The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 141 This thing is magical

The Yonghe County Government Office, said to be a county government office, looks even worse than a main hall in a landlord's house.

Yang Lichao and others surrounded Liu Zhenhua, Geng Zhangguang and others into the hall. An Eight Immortals table had been placed in the center early, which was found from the landlord's house in the city.

"Are you hosting a banquet?"

Geng Zhangguang stared at the empty table.

The crowd took their seats.

"Brother Geng came from Datong and traveled all the way. The conditions during the march were difficult. It must have been a long time since he had a decent meal."

Liu Zhenhua smiled.

"Haha, Brother Liu, to tell you the truth, the last time I ate, I had coarse grain cakes, which were quite hard to swallow."

Geng Zhangguang laughed. He was telling the truth. There was no such thing as good food to eat on the march. He was not a playboy, so it was impossible for him to bring so many delicious foods with him on the march.

"Now, I'm a little hungry," Geng Zhangguang said, touching his stomach and looking at Liu Zhenhua expectantly. He knew that Liu Zhenhua was definitely going to transform food.

Geng Zhangguang was very curious. Just now Liu Zhenhua conjured mineral water, what would he conjure now?

Is it what the nursery rhyme said, egg white porridge or something?

"Okay, let's have dinner."

Liu Zhenhua smiled and waved.

Under Geng Zhangguang's gaze, seven Heavenly Soldier meals appeared on the table.

Seven servings of white porridge, pickled mustard, tea leaves, eggs and preserved egg, lean meat and vegetable porridge were placed on the table, almost filling the table.

Geng Zhangguang's pupils dilated slightly. He was surprised by the bottle of mineral water, but it was just a little bit. Maybe it could be done with a blind eye, but now it was a full table.

And it’s just like what the rumors said, there’s white porridge, pickled mustard, and eggs.

But what is that bowl?

The green and black stuff floating around seemed to be white porridge.

"Master Geng, I and even my excellent soldiers eat these things for three meals a day."

"Brother Liu is so defiant, Geng admires him," Geng Zhangguang said with cupped hands. Liu Zhenhua's words seemed to tell him not to dislike it. After all, his men and he were eating these things.

But what he was actually telling him was that his soldiers, so many of them, were eating what he could change in an instant.

Geng Zhangguang can be sure that this is a magical method.

There is no such thing as a charlatan. There is no such thing as a charlatan. They are all blinders and cannot conjure these things out of thin air.

And Liu Zhenhua's men were so lucky to be able to eat these things.

This white porridge, pickled mustard, and even eggs, even he couldn't eat these three meals a day, let alone his soldiers.

"Can have a stove"

Geng Zhangguang just wanted to say that the world is lucky to have the Kitchen King, but think about it, the Kitchen King is a rogue. By saying this, he is not going against the imperial court. He is from the imperial court.

"Ok?"

"Geng is very lucky to have the Stove King as his brother."

Geng Zhangguang quickly changed his explanation. Although this sentence sounded like he was colluding with the rebels, there was no other explanation.

"Haha," Liu Zhenhua laughed twice without being modest.

"Brother Liu, don't you know what this is?"

Geng Zhangguang asked, pointing to the preserved egg, green vegetables and lean meat porridge on the table.

Liu Zhenhua introduced it.

After hearing that there were vegetables, lean meat, and even duck eggs made with a special secret method, Geng Zhangguang was amazed again. Duck eggs, lean meat, and vegetables, all three things, are extremely precious.

Now it turns out to be a common thing in Kitchen King's place.

He really wanted to say, 'Having the Kitchen King is really a blessing to the people of the world. ’

But the location doesn't allow it.

"Brother Geng, I wonder how the people in Datong are doing?"

At the dinner table, Liu Zhenhua looked at Geng Zhangguang and suddenly asked.

Geng Zhangguang was silent for a while, thinking of the people in Datong. Although Datong was a prefectural city, the people in the city were not living very well. Not only Shaanxi was hit by the disaster, but Shanxi was also affected, but it was not as serious as northern Shaanxi.

The people were scrimping on food and clothing, and seemed to have guessed that they would be like the people of Shaanxi.

There is a scene everywhere that the year of great disaster is coming.

"To be honest, the people of Datong are not living very well," Geng Zhangguang said with a serious face. "As you know, in recent years, there have been constant disasters, including locust plagues and droughts."

“Are there really only natural disasters?”

Geng Zhangguang seemed to want to say something more, but was directly interrupted by Liu Zhenhua's words.

