Chapter 118: A Cousin More Powerful Than the Prince Imagined Xu Wei! Jiang Qingzhi wrote two words in his study. The task of saving the Ming Dynasty was too difficult and he needed a lot of help. Party formation is a must. Today, the most famous figure under Jiang is Zhang Da, the general of Datong. But Zhang Da's qualifications are mediocre and he is not qualified to take on such a big responsibility. Hu Zongxian was a talented person who could handle things on his own, but now he has become a loser and can only assist Jiang Qingzhi in making plans. It was already in Jiang Qingzhi's plan to plan a future for Hu Zongxian, but was it possible for Emperor Jiajing to save his face by reinstating Hu just after he was overthrown? The most troubling problem for Jiang Qingzhi at the moment was that the second battle in Datong was a brilliant victory, but the big tripod did not respond.
"Uncle Ding, are you out of battery? If you are, just let me know and I'll get a solar power source." Uncle Ding remained silent, and the numbers remained motionless under the mottled copper rust. "wrong!" Jiang Qingzhi's eyes widened. There is less... A huge amount of years is missing! "Who stole my kingdom?!" Damn it! Jiang Qingzhi was angry. But the big tripod remains the same. Jiang Qingzhi picked up something and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing hard. "Bah bah bah!" Jiang Qingzhi casually stuffed dried chili peppers into his mouth. He spat out the dried chili peppers and an idea flashed in his mind. "Originally, chili peppers had to wait a long time before they were introduced into the Central Plains. This is the chili pepper that I, a butterfly, brought. I, a butterfly, produced chili peppers, so what did I, a butterfly, produce in the Battle of Datong?" As soon as his mind opened up, Jiang Qingzhi seemed to see the gods smiling. "Yes, in history, Altan Khan had won many battles against the Ming army, so he began to look down on them. That's why he later marched straight into the city..." "If the Ming troops had not been afraid of fighting, Altan would have been surrounded in the capital area." "After the Battle of Datong, Altan Khan will surely become more alert and his contempt for the Ming army will be reduced. In this way, when the army marches south, it will be more stable and more well-planned than in history." This is a demerit and is detrimental to the Ming Dynasty's national destiny. Jiang Qingzhi rolled his eyes.
But he is an open-minded person. He walked out of the study and kicked the smirking loyal servant awake, "Let's go!" "Where to go" “Cook delicious food.” The dried chilies were thrown into the ashes of the stove and scraped. The chilies changed color and even turned black in many places. Jiang Qingzhi scraped out the chilies and said, "Stones." "What are you doing?" "Rub it with your hands." "Oh!" Sun Chonglou rubbed the chili pepper into pieces with his hands, and soon he howled, "It's so spicy! My hands..." Jiang Qingzhi started the pot again, added water, oil, spices, and finally put in half a basin of whole dried chilies. After boiling for a long time, the water has almost evaporated and the oil has turned red. "It smells so good!" Sun Chonglou came over and forgot the pain in his hand. "It smells good." Outside the door, the two princes' eyes lit up when they saw Jiang Qingzhi in the kitchen. There is delicious food again today. The bone soup that had been simmering for a long time was bubbling. Jiang Qingzhi took a look and threw in the bean sprouts. "It's time to eat!" Everyone gathered around a big pot, looking at the boiling red soup, not knowing what to do. The servants brought up the prepared dishes one by one. Green vegetables, red beef and mutton, white poultry...and of course tofu and duck blood. "Put it in and blanch it!" Jiang Qingzhi picked up a beef roll and demonstrated it to them. After it was cooked, he rolled it a few times in the dipping sauce made from hand-rubbed chili peppers and put it in his mouth. "How?" Everyone looked at him eagerly. Jiang Qingzhi narrowed his eyes and said, "That's the taste!" Everyone took action. "so spicy!" "It's just right, spicy." Jiang Qingzhi poured a plate of mutton, turned it over, and picked up a big piece with his chopsticks. A mouthful of mutton, mixed with the spicy flavor of red oil, the rich bone soup, the stimulating dipping sauce...
