ebookland Chapter 273: Development through 9 turns and 8 twists
Chapter 273: Development through 9 turns and 8 twists
As plates of delicious food were served, the previous unpleasantness seemed to have never happened.
Qiao Shinian looked at the dishes in front of him. They were very different from those ten years ago. Ten years ago, the dishes were mainly meat and corn, with very few vegetables on the table.
But now the appearance of home-cooked dishes like scrambled tomatoes and eggs in front of us, does it show the value of Wen Jiu in Xingzhou in recent years? Scrambled tomatoes and eggs are not the point. The point is that these dishes are a display of strength to the other three countries.
Even though they seemed to have just watched a show that embarrassed Chu Wen, showing weakness was a common tactic used by Emperor Gao Wen, both internally and externally.
What is precious in this era is food. Only when people have enough food can they have more productivity, and more productivity means a strong national strength.
The next dish was beef roll. Palace cuisine emphasizes color, aroma and taste. The simple beef showed the chef’s knife skills. Qiao Shinian didn’t know what was rolled in the beef. It felt like potato, but judging from the color, it might contain potato ingredients. He could vaguely taste some potato flavor.
The last dish is very modern, it is glutinous rice and candied dates rice.
This was her favorite food before. Now it was presented in a more exquisite way in the palace and placed in a milky white porcelain cup.
The crystal clear glutinous rice is enough to illustrate Chu Wen’s current level of cultivation, and the sweet taste can’t help but whet one’s taste buds.
Just looking at the food on the table, Lan Sheng and Mo Lin were a little distracted. They had seen these a long time ago, when Wen Jiu lived in the dilapidated palace of Zhou Kingdom.
Peppers, tomatoes, spinach, potatoes, sweet potatoes... these have actually appeared a long time ago.
So, why didn't they feel shocked or think this was unusual at that time?
It seemed that they only felt it was somewhat novel at the time, and had an impression of these things the moment they left the yard, but they only thought of them as ordinary things like eating and drinking.
Therefore, the two of them couldn't help but glance at Qiao Shinian.
Mo Lin remembered that when Qiao Shinian and Prince Xian were most in love, he saw beautiful and gorgeous flowers in Prince Xian’s mansion, flowers that had never appeared in front of the world before.
Before the virtuous king got married, all the flowers were uprooted, and the entire virtuous king's palace was given a brand new look.
Now in the imperial garden of the Zhou Dynasty palace there is a flower donated by the wise king in the past - a red rose.
So, is the Yongle Palace in Xingzhou now as full of flowers and various magical objects as the Xian Palace was back then?
Magical objects...
Mo Lin thought of the dragon-patterned thermos cup that Emperor Gao Wen had been holding a few days ago.
He should go to Xingzhou in person to see the changes in Xingzhou. It is the base camp of these two people and he will definitely gain more there.
After the meal, Emperor Gao Wen asked cheerfully, "Three foreign envoys, are you used to Chu Wen's food?"
"It's delicious. Chu Wen is indeed a country favored by the goddess. I have seen many foods that I have never seen before. I didn't know there were such delicious foods in the world." The wolf-green man stood up first and bowed to Emperor Gao Wen.
"Haha, I'm glad it suits your taste. Please stay for a few more days and I will treat you well." Emperor Gao Wen smiled gently, like a benevolent superior.
"Wen Jiu, the people of Chuwen can now live a good life with enough food, all thanks to you." Emperor Gao Wen looked at Wen Jiu who was still eating with his head down below, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
The palace servants who moved around the most in front of Wen Jiu were those who had to eat a whole stack of food at a time. The palace servants came in a hurry and left in a hurry with the empty plates.
By the time for tea and snacks after dinner, the fruit plate in front of Wen Jiu had been changed eight times.
He is just like a starving ghost reincarnated, which is detrimental to the national language.
Thinking of this, Emperor Gao Wen recalled the news sent back from the Zhou Palace. This kid has been embarrassing himself for more than one or two years.
Wen Jiu rubbed his belly, smiled and stood up to bow to Emperor Gao Wen: "Father, this is what I should do. I will do my duty in accordance with the goddess' wishes and benefit the people of the world. I will accumulate more merits in my life, so that it will be good even after my death..."
"Ahem." Emperor Gaowen coughed twice. "You are not young anymore. It is not a good idea to stay in Xingzhou and run around all the time. Look at your brothers and sisters. They are all enjoying themselves in the capital. I feel very sorry for you. I summoned you back to meet your future wife, but you ran very fast. Your wife is still on her way back to the capital, but you arrived first."
At this point, Emperor Gao Wen shook his head helplessly: "But it's just in time for you to come back. The countries of these envoys are all friends of Chu Wen, so during this time you might as well teach them some useful knowledge that you learned from the God Realm."
"Your son obeys your order." Wen Jiu replied with a smile.
"I see that you have managed Xingzhou in an orderly manner. Since you have returned to the capital... you should go to the Mingjian Bureau to take up a position. I cannot find a satisfactory person to lead the newly established Mingjian Bureau. From now on, the Mingjian Bureau will be handed over to you.
I am old, and from now on, Chu Wen’s empire will depend on you. The prince is still young and needs the help of you brothers.
You are already an adult, but you have never enjoyed happiness by my side. You have been running around for Chu Wen all your life. Now, I will keep you in Beijing so that I can see you from time to time and make it up to you a lot. "
"Ah? Since my father said so, then I will stay. However, Your Highness the Crown Prince and other brothers must not be jealous of me when I ask you for good things." Wen Jiu said with a smile.
The prince stood up and smiled warmly: "Brother, you have devoted yourself to Chu Wen. How can I be jealous of you? Whatever you like, I will offer it to you with both hands."
"Well, Father, let's make it clear that I'm coming back to Beijing to enjoy myself, and to help you manage the Mingjian Bureau. If I need anything good, please don't be reluctant to give it to me."
"Good!" Emperor Gao Wen said dotingly, "It's a great joy today. Wait for the wife I choose for you to come to the capital in a few days, and then we'll have a great time. Chu Wen has you at home and three allied countries outside, so he will surely prosper in the future!"
Qiao Shinian looked at Wen Jiu, his eyes falling on Emperor Gao Wen. The joy on the face of this emperor who seemed to be more cheerful as he got older was not fake. He hoped that Chu Wen would prosper.
But his behavior was despicable. She didn't know what the newly established Mingjian Bureau was doing, but when she saw the different expressions of the ministers below, she knew that this Mingjian Bureau was not a good place.
Several ministers sneered after hearing Jiu agreed to the job. The Crown Prince and Prince Gu also knew what the Mingjian Bureau did, especially the Crown Prince, whose mouth corners were almost uncontrollable.
So, from this we can see that Mingjian Bureau is not a good place, at least not for Wen Jiu.
Thinking carefully about the reactions of the people around him, Qiao Shinian felt that he had not yet calmed down from the confrontation with the Prime Minister, and his brain was still active and irritable.
After two deep breaths, Qiao Shinian lowered his head slightly and looked at the table, trying to regain his previous calm state.
It seems that not many people know about this matter. Most people look confused. Only the Crown Prince and Prince Gu know about it.
The Seventh Prince Wen Xiao was unaware of this. The Prime Minister had just competed with her, so she was paying attention. The Prime Minister was aware of this, and so were two ministers whom she didn't know.
Feeling someone pulling the sleeve of her arm, Qiao Shinian turned around and saw Wen Jiu giving her a slightly silly smile. For a moment, she even suspected that Wen Jiu had been possessed by someone.