"Your Majesty has come a long way and it's hard work. My king specially prepared some food for your Majesty, and I would like to ask your Majesty to taste some of it!"
Liu Deng suddenly realized that he had never liked someone so much in his life, nor had he ever looked forward to someone so much.
Especially for such an old man, Liu Deng actually felt like crying when he heard Zhang Tu's voice.
What a fucking bully!
"Why did the king kneel down?"
When the picture came to the mirror, he realized that the person kneeling on the ground was actually his own king. He quickly came to Liu Deng's side and muttered softly.
"You still have the nerve to ask? I'm here to ask you, how did you become a tutor? You just watched him live in luxury here, and he actually started to use large pieces of colored glaze to build houses. Your country is short of food every year. The people are all destitute of food and clothing, and you are still here playing with these vain things. Are you trying to piss me off to death?"
The emperor's furious voice made Zhang Tu confused. Until now, he still didn't understand why his king was so extravagant...
Compared with other princes and kings, Liu Deng did not pay attention to food, clothing, or ostentation. The most luxurious thing for each meal was just four dishes and one soup. Moreover, he had nothing to do all year round and almost never drank alcohol.
Until now, apart from the replacement of a number of tables and chairs, the palace has almost never had any luxury furnishings added.
How can this be enough to be called luxurious and extravagant...
"Your Majesty, if you say that my king is young and frivolous, but if you say that he is extravagant, I will not accept it!"
Liu Deng didn't expect that Zhang Tu would be so stubborn and would argue with the emperor directly in person.
And not only does he go up against the cow, but he does it so hard.
Is this old guy so smart?
"The evidence of the crime is right in front of you, do you still want to quibble here? It costs 500,000 guan to repair a palace, 100,000 guan to repair a road, plus these things in front of you, I'm afraid it's not close to a million guan, right? This is not enough It’s not considered extravagant, how much more extravagant can it be!”
The emperor was getting more and more angry as he talked. If the eldest princess hadn't been holding him back, he would have drawn his sword at this moment.
"Your Majesty, my Majesty is repairing the road. On the one hand, it is to welcome Your Majesty, and on the other hand, it is to facilitate the people's travel. These days, work is being done everywhere near Jinyang. On the road that Your Majesty came from, half a month Several lives have been lost here, and my king cannot bear the suffering of the people, so he built this road. Isn't this the responsibility of the princes and kings?"
As Zhang Tu spoke, his back was straight. Liu Deng felt so impressed that he was indeed a great master!
"What about the palace? There's also this thing!"
Although the emperor's voice was still loud when he spoke, it was much weaker than what he had just said.
"His Majesty is visiting the country. This is the honor of the king and the glory of the people of our country. As a sign of filial piety, my king invested 500,000 yuan to build a palace for your majesty. This is his filial piety. I don't know why your majesty should blame him. To him?"
Seeing Zhang Tu arguing hard here, Liu Deng secretly cheered in his heart. If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, he would have really wanted to jump up and give a thumbs up to the Grand Tutor.
"Since my king took office until now, in addition to handling official documents, he has been reading and drawing in the study every day. He has almost never gone to bed early. His daily diet is only four dishes and one soup, and even meat is not enough. Rarely, if I have nothing to do, I almost never drink! Until now, I have never even been close to a woman. I spend all my time thinking about the people of my country. How could such a virtuous king become such a good thing when he comes into His Majesty's mouth? So unbearable? The old minister is dissatisfied, the country is dissatisfied, and the world is dissatisfied!"
As Zhang Tu spoke, his momentum became stronger and stronger. When he spoke the last few sentences, the spittle from his mouth almost sprayed onto the emperor's face.
Liu Deng's expression became strange. Is he so good?
According to what Zhang Tu said, he has become a role model for all the princes in the world.
"Then according to what you say, I have wronged him? Then how do you explain this? It cost nearly a million dollars to build these shabby houses. Is there anything more extravagant than this in the world?"
The emperor still refused to give up and pointed to several glass greenhouses in front of him.
"Speaking of this, I am not afraid to boast. This is another achievement of my king!"
When Zhang Tu said this, his expression had become very confident, and even a little proud. After all, he, the Grand Tutor, was busy here.
"What a shameless old guy, why don't you tell me today, what kind of achievement is this?"
Liu Deng was a little worried about Zhang Tu. Even if Liu Heng, the emperor, was a good-tempered emperor, was it really okay to go against the emperor like this?
"Your Majesty, this is food specially prepared for you by my king. Please taste it, and then I will tell you! If you are still not satisfied with this big head after what I have said, you can take it!"
Zhang Tu was very heroic when he said this. Even Liu Deng admired him a little. This old man was really smart today.
To be able to speak so forcefully in front of the emperor is really a role model for our generation!
Liu Deng originally thought that the emperor would pick up the items on his tray and hit him in the face, but what he didn't expect was that the emperor was so angry that he directly grabbed a tortilla from the top and took a bite with a frown on his face.
After chewing for a while, the emperor's expression suddenly became a little subtle.
I have to say that this corn pancake is really good. This was Liu Deng's idea. He used fresh sweet corn to squeeze the juice with a stone grinder, then poured it into a mold and put it on the iron plate to fry.
After a minute or two, it can be taken out of the oven directly. It is sweet, delicious, and very soft, making it very suitable for the elderly.
Even the eldest princess stepped forward curiously and picked one up. It looked golden in color and had a unique sweet aroma of corn. It tasted really good.
"Is there any connection between eating and this thing?"
When the emperor said this, his tone was already very calm. Is this the legendary man-eating short-tongued person?
Liu Deng couldn't help but secretly curse in his heart.
"Your Majesty, you might as well try these again!"
Zhang Tu smiled broadly and pointed to the two bowls of corn porridge on the tray, as well as some snacks made from corn flour.
Although he didn't know where Liu Deng learned these things from, he had to say that this stuff was very to Zhang Tu's liking, and he praised it highly after tasting it himself.
If it weren't for the seeds grown here, Zhang Tu would even have thought of taking some home and eating them slowly.
