Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 264 Zhou Dexing reveals his true face and the people go berserk! (Please subscribe!!)

Sweet potato feast!

As the name suggests, it is a food made from sweet potatoes.

Ouyang Lun had told Tang He and Xu Da a long time ago and was looking forward to it.

Ouyang Lun led everyone into the "castle" and into the living room. At this time, a large table was already filled with delicious food.

Seeing Ning's dazzling array of delicacies, everyone except Ouyang Lun was stunned by the scene in front of them.

"Are these made from sweet potatoes?"

Song Lian asked in disbelief and shock.

“It looks delicious!”

Lu Chang's eyes lit up.

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Zhou Dexing swallowed.

"Everyone, the dishes on this table are all made from sweet potatoes!"

"Everyone can have a taste!"

"Please!"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Tang He, Xu Da, Song Lian, Lu Chang and others immediately sat down at the table. The aroma of the food made them abandon the so-called dining etiquette and reserve and start eating directly.

While everyone was eating, Ouyang Lun explained.

"I won't go into detail about this roasted sweet potato and sweet potato porridge. My second uncle and my third uncle have already enjoyed it before. If you have any questions, you can ask them."

"This dish is golden and silky, called shredded sweet potatoes. The method is to fry the cut sweet potatoes until golden and crispy, then fry them with white sugar and a little oil into a light amber syrup, and quickly fry them. Just coat the fried sweet potatoes with syrup, and the shredded sweet potatoes are crispy on the outside and soft and waxy on the inside. You can also pull them into long and thin strands, which is delicious and fun.”

"This is called sweet potato steamed buns. It is made by pressing steamed sweet potatoes into puree, adding flour and kneading into dough, and cutting them into small pieces. The sweet potato steamed buns are bright yellow in color, slightly burnt, and the aroma of milk and sweet potatoes lingers on the tip of the nose. You can carry it with you and take one when you are hungry.”

"There is also this sweet potato pancake. Sweet potato pancake is a delicacy that can be used as a staple food or a snack. It is also very simple to make. You only need to steam or boil the sweet potatoes, peel them and press them into puree, and add an appropriate amount of Divide the flour into small pieces, press it into a cake shape with your palms, and fry over low heat until both sides are golden brown. The sweet potato cake is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet but not greasy, and can be eaten with soy milk or jam.”

“Next there will be sweet potato soup and sweet potato mashed.”

Listening to Ouyang Lun's introduction, everyone ate even more enthusiastically.

After a while, all the sweet potato delicacies on the table were wiped out.

Everyone sat slumped in their chairs after eating so much, their bellies swollen, and their faces looked satisfied.

As the saying goes, cannibalism is the shortest way to eat. This meal was so delicious that Song Lian and Lu Chang looked at Ouyang Lun much more friendly, not as wary as before. Only Zhou Dexing's eyes kept rolling in his eye sockets.

"Ouyang Prince Consort is really a genius. He can develop so many delicious dishes from just one kind of sweet potato. I admire him! However," Zhou Dexing's face immediately darkened, "I and four other people came to Beizhili this time with the emperor. His Majesty ordered it."

"The first thing is to investigate the authenticity of the sweet potato. Now it seems that the rumors are true. This sweet potato is really a rare food."

"Ouyang Prince Consort, I will ask you again, is this sweet potato really capable of yielding a thousand catties per acre?"

Ouyang Lun knew that as long as the sweet potatoes were brought out, there would be no way to hide it. Of course, he had no intention of hiding it, so he nodded immediately, "The yield can reach 600 kilograms per mu. The first batch was planted on half an acre, and the final harvest was about [-] kilograms." Jin, Wei Guogong and Xin Guogong were at the scene and can testify!"

Tang He and Xu Da nodded.

"Yes, it is indeed more than 600 kilograms!"

"The two of us can prove this!"

Hearing this, Zhou Dexing looked happy, and then said in a deep voice: "That would be even better! In this case, this sweet potato is really a divine gift given to me by God!"

"Ouyang Prince Consort, since the sweet potatoes are so good, we can't just stay in Beizhili. Wouldn't this be a waste?"

"Your Majesty's meaning is very clear. Since the sweet potatoes are true as rumored, then these sweet potatoes must be handed over to the imperial court for unified deployment by the imperial court!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

In response to Zhou Dexing's straightforward request, Ouyang Lun frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice: "According to Mr. Zhou's wishes, what should the subordinate do?"

"Of course I have to hand over all the sweet potatoes, and also take out all the steps and details of growing sweet potatoes, as well as the recipes for making sweet potato delicacies, and the four of us will take them back to the capital."

Ouyang Lun: "Then how much money does the court plan to give to Beizhili?"

