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

Chapter 99 North Korea-China Meeting
Forbidden City.

In the main hall, Emperor Chongzhen summoned ministers from the six ministries and six departments of the cabinet to discuss matters.

Emperor Chongzhen was suspicious by nature, and his ministers changed quickly. During the 17 years of Chongzhen's rule, there were [-] changes in the cabinet's chief ministers (nineteen terms, two of whom served twice). On average, it was almost less than a year. another.

At present, the main ministers of the DPRK are Cheng Jiming, the chief minister of the cabinet. Later, this guy was attacked by Zhang Daojun, an official of the Imperial Guard, and others ordered by Zhou Yanru, forcing him to resign.

Taifu Shi Feng came.

Shaobao and Taibao Hubu Shangshu Wenyuange came to Zongdao when he was at the university.

Wen Tiren, who later became the first assistant, later cooperated with Zhou Yanru to control the government, and was the mastermind behind the persecution of Qian Longxi and the attack on the Donglin Party. Now, he seemed to be flattering Zhou Yanru, but in fact he had begun to secretly plot and plot the position of the first assistant. .

Zhou Daodeng, the Minister of Rites, Yang He, who was proudly preparing to go to Shaanxi to appoint the governor of three provinces, etc. The youngest official here may be Ma Maocai, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites.

Unlike all the calm and indifferent ministers, Ma Maocai seemed to be a little tired. He had traveled thousands of miles, and he was summoned here again before he had any rest.

But he didn't care about his own body. What Ma Maocai was worried about was the emperor's reaction to the Kitchen King incident.

I just hope that the emperor can believe his memorial and immediately send someone to arrest the Kitchen King and bring him to the court to serve the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the ministers, his eyes resting on Yang He, who was about to take office as the governor of the three provinces.

The latter's heart tightened, wondering why Emperor Chongzhen was looking at him alone.

The eyes of the ministers in the court moved slightly. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Observation is the most basic thing. The emperor had just appointed Yang He as the governor of the three provinces not long ago. Why did he focus on Yang He when discussing matters now.

Well-informed ministers knew that this meeting might be because of the Qinzhong incident, because Ma Maocai had returned from Qinzhong investigation.

But what else can happen in Qinzhong? Isn't it just some bandits rebelling, or is it a famine? Isn't it already ready to send Yang He to deal with it?

"Do you know why I called you here?"

Emperor Chongzhen's face was neither sad nor happy. He was already trying hard to maintain his demeanor and make himself look dignified, but the glances that occasionally fell on Ma Maocai and Yang He still exposed his thoughts.

"I thought it was a matter in Qinzhong." Zhou Yanru cupped his hands and said.

At present, Zhu Youjian has only been emperor for less than two years, and his ministers still know how to do things, so they will not be in the situation of "knowingly to protect themselves and not doing anything" in the later period.

"That's right, it's about Qinzhong."

After saying that, Emperor Chongzhen looked at the dusty Ma Maocai and said, "Ma Maocai, recite your memorial to all the ministers."

Ma Maocai also passed the exam, and he was very good at reciting memorials. He could recite the memorials he had written without missing a word.

The ministers said in their hearts, 'It really is this person's fault.' They wondered what happened in Qinzhong to allow the emperor to hold another meeting.

The court hall was very quiet, except for Ma Mao's slightly tired reciting voice.

"There is a Kitchen King"

"With a wave of my hand..."

The ministers all looked at Ma Maocai in surprise.

The first reaction is to think that this person is crazy, some kind of Kitchen King who conjures food. Isn't that just the rhetoric of a cult to confuse the people?

Could it be that this person was also bewitched by a cult?
This shouldn't be the case. Those who are bewitched are stupid people who can't survive. How can a DPRK official be bewitched?
"Mo Dao, heavy armor, soldiers." The ministers were more concerned about this.

