Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2441: All officials gather for the New Year banquet

"I have discussed with the other ministers again about those who are from the Royal Government Council and have decided to promote those who have outstanding performance and ability as an exception, and use them together with those who have passed the imperial examination this year..."

"All other government decrees, prohibitions, laws, and regulations have been sorted out, compiled, and revised into the "Official Order" by the six ministries and various departments. They have been issued clearly to strictly discipline all officials in the world..." Wang Meng continued.

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Wang Meng, the Minister of Personnel, who is the head of the six ministries, accompanied Li Xiang and talked a lot about the government decisions made jointly by the six ministries recently.

Li Xiang listened and nodded from time to time. Wang Meng and his team were still very efficient, much more organized, and more comprehensive, considering all aspects and eliminating many unstable factors.

Having so many capable ministers around saved Li Xiang a lot of trouble.

If he did not have so many capable ministers under his command, even if he became emperor, he would have ended up dying of exhaustion like Zhuge Liang.

"Does the six ministries have any opinions on the list of people for tonight's banquet?" After walking around, Li Xiang turned his head and looked in the direction of the Pepper Room.

The Jiaofang Hall is the Queen's residence. In front of it is the Jiaotai Hall, and in front of that is the main hall of the imperial palace.

Wang Jinglue stood beside Li Xiang and said, "No one in the six ministries has any objection."

This kind of royal banquet actually has little political significance. At most, it is a necessary time for the emperor to show favor and win people's hearts.

However, although it is not very meaningful, it is also an indispensable thing.

Besides, it is a rare occasion that most of the civil and military officials from all over the country have returned this year. It is very difficult to gather all the people in the court together at once.

Li Xiang nodded and said, "Then notify the Ministry of Rites and ask them to make preparations and arrange for people to enter the palace. Don't leave anyone behind."

"Yes." Wang Meng replied.

After saying this, Wang Meng's whole expression and heart suddenly relaxed. The troubles of last year were finally over. After this year was over, he would think about this year's affairs.

However, when Wang Meng thought about how he would be busy again in a few days after the New Year, he suddenly felt inexplicably tired.

In the past few years, there has been no peace for a moment. This busy life will probably last for another two or three years. It will take at least another two or three years for Dajin to return to its former peak.

By that time, I'm afraid we can consider unifying the world.

However, once the war breaks out again, I'm afraid that everyone in the court will be in turmoil again!

After thinking about this, Wang Meng felt even more tired.

Thinking about the life I've lived in the past few years, what kind of life is this? Even the donkeys in the production team are not used like this.

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The imperial kitchen. There were flames rising, people crowded together, bowls, spoons, knives, chopping blocks, pots and pans clanging, nearly a hundred people were busy, and all kinds of sounds echoed endlessly.

Moreover, these hundreds of busy people are just the chefs, not including the auxiliary staff around them!
If you add up everything inside and outside, the imperial kitchen of this palace alone would be enough to accommodate nearly a thousand people.

"Hong Fugui, the Eight Treasures Assorted Pearl Porridge should be made more delicately. You don't even consider what the occasion is today and you are still so careless..."

"Lan Feihong, your Golden Phoenix should be more low-key. Today is the day when His Majesty is hosting a banquet for all the officials in the court. You need to be frugal, understand?"

"Chef Xu, your bear paw is so delicious. You don't need to use too much. Eunuch Li just came to tell me not to serve so much. We need to make sure it's exquisite..."

"okay."

"It's up to you."

"Chef Qian is right."

A group of people shouted loudly, and everyone was smiling. The entire imperial kitchen was filled with an atmosphere of joy and enthusiasm.

Like many chefs, Chef Qian, as the head chef of the imperial kitchen, is a fat man with a rather stern expression.

He narrowed his eyes into slits, exuding majesty. He walked around and stood in front, shouting, "I don't care what you heard outside or who it is related to. But in my eyes, Qian Dabiao, our emperor is a good man and a wise ruler! He has no regard for insignificant people like us. If you mess up the banquet today, don't blame me, Qian, for turning my back on you!"

"Chef, don't worry, we are not ungrateful!"

"That's right, chef. Just watch me today. I will definitely arrange the dishes for tonight's banquet properly. There will be no problems!"

"Yes, the emperor has issued a decree to abolish slavery and all kinds of unfairness. Even ordinary people can have their children and grandchildren take the imperial examinations. Once they pass, they will have the opportunity to become officials in the future. What could be better than this?"

"If you ask me, it's our emperor who thinks highly of our chefs. The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites have been hosting the Golden Knife Chef Competition since last year. What does this prove? It proves that the court thinks highly of us..."

"I have had the honor of meeting His Majesty the Emperor several times. From a distance, I could tell that he was the true Son of Heaven. He was extremely noble, far superior to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. However, he was amiable and had no airs at all..."

"Oh, I am honored to meet His Majesty. This is a great blessing..."

"Hey, after all, our emperor is still generous. Last time, I accidentally put less salt in the side dish I made, but the emperor just finished it without saying anything. You don't know, I was almost scared to death at that time..." The chefs beside the imperial kitchen said in unison.

"Okay, put away all those flattering words. Today, show me your best skills. As long as the banquet tonight makes His Majesty happy, we will definitely get some rewards. If it fails, they are still short of people in Japan, so I will personally send you to the ship..." Chef Qian looked at the people who were talking at the same time and snorted coldly.

As soon as Qian Xiaobiao finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

During these two years, unless the crime was really heinous, the death penalty would be spared and the person would be exiled to Japan as a serf. During these two years, even if the person was sentenced to exile after committing a crime, the place he was previously exiled to would be Japan today.

However, that place is far away overseas, and once you go there, you will never have the chance to return to Dajin in your lifetime. Even if the people who agreed to voluntarily relocate and were given a dozen acres of land at once were mostly unwilling to go, not to mention the criminals who were exiled and had nothing.

Seeing that he had subdued everyone, Qian Dabao walked to his kitchen and waved a shiny kitchen knife. He also wanted to cook a specialty dish today and show off at the banquet.