"Money?" Zhou Dexing was stunned for a moment, and then said coldly: "Ouyang Prince Consort, I think you are crazy about money. Handing the sweet potatoes to the court is what you should do. Why are you still asking the court for money? "

"Master Zhou, you want me to give you the sweet potatoes for free? What's the difference between this and robbing me?" Ouyang Lun said in a deep voice.

"Ouyang Lun, don't be ignorant. This is His Majesty's order. It is not something you and I can discuss. Don't think that just because you have made some contributions to the Ming Dynasty, you can disobey the Holy Order. If you really disobey the Holy Order, even if you are the Prince Consort, then You can’t escape the blame!”

"Master Zhou, Your Majesty only asked us to investigate, but he didn't ask us to take the sweet potatoes directly back. You would be too anxious to do so!" Guo Zicheng said triumphantly.

"Master Guo, what did you and Ouyang Lun talk about when they met alone? Do you want to defend him like this?" Zhou Dexing said coldly: "His Majesty did not say that we should take the sweet potatoes directly back, but as a minister, it is natural to understand His Majesty's intentions. , If Your Majesty is not interested in sweet potatoes, why did you send someone to North Zhili to investigate? If you don’t want to take the sweet potatoes, why did you let the four of us come instead of sending a eunuch or an ordinary envoy? "

"Now that we have found out that sweet potatoes are not only high in yield, but also delicious, why don't we bring the sweet potatoes back to the capital? If His Majesty blames him later, will you, Mr. Guo Ziguo, bear the responsibility?!"

"You" Guo Zi never expected that Zhou Dexing, a martial artist, could speak so well.

"Master Song and Master Lu, are you two also watching Master Zhou's misbehavior?"

Faced with Guo Zi's questioning, Song Lian and Lu Chang were a little unsure at the moment. Zhou Dexing's remarks were not nonsense. Based on their understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, they most likely wanted sweet potatoes and were just worried. People all over the world said that Zhu Yuanzhang robbed his son-in-law's things, so he didn't say it clearly!
The emperor didn't say it, but as a minister, he couldn't understand it.

But they just had a meal with Ouyang Lun, and they had no grudge against Ouyang Lun, and they didn't want to offend him like this. At this moment, they could only choose to make peace with him.

"Well, I think Mr. Zhou's analysis is reasonable, but this matter still needs to be discussed again. There is no need to be so anxious!"

"That's right, that's right. We have just arrived in Beizhili. There are still many things to understand, so don't rush it!" Zhou Dexing was extremely dissatisfied when he saw the two of them and Xini, "Master Song, Master Lu, how about this big plan related to the people's livelihood?" Don’t worry, His Majesty sent us here to resolve the sweet potato issue as soon as possible. Now that the yield and taste of the sweet potatoes have been determined, we should return to the capital with the sweet potatoes as soon as possible to report back to His Majesty!"

"Is it possible that you couldn't stop eating after Ouyang Consort's meal?"

"What is the relationship between Mr. Guo Ziguo and Ouyang Consort? He speaks for Ouyang Consort, which is easy to understand, but what is the relationship between you and Ouyang Consort? If His Majesty really blames him, you two may not be able to eat and walk around! "

"If you two don't stand by my side today, when we return to the capital, I will definitely take you, Master Guo, and Prince Consort Ouyang to play together!"

"This"

"Forehead"

Song Lian and Lu Chang both looked ugly when Zhou Dexing was reprimanded, but they did not argue with Zhou Dexing, but fell silent.

The silence of Song Lian and Lu Chang was equivalent to acquiescing to Zhou Dexing's words, which made Zhou Dexing more confident.

Tang He stood on the side and said in a deep voice: "Old Zhou, even if you are right, but you want to take away all the sweet potatoes as soon as you come, isn't it too unkind?"

"Your Majesty, it's not because I, Zhou, am unkind, but because I have the favor of the Emperor. If I can't relieve His Majesty's worries, it would be a dereliction of duty as a minister on my part. I also advise you not to get along with Ouyang's Consort." Stay too close to avoid harming yourself!"

"Besides, don't forget that you and Duke Wei are descendants of Huaixi!!"

Zhou Dexing can be said to be on full fire now and doesn't take anything seriously at all.

Tang He was also furious when he heard this, but he couldn't talk back. After all, this week Dexing led Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang every step of the way and set up a persona of doing his best for Zhu Yuanzhang. If anyone spoke up to object, it was against Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, which was nothing like rebellion. Both.

At this moment, Zhou Dexing also knew very well that he was now in control of the general trend and wanted to pursue the victory. Unless Ouyang Lun wanted to rebel, he would have to hand over all the sweet potatoes!

