Douluo's grass root Phoenix

On this day, Ma Hongjun, who had made a lot of money, was in a happy mood and began to feast the ministers and their families to celebrate the replenishment of the treasury.

That night, a temporary tent was set up on the huge square outside the palace, lights were lit, and a total of hundreds of tables of delicious food were placed.

Who knew that something happened during this period that made Ma Hongjun very angry and depressed. After eating, he came to the harem.

"Damn it! It's really abhorrent. Not long after the civil insect plague passed, most people had no food left in their homes, and the soldiers in the Tongtianhai war only had unpalatable military rations. These ministers are really ignorant. I treated them to a big meal, and they were so wasteful. It’s simply unforgivable to have more food left than you eat.”Ma Hongjun came to Ning Rongrong's residence and sat down at the table. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but slap the table and complain to Ning Rongrong.

"What a waste?"Ning Rongrong poured tea for Ma Hongjun and asked in a gentle tone.

"Well, the delicious delicacies from the mountains and seas are quite acceptable. Most of them are half eaten. The more ordinary meals are not even touched. Some are even more outrageous and only take a bite."Ma Hongjun sighed helplessly and picked up the teacup. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, then he put it down and said helplessly.

Because of his status as a king, Ma Hongjun naturally sat high up in the square, and with Ma Hongjun's eyes, he had a clear view of what was happening in the square.

"Perhaps these civil servants are used to eating delicacies from mountains and seas, and are not used to these home-cooked dishes."Ning Rongrong recalled how she looked when she first arrived at Shrek and couldn't help but explain.

"Hmph! This is princess disease. It's even worse than when you first arrived at Shrek Academy. The food in Shrek School is indeed not delicious, and there is no meaty taste at all, but this is the dish prepared by the royal chef, and it is the worst one. It’s better than the best food we had at Shrek Academy before.”Ma Hongjun said angrily.

...Ning Rongrong stopped talking, started to puff out her mouth, sulked, and pretended to be confused.

"I'm not talking about you, my dear Rongrong, are you much better than them?".Sensing Ning Rongrong's slightly changed expression, Ma Hongjun quickly stood up and came to Ning Rongrong's side to comfort and explain.

"Pfft, just know it. I'm not as willful as I was when I was young."Ning Rongrong then chuckled and said arrogantly.

"Yes, my Rongrong has long since become gentle and virtuous. Of course, he is a thousand times better than these ministers."Ma Hongjun quickly continued his compliments.

This made Ning Rongrong happy, and the two soon came to the bed and talked quietly.

Doing big things in life.

Afterwards, the mosaic disappeared and the volume returned.

"I don't understand. Even if they waste food, His Highness shouldn't be so angry?"Ning Rongrong hugged Ma Hongjun's strong chest and said with some doubts.

"If I was wasting food normally, I would turn a blind eye, but when I think about the people outside who are still hungry, relying on the government's relief to barely make ends meet, and are deeply affected by the insect plague, I suddenly think about it. Angry, if the food wasted by these people is sent to remote places, I don’t know how many people can be fed.”Ma Hongjun said why he was so angry.

actually.What Ma Hongjun said is not unreasonable. The food and drink saved by the ministers can definitely eliminate the impact of the insect plague.

"It's not that there is no way. I have a way to prevent them from being so wasteful outside, but it depends on whether you are willing to set an example."Ning Rongrong couldn't help but smile slyly.

"any solution?".Ma Hongjun asked doubtfully.

"For ministers who dine out, the maximum standard cannot exceed six dishes and one soup."Ning Rongrong said playfully.

"Okay, I'll do as you say. Anyway, the four of us will eat together, and that's how we usually do it."Ma Hongjun laughed and thought it made sense.

Early the next morning, when he entered the court, Ma Hongjun was ready to promulgate this seemingly unkind regulation.

"My dear gentlemen, did you enjoy the banquet last night?"Ma Hongjun didn't look angry at all and asked with a smile.

"Enjoy yourself, my king is wise!"The ministers nodded and shouted wisely.

"Sigh, but when I saw the bustling scenery the day before yesterday, I couldn't help but think of the scenes I saw when I went to the private sector a few days ago. The insect infestation was all over the place. Fortunately, it was properly resolved, but the people were eventually affected by it and they had no food to eat and the people were destitute."Ma Hongjun pretended to lament and said sadly.

"This……".

The ministers whispered among themselves, wondering what Ma Hongjun meant.

