Let you be a good grandson, you raise a group of banshees?

"Oh--"

Although Lu Yuan agreed, his eyes looked somewhat meaningful.

Do you want to have a private visit incognito?

If you want to have a private visit incognito, do you need to put on night clothes?

I don't even bother to tear you apart.

Emperor Yongle was embarrassed when his face suddenly turned serious.

"Yuan'er, what about you?"

"It's so late and you're not sleeping. What do you want to do with these two girls?"

"Your Majesty, you could say that we are biological fathers and mothers."

Lu Yuan said with a smile, "My grandson, I also heard that the nightlife in Jiangbei is more popular than in the Imperial City."

"So, I want to take Hai'er and Ling'er for a walk on the street."

"If there are any merits worth adopting, you can bring them back to our imperial city, right?"

Linger?

Hearing this weird title, Xiling frowned slightly.

This was the first time in her life that someone called her that.

But...it doesn't seem to sound bad.

"Oh, that's right."

Emperor Yongle nodded slightly, with an expression that said he understood everything.

Then he smiled and patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder.

"Yuan'er, at such a young age, is so concerned about my Liegan people's livelihood. It really makes me happy."

"In that case, let's go incognito and have a private visit together."

After saying that, Emperor Yongle took Lu Yuan and was about to leave the mansion.

"Well, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince..."

Yang Zilong said weakly, "Master Guo ordered..."

"What Mr. Guo?!"

How could the siren come? He immediately opened his eyes angrily and yelled sternly.

"Is it more important, Mr. Guo, or the Emperor?"

"Does this world belong to the Emperor or to your Lord Guo?"

"You ignorant thing, dare to stop the Holy Driver?"

"Be careful, Your Majesty, I will kill you!"

Lu Yuan suddenly felt happy.

Although he and the emperor thought so in their hearts.

But due to his identity, he couldn't say it directly.

This sea monster is simply their best mouthpiece.

"My subordinates dare not!"

Yang Zilong's expression changed and he immediately knelt on the ground with a plop.

"I just want to remind His Majesty."

"Master Guo ordered the guards at the residence to change shifts every three hours."

"If your Majesty must go out, please be sure to come back three hours later when your subordinates are on duty."

"Otherwise, if Lord Guo knows about this matter, my subordinates will definitely not be able to escape the blame."

Emperor Yongle's expression softened a little, and he nodded with a smile.

"Captain Yang, don't worry."

"Everyone says that these two river towns make people forget to leave."

"Besides, you are so loyal, I will definitely not let you get away with it."

Immediately, Emperor Yongle took Lu Yuan and others and walked out of the official residence openly.

After taking to the street, he immediately took off his night clothes.

Wearing a elegant navy blue coat and an official hat on his head.

Walking with Lu Yuan dressed in a white robe and dressed like a handsome young man.

Just like an old gentleman and a talented scholar in a study.

There is no sense of disobedience.

"The emperor is still majestic!"

The Siren flattered him with admiration on his face and said, "The Crown Prince just broke his tongue, and the head catcher didn't even allow us to come out."

"As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, he immediately settled the matter."

"Oh, of course."

Emperor Yongle smiled and said, "In the whole world, there is nothing but the king's land."

"Wherever I want to go, which subject or official dares to stop me?"

Lu Yuan complained secretly in his heart.

You are always so awesome, why don't you go out on the streets openly?

I was afraid that Gu Shiqing and Zhan Hong would find out, so I went back and reported it to Grandma Huang.

"By the way, Hai'er."

Emperor Yongle whispered, "Our trip is a private visit incognito, so we must keep a low profile."

"When you are away from home, don't call the emperor."

"Well……"

Siren tilted his head, "What's that called?"

"During private visits incognito, Gu Aiqing and the others usually call me Lao Huang..."

"Oh!"

The siren smiled sweetly and shouted loudly, "Old Huang!"

Emperor Yongle's mouth twitched slightly.

He continued with a dark face, "Juniors like you, you can call me Fourth Master."

"Oh……"

The siren suddenly looked timid and said obediently, "Fourth Master."

Lu Yuan suddenly couldn't help laughing.

Fourth Master?

Why does this title sound so familiar?

Oh yes.

In my previous life, there was a particularly popular TV series called "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

The fourth master there can be said to be the national idol of middle-aged women.

anyway.

That Yong Laosi of the Qing Dynasty.

The emperor in another parallel time and space with myself.

Zhu Laosi of the Ming Dynasty.

They are all considered to be among the top ten emperors in Chinese history.

One is civilized and graceful, and the other is full of martial virtue.