Once you get the sweet potatoes, the matter will be simple. When the time comes, you can directly distribute them to the four southern provinces and let Li Shan grow them. In a year, the food output of the four southern provinces will definitely exceed that of Beizhili several times. The sweet potatoes are indeed Ouyang Lun's It was freed up, but so what. The people only look at the results. In the end, it was their Huaixi Party that made the people have enough to eat! !

"Ouyang Prince Consort, don't blame me. After all, this is His Majesty's will, and I am just an executor. If I were you, I would hand over everything related to sweet potatoes as soon as possible. Don't worry. I will definitely give it to Your Majesty. If you say a few kind words, you will definitely have a share of the credit for the sweet potato!"

Zhou Dexing said with a faint smile.

Ouyang Lun's expression remained unchanged, but his tone became lighter, "Since Mr. Zhou is here on behalf of my emperor's father-in-law, I will naturally not stop you. If you want to take away these sweet potatoes, please feel free to do so."

Um! ?

Zhou Dexing's "smile" faded, and he said with some surprise: "Do you really agree that I will take away all the sweet potatoes from Beizhili?!"

"Of course, is it possible for you to join me again in the name of disobeying the Holy Will?"

"But I'm also a little tired. I'll ask Zhou Bao to accompany you to get the sweet potatoes, and I won't go."

Ouyang Lun said coldly.

"Haha, since your words are enough!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't go, as long as someone leads the way." Zhou Dexing said with a smile: "Master Song, Master Lu, Master Guo, and Prince Consort Ouyang have no objections now. Let's go get the sweet potatoes and bring them back to the capital to report to His Majesty." !”

Lu Chang, Guo Zi, and Song Lian had no choice but to leave with Zhou Dexin.

Soon, only Ouyang Lun, Tang He, and Xu Da were left in the living room.

"Nephew Ouyang Xian, you just gave up the sweet potatoes like this?" Tang He asked doubtfully.

Ouyang Lun shook his head, "If I don't let it, what can you do? Rebellion? I've said it before, now is definitely not an opportunity to rebel."

Xu Da looked at Ouyang Lun seriously and said doubtfully: "But this is very inconsistent with your character, nephew Ouyang Xian!"

"What will happen according to my personality?" Ouyang Lun asked curiously.

"It's very likely that Zhou Dexing will be beaten up!" Xu Da said seriously.

At this moment, Zhou Bao ran back in a hurry, "Master, it's not good!"

"Master, it's not good!"

"Didn't you take Master Song and the others to get sweet potatoes? Why did you come back alone?" Tang He asked quickly.

"In reply to the letter to the Duke, I did take the adults to get the sweet potatoes, but I don't know who leaked the news and let the people in Beiping know that they were going to take the sweet potato seeds. Before we could get there, The cave where the sweet potatoes are stored is surrounded!" Zhou Bao explained.

"What about Song Lian and Lu Chang?" Tang He continued to ask.

"Those adults were arrested on the spot by the common people, who said they were monsters who came to steal their grain seeds and wanted to burn them to death!" Zhou Bao replied.

"What!" Tang He's eyes widened, "Burning the imperial officials to death is tantamount to treason. They are too courageous!"

Xu Daman asked with confusion: "Zhou Bao, you didn't explain to the people that Song Lian and the others were imperial envoys sent by the imperial court? And Guo Zi was also the chief envoy of Northern Zhili. Didn't anyone know?"

Zhou Bao nodded repeatedly, "Mr. Wei, how could I not have said that? The more I said this, the angrier the people became, shouting that the court did not care about the life and death of the people in Beizhili and took away their sweet potato seeds. This was to cut off their livelihood. They are simply treacherous ministers, and I killed them just to share His Majesty’s worries!”

"But don't worry, you two princes, the people of Peiping are still more sensible than the people of Yong'an. They have not made things difficult for Mr. Guo Zi."

"What about Song Lian, Lu Chang, and Zhou Dexing?" Tang He asked.

"When I came back to report the news, the three of them had already been taken to the altar outside the city. If you calculate the time, they would have been placed on the fire and they would be set on fire soon!" Zhou Bao After explaining, he immediately showed a panic expression, "Master, what should we do!?"

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Tang He and Xu Da immediately set their sights on Ouyang Lun.

The meaning is also obvious: Did your kid arrange it?
Ouyang Lun also understood the look in their eyes, and quickly spread his hands and said: "Uncles, I am with you the whole time. There is no chance to give orders in the middle. Besides, I can't control what the people do!"

"If you want to blame it, it's Zhou Dexing who was too greedy and wanted to take away all the sweet potatoes!"

"Oh, what a pity. The dignified cabinet ministers, the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, and the ministers of the Ministry of War will be burned alive."

(End of this chapter)