"This"

Geng Zhangguang was silent for a while. He knew what Liu Zhenhua wanted to say, and it was somewhat intrusive, but it was not that serious.

"The Ming Dynasty, from the emperor to the emperor, imposed exorbitant taxes, and from the officials to the landlords, they exploited people to no avail. Which of these is not more serious than natural disasters?"

Hearing this, Geng Zhangguang couldn't sit still. After all, his father was still the governor of Datong.

"Even if there are excessive taxes and exploitation by the landlords, the people under his command can still live! In years without great disasters, the people lived well. However, with the current disaster, the people have no harvest. That is why it is like this. How can the Stove King bring this down? All the disasters were blamed on the officials and landowners.”

"Even if there is a major disaster in the world, landlords and officials may not be affected. Have you ever heard of landlords and officials starving to death," Liu Zhenhua said slowly.

Seeing the tit-for-tat exchange of words between the two people, Yang Lichao and others next to him did not dare to speak.

"Why, because they have the ability to withstand disasters and they have hoarded food, but what about the people's homes? They are exploited layer by layer. How much food can the people save throughout the year even if it is not a disaster year?"

Liu Zhenhua's words silenced Geng Zhangguang. Indeed, he knew how serious the imperial court was about taxation here, and the tenants under the landlords in the city lived as Liu Zhenhua said.

He has traveled far and wide, so he naturally knows these things about the people at the bottom.

"Do you know how the people under my rule are like? The tax is [-]/[-]. As long as the people under my rule have their own fields, they still have food in their hands even in the current disaster year."

Geng Zhangguang was silent again for a while. He naturally knew some of the situation on the Kitchen King's side, such as the equal distribution of fields and food. The people on the Kitchen King's side could naturally save food. After all, this was the Kitchen King, and they only needed to eat the Kitchen King. The food conjured by the king will do.

"Brother Geng wants to take the imperial examination?"

"This is natural. Who doesn't want to get fame?"

Geng Zhangguang said quickly when he saw Liu Zhenhua changing the topic.

"Achieve merit and then become an official?"

"Of course, when you are an official, you should be a good official and benefit the people."

Speaking of his ideals, a look of solemnity immediately appeared on Geng Zhangguang's face.

Historical records record that Geng Zhangguang once left a couplet: "If you interpret the seal in the air to harm the horse, how can you move the mountains to become a strong city?"

Meaning: In order to eliminate the disaster for the people, I would rather give up my official position. I hope that through unremitting efforts, Quwo will become a city with strong protection and unity of the people.

The people there still worship Geng Zhangguang every year.

It can be seen that Geng Zhangguang is also a good official who is devoted to the people.

"But, under such circumstances, how can you benefit the people even if you are an official?"

"Do you think the people will live better under the rule of me, the Kitchen King, or under the rule of the Ming Dynasty?"

Geng Zhangguang closed his eyes.

He naturally knows in his heart that Liu Zhenhua has such abilities, and the people can live a better life under Liu Zhenhua's rule.

But if he becomes an official, he will also be an official of the Ming Dynasty.

He told Liu Zhenhua this sentence completely.

Liu Zhenhua used the concept of secret exchange to ask the classic question, "You are an official for the people. You are an official for the people. Where are you from the Ming Dynasty?"

Geng Zhangguang suddenly stood up. He looked at Liu Zhenhua seriously, "Geng, thank you Stove King for your appreciation."

"It seems you have thought it through."

Liu Zhenhua looked at Geng Zhangguang and said.

Geng Zhangguang nodded, "After all, my Geng family receives official pay from the Ming Dynasty. With the support of the Ming Dynasty, my Geng family can serve as officials in the government and do things for the people."

"What a pity." Liu Zhenhua shook his head.

Geng Zhangguang's heart tightened.

What does Liu Zhenhua mean by this sentence? Are you saying that he is going to be killed here?

The people around him were also a little nervous, and they did not carry weapons in their hands at the moment.

If you want to use your hands, you can only use your bare hands.

"Sit down and eat," Liu Zhenhua said with a smile. "After you have finished your meal, go back. The people over there may not be worried about you staying here for a long time."

Hearing Liu Zhenhua say this, Geng Zhangguang breathed a sigh of relief.

Instead, he judges the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

The atmosphere at the dinner table in the second half was not too serious and tense. After all, Liu Zhenhua had no intention of killing him. The two were still friends at least for now.

After the meal, Geng Zhangguang and Liu Zhenhua walked out of the city surrounded by everyone. Geng Zhangguang thought about the joyful expressions on the faces of the people on both sides of the road.