One stall spreads an acre, while the other conquers Mobei.

It's hard to say which one is more wise.

Guo Cai's official residence is located in the most prosperous center of Yangzhou Prefecture.

The grandfather and grandson walked for a while and then came to a lively night market.

At this moment, it is already the first moment of Youshi.

If it were the Imperial City, every household would have closed their doors and turned off their lights.

However, the streets of Yangzhou Prefecture are still busy with traffic.

There are many hawkers hawking all kinds of things along the street.

Sugar Man, Fuhu, Polanggu, Candied Haws...

In addition, there are many local snacks from Jiangbei.

Beef offal, pancakes, duck blood soup...

An alluring aroma fills the iron pot.

It can be said that the fireworks in the world are the most soothing to ordinary people's hearts.

"It's really lively."

Emperor Yongle couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that things would happen in just a few decades."

"The land of Yangzhou is already such a grand scene."

"What a relief."

The siren blinked, "Fourth Master, wasn't Yangzhou like this in the past?"

"of course not."

Emperor Yongle smiled faintly, with a look of sadness in his eyes.

"Back then, Lord Hongwu had just driven out the Tartars and founded the country with great zeal."

"Lead a few of our young princes to inspect the land of Liangjiang."

"When I passed Yangzhou Prefecture, I looked up and saw a vast expanse of scorched earth, ruins and rubble."

"Do you know how many people there were in Yangzhou Prefecture at that time?"

Siren shook his head, "I don't know."

"Five households, eighteen villagers."

Emperor Yongle sighed slightly, "There are still three living trees."

"ten……"

"18 people?"

The Siren was stunned for a moment, his face full of disbelief.

This night market alone has more than 3000 to [-] people.

Decades ago, there were only 18 people in Yangzhou?
How miserable must it be?
"good."

Emperor Yongle said bitterly, "At that time, Yangzhou, which was prosperous and prosperous, was the place where the Four Wars were fought."

"After experiencing violent conquests by the Tartars, and being plundered and plundered by countless bandits." "Starvation and death are everywhere, tigers and wolves are rampant, and the people have nothing to live on, and they can only exchange children for food."

"Haier, do you know what Yizi eats?"

"I don't know." Siren shook his head.

"That is, the people can't survive, so they can only take out their own children and exchange them with the children next door."

Emperor Yongle explained: "We rely on eating the flesh and bones of these children to make a living."

"Oh."

The siren nodded, looking extremely calm.

Emperor Yongle was still secretly surprised. This little girl was not afraid after hearing Yi Zi's intention to eat?
In fact, this is what the Siren was thinking at this time.

What's so delicious about that kid? The meat is greasy and less chewy.

If you want to eat, you might as well eat those strong men.

Shai Ling also became interested and asked curiously: "Fourth Master, what happened next?"

"Later, Lord Hongwu promoted a capable minister named Yang Xian."

Emperor Yongle smiled lightly, "This Yang Xian can be called a capable person."

"Recalled the exiled victims of the disaster and personally led the people of Yangzhou to open up wasteland and farmland."

“In just a few years, Yangzhou has regained some of its former glory.”

"Wow!"

Xiling Ling's eyes lit up and he said with admiration, "What a great official!"

"What happened next? This high official must have a bright future, right?"

"Ah."

Lu Yuan nodded and said calmly, "Being greedy for merit and deceiving the emperor, speaking rashly, I was skinned by Lord Hong Wu."

Shailing: "..."

excuse me.

Siren was thinking secretly in his heart.

Peel off human skin and fill it with grass?

Wasn't all the flesh, blood and internal organs dug out completely?
Well, Lord Hongwu still knows how to eat it.

"Yuan'er is right."

Emperor Yongle smiled dryly and shook his head.

"Although Yang Xian is a capable minister, he is also a cruel official."

"No matter how capable these ministers are, they are useless."

"It is not unfair for Lord Hongwu to kill him."

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up and he took the opportunity to ask, "Fourth Master."

"May I ask what you think of cruel officials?"

Emperor Yongle thought for a moment and his voice became colder.

"Most of the so-called cruel officials abuse the powers granted by the court. For the sake of their own achievements or reputation, they do not hesitate to impose harsh policies and harm and abuse the people."

"Although heavy codes are used in troubled times, using cruel officials on a large scale will alienate the people from the court."

"These officials represent the face of the imperial court."

"What they do to the common people is equivalent to the court's attitude toward the common people."

"In Lord Hongwu's time, the Tartars had just been overthrown, and everything was in ruins, but there was still a sense of existence for cruel officials."

"But now, Yongle is prosperous and the world is at peace."

