Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

In the few days after Mu Sheng left Beijing, everything was peaceful, unless the King of Shu sent someone to look for him, Xia Ziling seldom went to the Palace of the King of Shu.After all, after that day, he was still a little embarrassed to meet Zhu Chun, and when he entered the palace, when he saw Lan Yan, he had to hold Lan Yan to him, or chat, or ask for cooking advice, which was really annoying.

Lan Yan regarded him as her lifesaver, and since she had no elder brother at home, she wanted to show her kindness, but she didn't know that the person with a dark heart was Xia Ziling who treated her like a younger sister on the surface.Seeing Lan Yan's appearance as a woman dressed up as a woman and her radiant look, he was inexplicably heartbroken.

In addition to dealing with military affairs, Xia Ziling either had dinner and drinks with Peng Qi, or there was another place to go - Zhou Ting's.

Since he was transferred back to the Yuheng Qingli Department of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, Emperor Hongwu entrusted him with the task of improving and developing firearms on a large scale.Zhou Ting also regained his enthusiasm. Although he is only a small fifth-grade doctor, he is really nothing among the officials in the capital, but he has a heavy responsibility and is highly valued by Emperor Hongwu. Even the master of the Ministry of Industry should give him three points .

The weak scholar in the past has transformed into a craftsman, and he is doing so well, Zhou Ting's change is really eye-catching.

However, every time Zhou Ting asked himself to discuss ways to improve firecrackers, and asked him to take a small amount of trial-produced firecrackers to the rear army for trial use, Xia Ziling still couldn't help laughing at Zhou Ting—"You roll up your sleeves like this The appearance of the craftsman is really ashamed of the sages of Confucius and Mencius, and disgraceful to the gentlemen." And Zhou Ting usually gave him a big white eye.

On this day, when Zhou Ting brought the improved firecracker drawings from the Ministry of Industry to discuss with him again, he was a little absent-minded.

"The burning speed of the matchlock has been improved in the last trial-produced gunpowder, but the speed of the trigger to control the barrel is still a little slow. When the trigger is pulled, the gunpowder will have to wait for a while before it can be shot. I want to add a spring this time. Try it." After Xia Ziling finished speaking, seeing that Zhou Ting was still in a daze, he stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes.

"Ah? What did you say?"

Although the beauty's hazy eyes are somewhat charming, Xia Ziling has said this for the third time. He is not a very patient person, and he really can't bear it now.

Xia Ziling then asked, "What's the matter with you? Have you been restless today?"

"Oh," Zhou Ting sighed, "My father was impeached."

"..." He still wondered how big a deal it was.

Officials of the Ming Dynasty were used to being impeached. Ever since Emperor Hongwu set up the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Divisions to serve as officials, officials have become an important group in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. During the Hongwu Dynasty, it is estimated that There are also about 200 speech officials in total.For such a huge group, the only task is to monitor the officials, or more generally, to find fault.So what can they do without impeaching officials?

Even Emperor Hongwu didn't bother him sometimes, let alone other officials.Zhou Xing's official position is neither big nor small. Among the officials in the capital, he is the third rank, which happens to be the most favorite object of the officials.

He thought that Zhou Xing should have been used to being bounced around, but he didn't expect Zhou Ting to be troubled by this matter.

Seeing Xia Ziling's unconcerned expression, Zhou Ting understood what he was thinking, frowned, and said, "This time is a little different from usual, the usual impeachment papers have arrived, and my father reads them, and either ignores them, or ignores them if they are right. If it is serious, I will spend a few days behind closed doors at home as usual."

"This time, before Zhezi turned around, Zhao Hao came to the door in person and ordered my father to stay at home behind closed doors and not to go out. The key is the look on his face, which is full of complacency."

"If he hadn't obtained some great evidence, then Zhao Hao wouldn't be so proud. But my father has always been cautious as an official, so there shouldn't be any serious reasons to be caught."

Hearing this, Xia Ziling also felt that this matter might not be ignored like ordinary impeachment memorials, but as Zhou Ting said, Zhou Xing has always been known for being cautious in the court, so it would not be a big deal.

But since Zhou Ting was worried, Xia Ziling still said: "If you are worried, wait for me to report to the King of Shu, so that someone can find out what the official impeachment is about."

Zhou Ting thought for a while, and said with some hesitation: "Forget it, there's no need to bother. You should know what's going on today. It's nothing if you think about it. At most, you can take half a month off at home to save yourself."

He, Zhou Ting, has always been a person who doesn't want to bother others. Although he is a little worried now, he and the King of Shu have never been close to each other and have a half-word conversation. Wang helped him, and he felt that it was inappropriate, so he suppressed his worries, and he softened his words.

Xia Ziling nodded, "Okay, then don't worry about it."

"Well, then I'll say goodbye first."

After seeing off Zhou Ting, Xia Ziling had nothing to do today, so Xia Ziling left the duty ahead of time, wandered around on the street, and came to the gate of Shu Palace.

Thinking of agreeing to Zhou Ting, Xia Ziling informed the concierge and entered the palace.After I went in and asked, I found out that Zhu Chun had gone to Dai Wang's Mansion and hadn't returned yet. Xia Ziling wanted to leave here, but was stopped by Lan Yan who rushed out after hearing that he was coming.

"Bojia! If I hadn't come quickly, would you have left again? There are no poisonous snakes and beasts in the Shu Palace, so why do you slip so fast every time!"

