The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In the morning, the emperor rested his face on his hands and listened boredly to the ministers' reports.

During this period, no major events occurred in the DPRK, only trivial matters.

The emperor brazenly dozed off as he listened.

When the ministers saw this scene, they all closed their mouths and did not dare to speak anymore.

Sun Kui glanced at the ministers below and saw that they seemed to have nothing to report. He hesitated in his heart, then walked up to the emperor and called him in a low voice.After calling several times in a row, the drowsy emperor was woken up.

The emperor yawned incomprehensibly, then raised his hands and stretched.

"Is everything okay?"

The ministers did not speak.

"Now that you're fine, it's my turn."

Hearing what the emperor said, the ministers below suddenly had an ominous premonition.They intuitively felt that the emperor was going to cause trouble, and it was not a big deal.

It's almost the end of the year, what else is the emperor going to do?Doesn’t the emperor want them to have a peaceful new year?

When thinking about the emperor's ability to control heaven and earth, all civil and military officials just felt a headache.The Chinese New Year is coming soon, can’t the Emperor just calm down?

The emperor looked at the ministers below in amusement, who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy. "What expressions are you looking at? It makes it seem like I am going to do something to you."

The ministers had smiles on their faces, but they were cursing the emperor in their hearts.

Your Majesty, what kind of temperament do you have? Don't you have any idea?Have you teased us enough?

They are really pitiful when they have an emperor who loves to tease them.

"Okay, I won't eat you, what are you afraid of?"

Civil and military officials below: I would rather be eaten by you than tormented by you.

The emperor's skill in torturing people was very profound, and every minister below suffered deeply from it.

The emperor put his hands in his sleeves, walked slowly to the front, and then looked at the ministers below with a smile: "I want to give each of you a good thing today."

good stuff?
what good stuff?

Seeing the emperor's smiling face, the ministers felt that he was smiling very maliciously, and their scalps instantly went numb.

The good things the emperor said were definitely not good things.

Seeing that all the ministers were wary, the emperor said angrily: "Why, you don't believe me?"

Da Sinong suddenly thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked with some excitement: "Your Majesty, is the good thing new salt?"

New salt?

Is the new salt the new salt?
When the other ministers heard the word "new salt", they all looked at Da Sinong curiously.If they were not in the court, they would immediately gather around him and ask Da Sinong what new salt was.

The emperor pointed at Da Sinong and said with a smile: "Da Sinong responded very quickly, yes, it is the new salt."

Da Sinong rubbed his hands excitedly and asked expectantly: "Your Majesty, you just said that you would send new salt to the ministers. How much do you want to send, Your Majesty?"

Was the new salt made by His Highness the King of Han?
His Royal Highness the King of Chu's face was calm, but his heart was filled with turmoil.

The tenth brother made new salt?Why didn't you listen to your tenth brother?
His Royal Highness the King of Wei was also surprised and confused. The tenth brother had made new salt. Why didn't he hear about it at all?

The emperor saw with satisfaction the eager expressions of the ministers below, "My dear friends, do you really want to know what the new salt is?"

The king said: "Father, please don't whet our appetite."

"Okay, I won't embarrass you anymore." The emperor said with a smile on his face, "Some time ago, the King of Han reported that he had made new salt in the Marsh Mansion. This new salt was as crystal clear as snowflakes and tasted very good. There was no trace of it. bitterness."

After hearing this, all the civil and military officials below showed surprised expressions.

"The new salt made by Hanwang is more delicious than all other salts. This is not the most important thing."

The following ministers: What, this is not the most important, then what is the most important?

Seeing the curious and anxious expressions of the officials, the emperor spoke slowly: "The most important thing is that the production of new salt is very large, and it does not take too much time. In a day or two, it will be ready." It can make hundreds of kilograms of new salt.”

hiss! ! !
The ministers below gasped in shock at the emperor's last words.

What did they hear? Hundreds of kilograms of new salt can be made in a day or two. How is this possible? !
The emperor is joking.

The officials thought of the emperor's bad temper and felt that the emperor must be playing tricks on them again.

"You don't believe it?"

The ministers did not speak, but the word "disbelief" was clearly written on their faces.

"When I received the report from the King of Han, I didn't believe what he said, but in fact he really made new salt, and he made a lot of it." The emperor said with a proud face, "Yesterday, I received the report from the King of Han. Two hundred pounds of new salt from Beijing.”

The civil and military officials were very curious about what the new salt in the emperor's mouth looked like, but they did not dare to urge the emperor to take out the new salt and show it to them.

"Sun Kui, go get the new salt and let them open their eyes."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Sun Kui retreated.Not long after, he came in with several young eunuchs.They all held a bowl in their hands, and the bowl contained new salt.