After the meal, everyone sat in their chairs with bloated stomachs, staring blankly. "Why do I want to eat more when it's spicy?" Prince Yu looked thoughtful. "Is it because of the spiciness?" As princes, the way he and King Jing ate just now was extremely embarrassing. So the right thing to do is to find a scapegoat. "Yes!" King Jing said, "My cousin's cooking skills... To be honest, all the chefs in the palace should be killed." "roll!" Jiang Qingzhi drove them away, and the two princes said goodbye contentedly. After leaving the Jiang family, they remembered that they came here to study today. "Forget it, take a rest today." The two of them wandered back to the palace. An eunuch was waiting, "Your Highnesses, His Majesty has summoned you." Emperor Jiajing rarely got up early. He had just eaten breakfast and was taking a walk outside the palace. "I have met my father." The two saluted. Emperor Jiajing looked at his two sons and asked, "Why did you come back so early?" "Uh!" Prince Yu was dumbfounded, "I..." You idiot, shut up... Prince Jing stepped on Prince Yu's foot and said, "Father, my cousin looks a little tired today. We thought that he had just returned from Datong and was exhausted both physically and mentally, so we said we would ask for advice another day." Emperor Jiajing nodded, and Prince Jing gave Prince Yu a smug look and said, "Look, if I hadn't been here, you, a fool, would have been scolded." "You two have greasy lips and bulging stomachs, which clearly shows that you just had a big meal. Hmm!" Emperor Jiajing shouted, "You have also learned to lie?" Prince Yu shuddered, "Father, it's... we are greedy and forgot that we should go to school today." Can you please stop talking... King Jing sighed that he had met such a stupid teammate. "The prince was just going to speak well of you two, saying that although you two are young, you know how to respect your elder brothers and are eager to learn. Look at the way you are waiting, eager to learn? I think you are like a sow climbing a tree!" Emperor Jiajing was furious and the two princes' faces gradually turned red and they were trembling continuously. "It's good that you two know shame." Seeing his son trembling with shame, Emperor Jiajing felt that his teaching skills were becoming more profound and he was very satisfied. "I happen to have a few books here, Huang Jin..." "Father...Father." Prince Jing raised his head, his face covered in sweat, "Father." "This is..." Emperor Jiajing shouted, "Third brother, raise your head." Prince Yu looked up, his face also covered in sweat. And both of them looked painful.
"Call the imperial physician!" Emperor Jiajing stamped his feet, "Send Lu Bing to the palace, quickly!" "Father!" Prince Yu said in pain, "My son... wants..." "What do you want?" "Toilet! Quick! Quick!" A eunuch took the two princes to the place where Emperor Jiajing changed his clothes. Fortunately, there were extra toilets. Not long after, the sound of water rushing down was heard. The imperial physician is here. "See if he's poisoned?" The Jiajing Emperor's face was livid. "Send someone to the Changwei Marquis's mansion to see if he's been poisoned. Bring the herbs with you. Go quickly!" The two princes were almost collapsed from diarrhea. When they came out, their faces were pale. After examining them, the imperial physician said puzzledly: "There is no sign of poisoning. It is more like... gastrointestinal discomfort." what? Emperor Jiajing was stunned. "Your Majesty." The imperial physician who had gone to the Jiang family returned, "Chang Wei Bo also has diarrhea, but it's just a gastrointestinal disease. No medicine is needed. Eat light food and he will be fine tomorrow." "But the Jiang family's cook is not dedicated?" Emperor Jiajing sighed, "I said that a family must have a woman to take charge of the household chores, but Qingzhi didn't listen." "Father, it's that hot pot." Prince Yu was so excited that he almost died, but he still missed that bite, "It's really delicious." "Greediness will reduce your blessings." Emperor Jiajing shook his head: "The child's parents are not here, and there is no one at home to persuade him. It won't work. Huang Jin, prepare your casual clothes. I'm going out for a while." "Father, I want to go too!" said Prince Yu. Emperor Jiajing looked back and said, "Third and fourth brothers, you are under house arrest for two days." …… "Your Highness, Prince Yu and Prince Jing are under house arrest." In the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Zhu Zaigang received the news. He said quietly, "In fact, I also want my brothers to live in harmony, but my cousin became famous after the Battle of Datong, and was valued by my father. The third and fourth brothers followed him to study, and were also valued by my father." The prince's tutor Qin Li said, "Your Highness, His Majesty is in his prime, and what you need to do now is to stay low-key. But you still have to act like an elder brother to the two princes and give them advice." "I know." The eyes of the crown prince, who was only a few months older than Prince Yu and Prince Jing, were deep and profound, which did not match his age. "Father is kind, but he hides in the palace all day to practice Taoism. Now the third and fourth sons can often see father, but I, the crown prince, have become an outsider. This is not a good sign." "Your Highness, you should take it slow." Qin Li said, "Your Majesty only treats Chang Wei Bo as an elder. After all, he cannot compare to his own son... Your Highness, rest assured." The prince nodded and smiled, "Every time I am in a bad mood, it is always Master Qin's words that can make me happy." "Your Highness." A eunuch came in, "Your Majesty has left the palace." "what!" Qin Li exclaimed, "Do you know where he went?" The prince shook his head, indicating that it was taboo to openly inquire about the emperor's whereabouts.