Hiding armor privately is a capital crime no matter what dynasty or era it is, not to mention the long-lost Mo Dao appearing, hundreds of soldiers holding red tassel spears, thousands of orderly troops, and they are still in the middle of Qin.

I'm afraid the biggest thing that brought the Holy Spirit to summon them was this.

Although there were four to five thousand anti-bandits, most of them were peasants who were held hostage, including the old, weak, sick and disabled.

In fact, there are not many people who can fight, and the equipment is not well-equipped, so the combat effectiveness is very low and it cannot become a climate at all.

But now the Kitchen King actually has thousands of elite soldiers.

If it is not exterminated in time, it may cause greater harm.

"What do you think of this Stove King?"

Emperor Chongzhen asked.

"This Stove King is deceiving people and is a cult. He has thousands of elites under his command. He is truly a source of trouble and should be eradicated immediately."

Zhou Yanru said.

Other ministers also echoed that they have always advocated annihilation of the rebellious people in northern Shaanxi. Now that a Kitchen King has appeared, they must also annihilate them.

Although the Holy Emperor currently asked Yang He to advocate "recruiting security as the main priority and extermination as a supplement", it did not affect their advocacy of exterminating the Kitchen King.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to the echoes of the ministers and said, "What I want to ask is about the changes in the Kitchen King."

After the words fell, the ministers murmured for a while. They estimated that although Emperor Chongzhen was asking about the change of Kitchen King, he actually wanted to know why Ma Maocai asked like this.

Without waiting for the ministers to answer, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Ma Maocai and said, "Ma Maocai, please tell me what happened."

Hearing this, Ma Maocai told the story that he had sorted out a long time ago, "I pretended to be a disaster victim and sneaked into the Stove King's camp."

"In the Kitchen King's territory, there are people who have registered household registration, and the land is divided equally among the registered people. There are soldiers training in the distance, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, with murderous intent, and shouting in unison. I am appointed as the deputy soldier of Huguang to prepare the road. I have never seen anyone. Such an elite soldier, but what will shock me even more is yet to come."

Ma Maocai's words were very bold. He bluntly said that the soldiers he had seen were not as capable as the Kitchen King's soldiers. This was also due to his character. He dared to speak out and ask for orders for the people.

"The Kitchen King walked out slowly. I looked at his appearance. He was six feet tall, handsome and indifferent. Wherever he passed, the soldiers were all paying attention. Between the Kitchen King's hands, several figures appeared on the empty ground. Hundreds of porcelain bowls filled with white porridge, hundreds of small plates filled with mustard, and hundreds of eggs lying quietly on the side. The common people and the ministers' entourage were amazed by them and shouted, and all the soldiers shouted "Thank you Zao" King, all the people watching looked ecstatic and said: This is true, we can be saved!"

After Ma Maocai finished speaking, he whispered to the ministers again. This Ma Maocai was really bold. Although what he said was true, the ministers still didn't believe it. After all, this statement was too unbelievable. With a wave of his hand, although many people saw it , but there are hundreds of white porridge and pickled mustard on the ground, which is regarded as a cover-up.

Some ministers have also seen the performances of some talented people traveling around the world. The so-called fire breathing and transformation are just blinding methods to fool the people.

Emperor Chongzhen's temples were pounding. This man actually said that the soldiers he saw in Huguang, the land of the Ming Dynasty, were not as good as these rioters. However, he knew the character of Ma Maocai. Emperor Chongzhen suppressed the unhappiness in his heart. Emperor Chongzhen was suspicious. If you and If someone quarrels with you, he may suspect you of antagonism, and become more and more suspicious. However, if you quarrel with him, he may be displeased, but generally he will not do anything to you.

What he is more concerned about now is whether the Stove King story is true or false. He also knows the folk tricks, but according to what Ma Maocai said, those followers also saw this scene. Chongzhen had sent Jin Yiwei to inquire, and the words he got were as follows: This Ma Maocai is almost the same.

The same was true after being tortured. It can be seen that it was not colluded in advance and must be the real thing.

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