Xia Ziling stroked his forehead, feeling a little headache.Princess Shu didn't know that it was inappropriate for her to call a man's name so casually?He didn't dare to call her nickname "Qing Jun".

"I have seen the concubine. I didn't slip away. It's just that the prince is not in the mansion, and I plan to visit another day."

"Hey, the people in the whole house are so respectful, it's so boring, why do you keep a straight face?" Lan Yan frowned, "Can't you come to see me if the prince is not here?"

"..." Xia Ziling's legs trembled as he was about to step over the threshold.This princess of Shu really dare to say, come to her?I really think that there are too many heads and I can't finish chopping off, so charge him with "advertising with the princess of Shu". Even if Zhu Chun himself doesn't mind, Emperor Hongwu probably won't be able to spare him.

Xia Ziling felt that he was speechless at this job. He was entangled with the husband on the front foot, and worried about getting too close to the wife on the back foot.

However, Lan Yan ignored the ups and downs in Xia Ziling's heart, and said to him happily: "You came here just in time, the other day you told me about the recipe of white meat with garlic paste, I tried a copy, you can see how it goes. "

Alas, Xia Ziling knew that he would not be able to leave after being caught like this. He always understood the ways of the world.Walking by force like this really refuted Lan Yan's face.

Reluctantly coming to the dining room of the palace, Lan Yan directly brought Xia Ziling into a separate small dining room in the inner room.Lan Yan should have rushed out from here to find him just now, and now there are half-cut slices of pork belly on the chopping board.

A girl like Lan Yan who can't stay idle has entered the palace of the Prince of Shu. It is really frustrating to ask her to be a princess quietly, but she has learned a lesson in Mobei before, so she still endured not to go out to make trouble, but tossing in the mansion is easy. Inevitably.Once Mu Sheng mentioned that Xia Ziling was proficient in all kinds of simple and delicious dishes, Lan Yan insisted on pulling him for advice.

But this girl must have been born with the wrong gender, and she was very clumsy in the kitchen, even making some home-cooked dishes.Xia Ziling just said a few simple things to her, and the garlic and white meat is one of them. It's a pity that chili peppers have not been introduced to China at this time. Xia Ziling has always liked spicy food. Without this finishing touch, I always feel that the taste of the dishes is poor. some.

Xia Ziling picked up a piece of cut white meat from the chopping board and put it into his mouth, chewed it carefully and said, "There was a little too much star anise when it was boiled, you can put less next time."

It's hard to blame Lan Yan's broken knife skills, it must have taken a long time to slice the meat so thinly today.

"Okay." She originally thought that a piece of meat dipped in water should be boiled directly. The last time I asked Xia Ziling to demonstrate it, I realized that it needs to be boiled first, and the raw materials and heat of hanging boil often determine the deliciousness of the meat.

However, this is already a relatively simple dish. Compared with the time-consuming and time-consuming dishes of the royal cooks, and the taste is not necessarily good, Xia Ziling's home-cooked dishes are more suitable for a novice like her to learn.

"Bojia, I've already prepared the dipping ingredients. Try it for me. How does it taste?" Lan Yan said as she brought a bowl over and said, "My lord said he won't be back until you, and there is still more than half an hour left." , this will pour the ingredients for a while, will the taste be too strong?"

Xia Ziling was looking at the pepper oil prepared by Lan Yan, when he heard that the hand holding the spoon paused.Lan Yan wanted to learn cooking so much, presumably it was all to win the favor of the King of Shu?

"My lord's taste is bland, you'd better add more seasonings later." Xia Ziling liked Sichuan cuisine in the past, and after the Ming Dynasty, he also grew up in Sichuan, with a heavier taste.And Zhu Chun grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, and his taste is light. To be honest, the dishes like garlic and white meat are not very to the taste of the King of Shu.

"Oh." Upon hearing this, Lan Yan obediently put the dipping ingredients back on the table.

After a while, Xia Ziling said: "I just remembered that there are still some affairs that have not been dealt with in the army. Princess, I will retire first and will not stay in the mansion for dinner."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left the dining room.

"Hey, don't bring such a thing!" Lan Yan yelled dissatisfiedly, "What time is it now, all civil and military officials should pay off, okay, why don't you work so hard!"

As he spoke, he was about to reach out and grab Xia Ziling's skirt.

Xia Ziling already knew how to deal with Lan Yan.He was extremely fast, avoided Lan Yan's claws, and left the dining room. He only said "The reward of eating the king is a matter of being loyal to the king", and let Lan Yan stomp his feet on the spot, and left the Shu palace.

At sunset, the King of Shu returned to his mansion, and as soon as he entered the flower hall, he met Lan Yan enjoying the coolness in the garden.When Lan Yan saw Zhu Chun, she didn't salute, she just shook her handkerchief and said, "I was a little hungry just now, I already had my dinner, and there is still some white pork with garlic paste that Bojia taught me to make in the kitchen."

Zhu Chun asked casually, "Bojia? Has he been here?"

"Yes, he just left for a while, and it was time for dinner, but he refused to stay, and left in a hurry, really!"

Zhu Chun's heart sank, feeling bitter for a while.Xia Ziling came over when he was free, and would rather teach Lan Yan how to cook than wait for him to come back for a meal. Are you avoiding him deliberately?

Since that night, Xia Ziling will do his best in all official affairs, just like before.But once nothing happened, but he didn't want to stay with him for a moment longer, he became more and more unfamiliar with himself.