"Your Majesty, I would like to inform you. I have observed that the banquets held by officials usually include dozens or even hundreds of dishes of delicacies from the mountains and seas. If the victims know that our officials in Wuhan are so extravagant on weekdays, there will be many troubles. Therefore, I would like to inform you. Your Majesty can issue a meal restriction order before the disaster disappears."Zhang Zhao, as Ma Hongjun's current confidant in the court, was the first to stand up and propose.

"What is the meal restriction order?".Ma Hongjun asked pretending not to know.

Ning Rongrong, who was secretly observing from behind the screen, couldn't help but roll her eyes. If she hadn't known that the two had colluded long ago, she really thought that Ma Hongjun didn't know about the meal restriction order in advance.

"Your Majesty, the meal restriction order only applies to high-ranking ministers. A family banquet on weekdays must not exceed six dishes and one soup, and a banquet with friends must not exceed nine dishes and three soups."Zhang Zhao's temperament dared to speak directly to Cambodia, and he did not care at all about the unkind eyes of other ministers.

"This is very good. I wonder what you ministers think?"Ma Hongjun asked other ministers, including many old ministers of Soochow.

In particular, some smart people watched with their noses and noses, and neither refused nor supported. Among these people were Lu Su, Lu Meng, Qiao Xuan, Lu Xun and other famous officials of Soochow.

Ma Hongjun couldn't help but look at the honest man Lu Su and asked, "What do you think of Zigan?"

"It all depends on the king's decision!"Lu Su quickly bent down and saluted.

Ma Hongjun was helpless for a while, even the honest Lu Su was so cunning and cunning, so what could he say if he didn't want to offend anyone.

Looking at Lu Meng and others, it was still the same.

Then he looked at Zhuge Jin, a member of the Zhuge family, and asked, "Tzuyu!".

"I am terrified. It all depends on the king's decision, and I must abide by the king's will."Zhuge Jin turned pale and quickly lowered his head and said.He is the youngest among these people, so how dare he offend the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty so easily.

Seeing no one responded, Ma Hongjun could only look at Gu Yong, the representative of the family ministers.

"Reporting to the king, I feel that although this restriction can alleviate the impact of the insect disaster to a certain extent, it is not conducive to the recruitment of talented people. As the saying goes, you have traveled thousands of miles to become an official. In order to eat and clothe, if you have to restrict even eating, then Any talented person will come to seek refuge."Gu Yong looked at the urging and expectant eyes of a group of ministers from aristocratic families behind him and couldn't help but gritted his teeth and stood up to respond.

"Fart! This is so unreasonable. We only issued a meal restriction order during the disaster. It will have little impact on recruiting talents. On the contrary, it will make the real talents sincerely join us. The imperial court is not a place for raising wine and food. How dare you take it? Eating and drinking with the imperial court's offerings."Before Ma Hongjun could say anything, Zhang Zhao was the first to stand up and angrily yelled.

Gu Yong's face turned red. As a disciple of Confucianism, he was not willing to be insulted and responded unceremoniously: "Master Zhang is old and frail, so naturally he does not need to eat a lot of food and wine.

Don't you hear that Gaozi once said: "Food and color are nature. Benevolence is internal, not external; righteousness is external, not internal."

"Shu Zi An Ke has changed his mind. Lian Po can still eat two kilograms of meat in one meal in ancient times. I ask myself that my diet is not worse than before. How dare you deceive me? Is six dishes and one soup not enough for your daily diet?"Zhang Zhao was immediately very angry. The age difference between the two was more than ten years. In comparison, he was indeed older, but he refused to accept the old age and couldn't help but said angrily.

This question left Gu Yong speechless. To be honest, even he usually only had six dishes and one soup, which had little impact on him, but the people in the world behind him were far from enough.

"Three meals, six dishes and one soup are enough for me and the three princesses on weekdays. It must be enough for Yuan Tan, who is clean and honest on weekdays."Seeing that Gu Yong had nothing to say, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but answer.

"Report online, it's enough."Gu Yong finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ma Hongjun speaking, and followed Ma Hongjun's words.

"In this case, from now on, I and the officials will abide by the meal restriction order until the impact of the pest disaster disappears."Ma Hongjun waved his broad sleeves and ordered loudly.

"According to the order!".Seeing this, all the officials could only compromise and did not dare to stop the king's order from being issued.

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On the 95th anniversary of the founding of the army, as a patriotic young man, how can we only update one chapter? It must be arranged in two major chapters.