Soon, everyone in the civil and military dynasty, including Emperor Chongkang and the prince, was assigned to a nest.
There are two or three ministers and two bowls of porridge. The prince and Emperor Chongkang each had one and a bowl of porridge.
The prince said: "This steamed bun is in Lijia Village. They can only eat it when they are doing farm work. When they are idle, they only drink porridge and are not even willing to eat the steamed bun."
"This steamed bun, in their eyes, is the top delicacy. Next, I will ask you to taste what the delicacy tastes like in the eyes of the people."
After saying that, the prince picked up the steamed bun, took a bite, and chewed hard.
The prince has been eating steamed buns for five days, but it has to be said that he is still not used to it. The taste of this steamed bun is still terrible.
But at least it wasn't difficult for him to eat now. He gnawed the buns one mouthful at a time, and took a sip of porridge when he felt he was choking.
Looking at the civil and military ministers of the dynasty, most of them almost spit it out after just one mouthful.
The thick and astringent taste made them almost vomit, and it was even more difficult to swallow.
But now, both His Majesty and the Prince were watching them, and they did not dare to spit it out.
I could only hold my breath, grit my teeth, chew hard, and swallow it bit by bit with difficulty.
The condition is countless times more torturous than eating arsenic.
Among the ministers, there were a few who, despite eating steamed buns, could still maintain their normal expressions.
One of them is Zhao Heng, the cabinet scholar who was recently promoted by the emperor as Minister of Personnel.
The prince asked curiously: "Master Zhao, don't you think this steamed bun is unpalatable?"
Zhao Heng smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the taste is a bit bad, but I grew up eating steamed buns when I was young."
"As His Highness said, when I was young, I couldn't eat this steamed bun every day. I could only eat it when I was doing farm work."
"When I'm not working, I look forward to eating steamed buns every day. Eating this steamed bun brings back memories of my childhood."
"I would also like to ask Your Highness, can I leave one of these old men to take back to Zhuojing for a taste?"
The prince hurriedly said: "It's okay for you, and so are all the adults. Each of you should eat at least one steamed bun. If you can't eat the rest, take it back to your family to try!"
On the throne, Emperor Chongkang also lived very hard.
He already regretted eating the steamed buns now.
But since I have chosen, I have to finish it even with tears in my eyes.
I have to say, this steamed bun is really delicious!
The taste of this porridge is hard to describe.
And this is actually a delicacy in the eyes of the people? Isn’t it something you can eat every day?
The lives of ordinary people are so poor?
This made Emperor Chongkang sigh with emotion. If the prince hadn't invited all the officials to dinner, he really wouldn't have a concrete understanding of the poverty of the people's lives.
After all, hunger, poverty, etc. are just a few words in the memorial and cannot be intuitively reflected at all.
Emperor Chongkang suddenly felt that the prince had done a good job in inviting officials to dinner.
It seems that we can set a rule in the future to set aside one day every year to invite civil and military officials to eat the common people's food.
It also allows them to experience firsthand the hardships of ordinary people's lives.
The vast majority of high-ranking officials struggled to eat just one steamed bun and almost lost half their lives.
They refused to eat the remaining one or two steamed buns and decided to take them home.
They decided to take it back and give it to their children and nephews to try.
I have suffered so much, how can I let them have an easy time?
By the way, you can also educate them so that they will not act recklessly in the future, so as not to make the same mistakes as Qiong Yu.
After all the ministers had finished eating the steamed buns, they could finally leave the court, and all the officials were in a hurry to disperse.
The prince stayed.
Emperor Chongkang looked at the prince who had turned black, thin and haggard, and couldn't help but said: "Prince, you have suffered in the past few days."
The prince said: "Father, my child is not suffering, it is the people who are suffering. If I had not experienced these few days, my child would never know that the people are suffering so much."
"You don't know that those ministers who talk about benevolence, justice and morality are so dirty in private. Speaking of which, all of this is thanks to Jia Shidu."
"A few days ago, I didn't know my father's good intentions and even contradicted my father. Now that I think about it, I really feel ashamed. I am here to apologize to my father."
Hearing the words of the prince, Emperor Chongkang was greatly relieved. He couldn't help but smile and said: "I am very relieved that the prince has such knowledge."
"Of course my father knows about you. Even when you went to court a few days ago, you were dedicated to serving the country. It was just that you were deceived by those rotten scholars. How could your father blame you?"
"You've suffered a lot in the past few days. Go back and have a good rest."
The prince saluted respectfully and said: "Yes, father, I will take my leave."
Not long after, the prince returned to the East Palace, couldn't wait to take a bath, and then had a delicious meal.
After eating and drinking, the prince suddenly asked, "Go and invite Jia Shidu. I have something to ask you."
Now that Jia Huan has become the Attendant of the East Palace, his office has naturally moved from the Hanlin Academy to the East Palace.
This few days' experience in Lijia Village caused the prince's attitude towards Jia Huan to undergo a 360-degree change.
When he came back this time, he had many questions and couldn't wait to ask Jia Huan.
The prince personally followed Liu Xing and said after hesitation: "Your Majesty, Jia Shi read at noon and left."
The prince couldn't help but asked in disappointment: "Is there something going on at home, Jia Shidu?"
Liu Xing replied: "Your Majesty, in the past few days since His Majesty left, Jia Shidu has either been late or left early every day. There has never been a day when he has clocked up and down on time."
"I feel that this Jia Shidu has a bad attitude, has no rules, and is out of line. He needs to be severely punished. I will send someone to summon him."
Jia Huan's position changed and he became the Attendant of the East Palace, and his office location was moved from the Hanlin Academy to the East Palace. Since the prince, the owner of the East Palace, was not around, Jia Huan completely let himself go.
Every day, if you are on duty, you will either be late or leave early.
According to the agreement, today is the sixth day, and the prince should return tomorrow afternoon or early the next morning.
Therefore, Jia Huan completely indulged himself for a while today and left before noon.
Unexpectedly, the prince returned one day early and was caught red-handed.
The prince followed Liu Xing personally, followed the prince since childhood, and was deeply trusted by the prince.
As for Jia Huan, the attendant of the East Palace, he was rejected by the prince when he first came to the East Palace.
In the past few days since the prince left the palace, he had been fishing so unscrupulously, which made Liu Xing unbearable, and he couldn't help but sue him in front of the prince.
Unexpectedly, after he complained, the prince said with a straight face: "Jia Shidu is an extraordinary person, and he will naturally do extraordinary things. How Jia Shidu will act in the future is not something you can discuss."
"Since Jia Shidu has returned home today, I can just ask him for advice tomorrow if there is anything I need to do. Why should I send someone to disturb his peace again?"
Liu Xingshi didn't know what went wrong, so he could only say with a stinky face: "Yes, Your Highness."
(End of chapter)
