need..." Lao Liu knew that he couldn't escape, and thought to himself, I have eaten dog leftovers before, how could this be worse?

He resolutely put a spoonful into his mouth.

Damn it, it’s even worse...

I didn't taste the freshness and softness of the fish, but I could taste the earthy smell of the fish and the burnt bitterness of the rice cracker.

Fortunately, His Highness the King of Chu has endured hardships and had to eat, otherwise he would not be able to swallow it.

"How does it taste? Are there any real denominators?" Sister-in-law asked hopefully.

Lao Liu smiled and nodded, giving a thumbs up.

"Haha, it's good if your sixth brother likes it. Come here for dinner often, and my sister-in-law will cook it for you." Mrs. Chang said happily: "You two brothers eat first, and I will make soup in the back."

"Hey, good, come here to eat often." Zhu Zhen smiled and watched his sister-in-law leave.

Then the two brothers breathed a sigh of relief.

"Do you know what big brother has been doing recently?" Zhu Biao sighed to Lao Liu.

"My sister-in-law's cooking skills are comparable to those of my mother-in-law." Zhu Zhen showed a sympathetic expression and said: "You said you can't cook and just don't do it. But she always bursts out of motherly love and insists on cooking a delicious meal for me. , euphemistically called reward."

"Oh, your sister-in-law was not like this before. She has never been in the kitchen for two and a half years since her wedding. Now, for some reason, she suddenly became obsessed with cooking." The prince gave a helpless smile and explained to the sixth child:

"I just asked someone to come back and tell me that you are coming home for dinner and be prepared. I didn't expect that she would cook it herself."

"That's also my sister-in-law's great love for me." Lao Liu said very sensibly.

"You eat these dishes." The prince pointed to a few dishes that looked better but not too strong, and whispered: "Ms. Lu is usually in charge of the meals. She should have cooked these dishes." .”

Zhu Zhen cast a sympathetic look at his eldest brother, "What kind of life are you living like this?" Anyway, most of the time I still eat the food cooked by the cook.

However, to be polite, he still picked up a chopstick of the thick tofu cooked by Concubine Lu. Unexpectedly, when he took it into his mouth, it turned out to be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour, and delicious.

It’s just that the layer of sweet and sour gravy is too dark in color and the knife work is abstract, so the presentation is very poor.

"Is it delicious?" The eldest brother smiled happily and finally felt proud. Then he whispered: "The food cooked by Mr. Lu is full of color and flavor, but after your sister-in-law started cooking, only the aroma and taste were left."

"Oh." Zhu Zhen nodded. He somewhat understood why the Lu family would be corrected in the future when his sister-in-law was gone.

Really good at it.

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While eating, the prince told Lao Liu what happened today.

He praised him again and said: "You have helped my father a lot, not only in this court meeting, but also in the future - 'Forbidden without authorization by law', my father has already ordered someone to carve this sentence on the wall of Wuying Hall. "

"That's what my master said. I'm just the messenger." Zhu Zhen said unscrupulously.

"Mr. Liu is scholarly about heaven and man, but this is not his idea." Zhu Biao shook his head slightly. When he was in Wuying Hall, he felt a little strange. When he returned to Wenhua Hall, he asked Song Lian for advice. Mr. Song determined that Liu Bowen did not say these words.

"Eldest brother and Mr. Song look at people with old eyes. Shi Farewell said with admiration for three days. My teacher has died once. He has made many discoveries and has entered a new realm." Zhu Zhen said eloquently.

"My lord, have you changed your mind?" the prince said thoughtfully.

"Yes, in short, he has changed a lot now." Zhu Zhen nodded vigorously.

"Well, no matter what, after this time, the local government should be able to calm down for ten or eight years." The prince sighed softly: "It's just that my father took the opportunity to divide the power of the provincial government into three divisions. I wonder if he will let it go." Sansi is in a quarrel."

"Definitely." Zhu Zhen said without hesitation: "Three monks don't have water to eat."

"I think so too." The prince's expression tightened and he asked, "Does Mr. Liu think so too?"

"Well, that's right." Zhu Zhen quickly raised the banner and said: "But brother, don't worry too much. My master said that the general trend of the world will break up if it stays together for a long time, and it will unite if it stays divided for a long time. There is nothing to be nervous about. If there is any inconvenience in the future, Just add another high-ranking official to each province."

"Add another senior official..." The prince thought seriously for a moment, then Fang Shiran smiled and said: "What a good idea. In this way, the three departments will be relatively independent, which will not over-concentrate power like a province; and there will be a provincial chief to coordinate decision-making. As for buck-passing, it’s a pity that a wise man like Mr. Liu will no longer come out.”

"Alas, he is just a talker now." Zhu Zhen said with a bitter smile: "Brother, let him go."

"Okay." Even though the prince said this, he still couldn't help but ask: "What else did your master say? Tell it to your elder brother as well."

"He said..." Zhu Zhen scratched his head and said:

"He said that your father is really a mess when it comes to financial management. Not only did he copy the financial system of the Yuan Dynasty, he also changed it to make it even worse... I have never seen a more primitive financial system than this dynasty."

"Mr. Liu is really insightful." The prince said with deep understanding: "My father's original intention is to reduce the burden on the people and let the prefectures and counties directly distribute the tax grains to the yamen or health posts in need. Such a county's tax grains must be distributed If we go to more than a dozen places, can the accounts be kept in chaos?

"The reason why the empty seal case broke out is actually largely due to this chaotic financial system."

"That's right. Moreover, there are very few taxes directly controlled by the Ministry of Revenue. It is difficult for the court to do anything. It is no wonder that my father was forced to issue treasure banknotes." Zhu Zhen nodded.

"Then does your master have any good ideas?" The prince looked at Zhu Zhen with bright eyes.