The princess is soft!The sick villain is crazy

That's fine.

Emperor Yong suddenly issued an edict to send officials to tour the south, and people in the south were panicked, wondering what Emperor Yong was up to.

The south is different from the north, blocked by the Yangtze River natural moat, rarely affected by the war, life is good, and the people are rich.The imperial court has always maintained a laissez-faire attitude towards the south, as long as the annual tax revenue is sufficient and does not affect the rule of the Wei regime, it will not care about anything.

As for those family names in the north, they also benefited from the south, and provided a lot of convenience to the officials in the south.Therefore, for so many years, several local officials in the south have been served by scholars of local origin, and the hand of the imperial court has never been extended to the south.

As long as there are people, there will be needs.Some seek fame and fortune, some seek money, some enjoy themselves, and some seek beauty.What I am most afraid of are those honest officials who have no desires and no desires. They will not get in and cannot find a breakthrough.Fortunately, this Commander-in-Chief was on a tour to the south, and he was accompanied by a charming beauty, who seemed to be a secular person, not as mysterious as the outside rumors said.

As long as the commander is coaxed and he is allowed to leave early, the danger will be eliminated.In the past, when those officials came to inspect, they have always handled it like this.

Lin Zongfu's thoughts moved slightly, and he glanced at Shu Yao, "I don't know what to call the little lady?"

The probing in his eyes was unpleasant.Shu Yao ignored him, Li Mingji raised his hand to block Shu Yao behind him, and said in a flat voice, "This shouldn't be what Mr. Lin needs to pay attention to, right?"

Unexpectedly, he refused to even give an introduction, the Commander really took this little lady very seriously.

Lin Zongfu apologized and said with a smile: "My lord's lesson is that the lower officials have overstepped. Everyone is exhausted, and the lower officials have already prepared a place for banquets. Please come with me."

Shu Yao had been looking forward to this meal for a long time.

Food is limited along the way, far from being as exquisite as the princess's mansion.This trip, Shu Yao only brought Chunrui, who was relatively unreliable, and left the pine needles that made good meals in the capital to watch the house. Meals on the road could only be arranged by the crew, and occasionally Li Mingji would cook for her. It's a small stove, it's really wronged.

Yangzhou is so prosperous, she is curious about what delicacies she can prepare to entertain them.

When they arrived at Zhizhou Mansion, Shu Yao was greatly disappointed when he saw the scale of the banquet.The configuration of this banquet is not as good as the flower viewing banquet for the nobles in the capital, and the meals are also quite satisfactory, even the chefs in Yangzhou in the palace can cook it.As for the singing and dancing performances arranged by Lin Zongfu, they were even more drowsy and uninteresting.

Seeing this watertight arrangement, Li Mingji played with the teacup, with a slight smile on his lips.

Even in the mansion, Li Mingji never took off his mask.The young man's demeanor is already cold, but with this half silver mask, he looks even more creepy, as if he has the magic power to read people's hearts.Lin Zongfu glanced quietly, and just happened to bump into his eyes as deep as a deep pool, and his heart missed half a beat.

But I heard him ask: "What kind of tea does Master Lin use?"

A banquet should be served with wine.But Li Mingji said that he didn't drink alcohol, which happened to be what Lin Zongfu wanted, so he changed it to tea.Lin Zongfu had noticed long ago that the young woman next to him took a sip and then put it down, obviously very dissatisfied with the tea.

He smiled: "It's just local spring tea. The best batch was given to the nobles in the palace, and the ones left behind were ordinary tea leaves, which made the conductor laugh at you."

"Use the white porcelain from Xing Kiln to serve ordinary spring tea," Li Ming smiled silently, "Your Excellency is so elegant."

Zhou Rong beside him murmured, "But the Xing Kiln of the Liang Dynasty?"

In the early period of the Liang Dynasty, the Xing Kiln in the north was one of the most prestigious porcelain kilns in the world, keeping pace with the Yue Kiln in the south.Some people say: "Xing porcelain is like silver, Yue porcelain is like jade, Xing porcelain is like snow, Yue porcelain is like ice, Xing porcelain is white and has a brown color, and Yue porcelain is blue and has a brown color" [1], which shows its status.However, after the war, the Xing Kiln was destroyed, and Taizu Yong summoned skilled craftsmen who were good at firing white porcelain to rebuild the porcelain kiln, which is now the world-famous Ding Kiln.

Originally, the white porcelain produced by Xing Kiln was only supplied to the royal family of the Liang Dynasty, and it was almost impossible for the people to find it. Most of it was destroyed in the war, and very few survived.Shu Yao remembered that there seemed to be a set in the Empress Dowager's palace, which she cherished very much.

Lin Zongfu supported the head of Fufu, "You two are really flattering. This set of porcelain was produced in Ding Kiln. It was acquired by chance by the officials, and it is very cherished at ordinary times. Today, it is specially used to entertain you. The white porcelain in Xing Kiln is almost extinct. Will it appear in my small prefecture?"

Li Mingji tapped the cup wall lightly with his fingers, and said with a smile, "I heard that only the white porcelain from the Xing Kiln can produce the sound of jade. I didn't expect the white porcelain from the Ding Kiln to make such a craft. My vision is narrow. Jing Lin grown ups."

Lin Zongfu wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, drank the tea in the cup, and thought to himself that the test was finally over.

Li Mingji was not the first person to make things difficult for him in detail, but Yangzhou was Lin Zongfu's territory, he had never worried about this, since he was in a high position, any official with clean hands and feet would just turn a blind eye.

It's just that the Commander of the Imperial City Commander is really a little mysterious, just such a light glance, it makes people's hairs stand on end, Lin Zongfu has only seen this kind of look on one person...

The dinner was used up without any risk, and it was obvious that Li Mingji and Lin Zongfu were just talking normally, but the officials around felt cold sweat, even going to court in the morning did not have such a great pressure.No wonder His Majesty appointed this young commander to conduct his southern tour on his behalf. He is really not an ordinary person.

but……

Glancing at the little lady next to Li Mingji who was wearing Mili, who didn't take it off even when eating, the officials shook their heads secretly, commanding the adults to look stable, how could they make such absurd behavior as bringing a concubine with them? What about it?

A few officials who knew the truth well were looking at their noses and noses, but begged His Majesty not to chase after Yangzhou with an imperial decree to bring this little ancestor back to the palace, otherwise they would suffer disaster.

After the banquet, Lin Zongfu personally took Li Mingji to the residence he arranged, which was a small courtyard in Zhizhou's mansion.Zhizhou Mansion is a typical garden in the south of the Yangtze River. It is elegant and elegant, and the water and soil in the south of the Yangtze River support people. The maids in the mansion are also smart and beautiful, with graceful postures. When calling Li Mingji, their voice is soft and melodious, which makes people feel tender:
"Sir, please."

Sweeping over several maidservants, Li Mingji slightly raised his eyebrows.

Needless to say, Lin Zongfu's movements were quick, and within a meal, all the maidservants he found were similar in figure to the little princess, and even their temperament was somewhat similar.

It's just that the maid who pretends to be coquettish is fundamentally different from the little princess who is pampered and pampered by the royal family.No one can imitate the innocent attitude of the little princess.

The little princess next to him seemed to have also noticed this situation, and his almond eyes suddenly widened, reminding Li Mingji of a plump puffer fish, showing its small spikes at the enemy.

[1] From (Tang) Lu Yu's "The Classic of Tea".