"If you continue to treat officials cruelly, it will be corruption, perverting the law, and betraying the emperor's favor."

A smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth.

Emperor Yongle asked curiously, "Yuan'er, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"It's nothing."

Lu Yuan smiled mysteriously and shook his head, "I think Fourth Master is absolutely right."

Sure enough, it was the same as I expected.

My own prince is the same as Hong Wu.

Compared with corrupt officials, there is zero tolerance for cruel officials.

So, Guo Cai is both a corrupt official and a cruel official...

Well, I guess it won't take long.

As he walked, Shai Ling suddenly stopped.

Lu Yuan turned around and asked in confusion: "Ling'er, what's wrong?"

Xiling Ling sniffed and said blankly: "It smells so good..."

A drop of crystal clear water flowed out of the corner of her mouth, without caring about her image at all.

Lu Yuan suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

Sister, we are not so hopeless, right?

Emperor Yongle couldn't help laughing and said, "Yuan'er, it seems that your food is getting worse and worse."

"Ling'er, just tell me what you want to eat. Fourth Master will treat you."

However, when the grandfather and grandson followed Xing Ling's gaze, their expressions froze.

What attracted Xiling's footsteps was a glutinous rice dumpling stall.

An old woman with gray hair held a large iron pot.

There is boiling glutinous rice in the pot, exuding a strong aroma of wine.

"Ling'er, isn't this glutinous rice dumplings?"

Emperor Yongle wondered: "We have already tasted it during the day."

"You said it tasted terrible."

"no the same,"

Xiling shook her head and strode directly to the glutinous rice dumpling stall.

"Hello, girl."

The old woman smiled and asked, "Would you like glutinous rice balls?"

Xiling didn't answer, just stared at the iron pot.

Looking at the boiling rice in the pot, saliva flowed down the corners of his mouth.

"girl?"

The old woman was stared at a little and guessed, "Are you hungry and don't have money to eat?"

"It's okay, I'll treat you to a bowl of glutinous rice balls."

"Thank you, no need!"

Lu Yuan immediately stepped forward and pulled Xiling behind him.

"Four bowls of glutinous rice balls, I will pay you later."

"Hey, okay, four guests, please wait for a moment."

Immediately, Lu Yuan, Emperor Yongle, Xiling and Siren sat on the small bench behind the stall.

Xiling always stared eagerly at the old woman's movements.

Watching the old woman skillfully sprinkle brown sugar and crispy rice in the bowl.

He skillfully rolled glutinous rice noodles into glutinous rice balls and cooked them in a pot.

Together with the boiled glutinous rice, they rushed into the bowl of the ocean.

The sweet and alluring aroma of wine filled the air, making Emperor Yongle slightly stunned.

"I remember that when I drank it during the day, it didn't smell so good."

"Could it be that the same glutinous glutinous rice dumplings are made in different ways?"

After a while, the old woman brought four bowls of glutinous rice balls to them with a smile.

"Four distinguished guests, please use it with caution."

Xiling took it without saying a word and started eating spoonful after spoonful.

It looked like I had never eaten anything in eight lifetimes, and it tasted extremely sweet.

Emperor Yongle looked puzzled and took a spoonful to taste.

His eyes lit up involuntarily, "Wonderful!"

"The aroma of the wine is sweet and refreshing, and the glutinous rice balls are tender, smooth and chewy."

"It's even more delicious than the one Li Guan paid homage to me back then!"

"It's true that the master is among the people!"

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded without saying anything more.

What Li Guan and Guo Cai served must also be the best glutinous glutinous rice dumplings.

However, as a meal dedicated to the emperor.

It is definitely not seeking merit, but seeking no faults.

In other words, it’s guaranteed not to taste bad.

However, don’t expect to really taste the folk flavor.

It's like, the same kind of local cuisine.

What you eat at the airport tastes very different from what you eat in residential areas.

"Ling'er, how are you?"

Emperor Yongle looked at Wei Ling with a smile, "Are these glutinous rice balls still to your liking?"

Although Xiling didn't answer.

But he had already finished the bowl full of glutinous rice balls.

He looked at the old woman with bright eyes.

"one more bowl."

"Oh, this girl really loves to eat glutinous rice balls."

The old woman smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll give you another bowl!"

Originally, the old woman was very happy to see her craftsmanship recognized in this way.

However, until Wei Ling ate her seventh bowl, she couldn't laugh anymore.

"That... little girl, it's not okay to eat like this."

The old woman said with a worried look on her face: "These dumplings are made of glutinous rice noodles, they are very real."

"After eating so much, don't let your stomach burst..." (End of Chapter)