In Datong, most people's faces were numb.

"Sure enough, people will live better under the rule of the Kitchen King."

Geng Zhangguang thought in his mind.

"Brother Geng, go back."

Geng Zhangguang nodded. After this separation, maybe the next time they meet, one of them will become a prisoner.

"Brother Liu, take care of it."

Geng Zhangguang rode on his horse and turned to Liu Zhenhua.

After that, he turned his head and prepared to leave.

"Brother Geng, you are an official of the Ming Dynasty. If I destroy the Ming Dynasty"

Geng Zhangguang did not look back, but rode away.

Because there was no answer in his heart, it was like a mess.

The Kitchen King has such incredible abilities, can Ming Dynasty really defeat the Kitchen King?

Maybe the Ming Dynasty will really fall in the hands of the Kitchen King.

What should she and his father do then?

They don't even have to wait until the Kitchen King destroys the Ming Dynasty. With the speed of the Kitchen King's expansion, they may soon reach Datong. Then they will face the choice of whether to die or to work under the Kitchen King.

Geng Zhangguang rode faster and faster, "Drive, drive, drive."

He shouted loudly.

The horse went faster and faster, and soon he saw the person coming to pick him up.

When the two people saw Geng Zhangguang running so fast, they thought something had happened. They looked like they were facing a formidable enemy.

But when I looked back, I didn't see any enemies.

This made them very confused.

Soon, everyone returned to the army.

"how?"

"It's alright."

Hong Chengchou and Zhang Honggong both asked.

Geng Zhangguang sighed, "It's true, everything is true."

"The Kitchen King can conjure food and weapons, but I only saw the food that the Kitchen King conjured."

Hong Chengchou frowned. Really, Geng Zhangguang said it was true. When Ma Maocai said it was true, Hong Chengchou still didn't believe it, but now he completely believes it.

There are actually people with such abilities in the world.

However, the horse matter was still unresolved.

"It's already very good. The horse matter still needs to be discussed," Zhang Honggong was very satisfied to see Geng Zhangguang come back intact.

"Hey, what is this in Mr. Geng's hand?"

Suddenly Hong Chengchou noticed something like a glass bottle held in Geng Zhangguang's right hand.

This thing didn't exist when he went there, so it was obviously a gift from the Kitchen King.

"This is also something transformed by Kitchen King, and it's called mineral water."

Geng Zhangguang introduced.

At this time, Zhang Honggong also noticed this glass-like thing.

It turned out to be the transformation of the Kitchen King.

"It must be different from that Overlord Spear Yiyang," Zhang Honggong said.

"Indeed," Geng Zhangguang nodded, then twisted the cap of the bottle, took it off, and took a sip in front of everyone.

"Siha, this is water, and it tastes very refreshing."

Geng Zhangguang explained to everyone.

"Oh? Is it water in a glass bottle?"

Hong Chengchou is well-informed and feels like glass.

"No, this object is not glass, because it is very light. If you try it, you can squeeze it and move it."

Geng Zhangguang shook his head. He thought it was glass at first.

But later I found out that it wasn't because it was too light and soft.

"Oh?"

Hong Chengchou and Zhang Honggong stared at the mineral water bottle.

Geng Zhangguang handed the bottle to Zhang Honggong.

The latter pinched it carefully, and the mineral water bottle suddenly dented a little and made a crisp sound.

Zhang Honggong almost thought that the bottle was going to be crushed by him.

"You can actually squeeze it and move it."

Zhang Honggong had a surprised expression on his face. The water in the bottle was still sloshing and making a sound of running water.

"Oh? Let me see!"

Hong Chengchou was also very curious about this thing.

He took the mineral water bottle from Zhang Honggong and tried to squeeze it. Sure enough, it could be squeezed and it was indeed very light.

Most of it is still the weight of water. If the water were gone, the bottle would probably be even lighter.

It’s not an exaggeration to use paper as a metaphor.

Hong Chengchou was very shocked. This Kitchen King was so miraculous that he could conjure such a thing.

He was certain that even the imperial palace did not have such a creation.

So transparent and light, it looks like beautiful crystal.

He wanted to take this thing to show it to the Holy One, but it belonged to Geng Zhangguang.

He certainly cannot take it and offer it to the Holy One.

He handed the mineral water bottle to Geng Zhangguang.

"This thing is magical, maybe you can show it to your Majesty."

He couldn't help but say something.

"I need to go back before that."

Unexpectedly, Geng Zhangguang nodded.

(End of this chapter)