The eunuch said, "I heard from the people over there that he went to the Changwei Earl's Mansion." The prince was startled, "Master Qin..." Qin Li's face turned red. "Your Majesty has left the palace twice in the past few years, and both times he went to the Changwei Marquis's mansion." This favor is unparalleled in the world. "I heard that my cousin was timid and afraid of things in Suzhou Prefecture. I thought that even if he was talented, he could not compare with Master Qin, who is a man of worldly talent." The prince smiled bitterly. That cousin was much more powerful than he had imagined. …… Emperor Jiajing went to the Changwei Marquis's Mansion and inspected the important kitchen area. Jiang Qingzhi just pulled it once and it was fine. "What is it that makes you still obsessed with it even when you have diarrhea?" Emperor Jiajing said dissatisfiedly: "Young people should abstain from food and drink." "How about I make a portion for Your Majesty to try?" Jiang Qingzhi said, thinking that he was afraid that you wouldn't want to eat it, and you wouldn't be able to leave the table after eating it. "Your Majesty, you can't..." Huang Jin advised, but Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and said, "I have been practicing for many years, so just get some miscellaneous items." Jiang Qingzhi followed Feng Fu's example again and quickly made a hot pot. It was almost a copy of that meal. Emperor Jiajing sat down, and Huang Jin said he wanted to taste it, but in fact he wanted to test the poison. "No need." Emperor Jiajing shook his head and picked up the chopsticks. Huang Jin glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and remembered that many years ago, when Emperor Jiajing went to Duke Cheng's mansion, Duke Cheng offered him fine wine, but Emperor Jiajing waited until it was tested for poison before drinking it. But when it comes to the Jiang family, Emperor Jiajing had no scruples. This trust is enviable! Emperor Jiajing took a bite according to Jiang Qingzhi's arrangement. what! hot! Could it be this thing? Emperor Jiajing frowned, but then other flavors of the spiciness burst out. It was unexpectedly delicious. He calmly ate a few more slices of mutton. Not bad! Not bad! It is delicious indeed. Before he knew it, Emperor Jiajing had finished two plates of meat, a plate of vegetables, and a piece of tofu. He usually eats little, so after this meal, his stomach suddenly felt bloated. "It tastes ordinary." Emperor Jiajing said sternly, "I've said before that a family without a woman is always missing something. This kind of food is spicy and bad for the spleen and stomach. Eat less in the future."
"Yes." Jiang Qingzhi thought to himself, you talk yours and I eat mine. Emperor Jiajing sat for a while, asked about the situation of the Jiang family in detail, and gave instructions with dissatisfaction. Half an hour later, the emperor returned to the palace. Emperor Jiajing walked faster and faster, and Huang Jin could not keep up. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Emperor Jiajing turned a deaf ear to it. He hurried into the changing room and waved his hand, "Stay away!" "Yes." Everyone moved away. Then, there was a sound of rain hitting banana leaves. Huang Jin knew that Emperor Jiajing must have pulled it. After waiting for a long while, Emperor Jiajing finally came out. The complexion is slightly pale. Huang Jin said, "Your Majesty, the chili pepper that Chang Wei Bo mentioned is probably not a good thing. I think it should be destroyed." Emperor Jiajing glanced at him, and Huang Jin felt that he was loyal to his master. "You send someone to Long Webber's house." "Yes." Huang Jin was happy, feeling that he had scored a point. "Let Qingzhi plant more peppers." Huang Jin: “…” …… Here is the first update. Brothers, please vote if you have votes! (End of this chapter)