The emperor directly asked Sun Kui and others to bring the new salt in front of the ministers, let them take a good look at it, and let them taste it.

"My dear friends, you can try it. The taste will never disappoint you." Sun Kui first delivered it to the king.King Dai looked down and found that the salt in the bowl was indeed crystal clear and looked like snowflakes.

Some of the ministers standing behind King Dai stretched their necks, some stood on tiptoes, and some leaned over and stared at the salt in Sun Kui's bowl.

There is such clear salt? !

Dai Wang picked up a few grains of salt and put it in his mouth and tasted it. The salty taste immediately spread from the tip of his tongue throughout his mouth.He also deliberately smacked his mouth, and apart from the salty taste, he didn't taste any other taste, such as bitterness.All the while, the salt they ate had a somewhat bitter taste.

Some ministers had already tasted the taste of the new salt. Their expressions were very shocked. They couldn't believe that the salt they had just eaten had no bitterness at all.

When it was the turn of King Chu and King Wei, they tasted it very seriously.Sure enough, it tastes very good, without any bitter taste.

King Chu and King Wei were not surprised at all that Zhao Yao made new salt.However, they were still very shocked.They guessed that the tenth brother would make new things when he went to Lingnan, but they didn't expect that the tenth brother would actually make new salt.

The tenth brother can really surprise them every time!
After the ministers tasted it, they all marveled at the deliciousness of the new salt.

After all the ministers had tasted the new salt, the emperor continued: "I didn't lie to you."

King Dai asked in disbelief: "Father, is this new salt really made by the tenth brother?" The tenth brother is actually so capable of making new salt!
"Well, he made it." The emperor smiled, "It's not like you don't know his ability to make things."

Although the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty knew that His Highness the King of Han was very talented in making things, they did not expect that His Highness the King of Han would also make new salt, and the new salt would taste so good!

Da Sinong shamelessly asked: "Your Majesty, how much new salt are you waiting for?"

When the other ministers heard what Da Sinong asked, they all gave him a thumbs up in their hearts.

Great question, Da Sinong!

"One tael per person." The emperor said with a smile, "I'll be generous."

How can one be generous if one person only has one tael of new salt?
The ministers did not dare to say that the emperor was stingy, so they could only pin their hopes on the thick-skinned Da Sinong.

Da Sinong did not disappoint them: "Your Majesty, one tael of new salt per person, is there a little missing?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Da Sinong: "How much do you want?"

Da Sinong said without hesitation: "One pound, one pound per person."

Other ministers: Da Sinong, you really dare to speak!Well done though!

The emperor sneered twice: "Haha, I might as well give you all the two hundred kilograms of new salt sent by the King of Han."

Da Sinong smiled sheepishly: "How embarrassing."

The emperor laughed at Da Sinong's shamelessness: "Da Sinong, why didn't I realize that you are so shameless now? You are even more shameless than me."

Da Sinong hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I am not as good as you."

The emperor glared at Da Sinong and cursed: "Get out of here. The King of Han will send back two hundred catties of new salt. I will give you one tael per person. It is already very generous. One catty per person can make your spring and Autumn dreams come true."

Only the shameless big farmer dared to discuss with the emperor: "Your Majesty, one pound is not enough, but half a pound is okay?"

"If you say it again, I won't give you even one tael."

Da Sinong decisively shut his mouth, not daring to say another word.

"One tael per person. When we go to court later, you can ask Sun Kui to take it."

He Xiang took the lead in thanking the emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Only then did the other ministers react and quickly thanked the Lord for his kindness.

"By the way, the King of Han has made other things and will send some to the capital in a while."

When they heard that the King of Han had made other things, the faces of the ministers all lit up.

Now they can completely see that everything made by His Highness the King of Han is good.The King of Han Dynasty went to Lingnan, and if he first made something as good as new salt, then other things would definitely not be worse than new salt.

Da Sinong asked hurriedly: "Your Majesty, what good things has His Highness the King of Han made?"

"The king of Han has made the glass I told you about before."

Glass?

What is this?
"I will reward you with some."

Da Sinong was afraid that the emperor would regret it, so he hurriedly thanked him and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Although I don’t know what the glass made by His Highness the King of Han is, and I don’t know if they will be rewarded, but maybe the emperor will reward them.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Okay, let's retreat."

"Long live, long live, my emperor."

After the emperor left, the ministers immediately looked at Sun Kui.

"My lords, please move outside the hall."

"Sorry to trouble you, Eunuch Sun."

The ministers were very conscious and lined up one by one to wait for Sun Kui to distribute new salt.

Although there is only one or two new salts, one or two new salts can make many meals. (End of chapter)