Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1080 Hundreds of Banquets and Chopstick Snakes

At the end of April, it is not as cold as the Western Regions. Although Huayang County is far from the feeling of scorching heat, it is already scorching hot at noon, and the hot sun is pouring heat violently. Usually wear more clothes, but it will feel very hot at noon.

Wang Boju, the county magistrate of Huayang County, led a group of officials and gentry in the county, and when they went out in the morning, they wore a lot of clothes, with a strict official robe outside, and stood respectfully under the shade of the roadside trees, looking forward to it. .

Everyone wore a lot of clothes, and the sun was so hot today, and when they thought that they were welcoming His Majesty the Emperor today, no one dared to sit down even though they hadn't seen Ye Chen himself. In the weather of April and May, everyone here is covered in sweat-soaked robes, as if they have just been salvaged from the water, but even so, no one dares to loosen a button of their clothes.

Because, for them, today is really too important a day, His Majesty the Great Emperor is visiting the place, and he will come here today.In fact, according to Ye Chen's request, he didn't make any itinerary plan beforehand for this visit, and Ye Chen, Ma Wentao and others decided where to go on a certain day.Therefore, under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for him, Wang Boju, to know the whereabouts of His Majesty half a day in advance, only when he is very close can he know.

Right now, the reason why he knew it was because of another reason, but it was only because he knew the approximate time, so he waited here early in the morning until now.

Wang Boju thinks that he has done a good job in Huayang County. Not only is the government clear and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but also the tax money paid to the imperial court every year is also ranked in the top ten of hundreds of counties in the country.But even so, facing the absolute ruler of Xiangfu Kingdom, His Majesty the legendary Emperor, he was still nervous to death.Because he is ambitious, he wants to be a high official, and even wants to rule the world one day, so this first meeting must leave an excellent impression on His Majesty.

This time when His Majesty the Emperor inspected the area, there were not many people who went to the county-level units. If it was not for Ma Wentao's suggestion to come to Huayang County, Ye Chen might not have come.

Someone came galloping on horseback in the distance, Wang Boju cheered up, it was the yamen servant who went to inquire, and it seemed that His Majesty's guard of honor was not far away.

Sure enough, the yamen officer jumped off his horse, came trotting all the way to him, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, your majesty's guard of honor is about three miles away from here."

When everyone heard this, they all got excited and came out from the shade of the tree one after another, straightened their clothes, stood with their hands tied, and adjusted their expressions.In fact, if the whole world didn't know that Ye Chen hated these vain rituals, Wang Boju would have thought of welcoming Shili to meet Ye Chen.

Not long after, a group of chariots and horses gradually appeared in everyone's field of vision, coming straight to this side at a neither fast nor slow speed.

Ye Chen now not only does not sit in a dragon chariot, but also does not even sit in a carriage. He is riding on a tall horse, wearing plain clothes, and walking on horseback. In Xiangfu Kingdom, Shangguan Bingyun, who came to Ye Chen to return to his life, was brought by Ye Chen's side.Behind them are the accompanying five hundred dark guards and five thousand cavalry from the Celestial Guard Legion. They are all well-dressed and armored, and their eyes are fixed on everything on the side of the road like lightning.And within ten miles nearby, there are thousands of spies from the Ministry of Security accompanying them from far and near in various identities.

"Wang Boju, magistrate of Huayang County, led all the officials and gentry in the county to welcome His Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." Wang Boju led dozens of people to kneel down respectfully.

Ye Chen glanced over the crowd, seeing that the crowd was sweating profusely, his brows were slightly frowned, and he glanced at Ma Wentao beside him from the corner of his eye.Ma Wentao saw it in his eyes, his heart sank, he couldn't help but secretly scolded Wang Boju for being stupid, and he also implicated himself, if he knew it earlier, he wouldn't have informed this idiot.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard, get flat!" Ye Chen said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Boju and his group said respectfully before getting up.

"The pommel horse has been exhausting all the way, and I have prepared some food and wine in the village ahead. Please rest for a while before setting off. You will arrive in Huayang County to stay tonight!"

Ye Chen frowned again when he heard that the other party had prepared wine and food. Ma Wentao saw that something bad was going on, got off his horse, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Bo Ju, what are you messing around with? I don't know that His Majesty has decreed not to allow these disturbing actions. ?"

Only then did Wang Boju realize that Ye Chen's expression was not hesitant, and his heart skipped a beat. He was sweating like rain in an instant, and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, this is not the intention of the humble minister, but the old folks in the village in front know that the humble minister is here. After welcoming His Majesty, they spontaneously prepared food for His Majesty to entertain His Majesty, saying that in the past two years, because of His Majesty's blessings, they have lived a stable life, and they are much richer than before. The minister went to see , What they prepare are definitely not luxury and precious things, they are melons and fruits grown by themselves in the village, chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep raised by themselves, wild fish fished out of the river, or some special snacks made by themselves. Chen Yi I think this is the people's heartfelt support for His Majesty, but I have no right to refuse the people's wishes, so I invite His Majesty on their behalf!"

Hearing this, Ma Wentao couldn't help secretly praising this kid for being clever, so he turned his head to look at Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, since it was done by the people spontaneously, it may be inappropriate for Your Majesty to refuse rashly."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I'm going to taste the craftsmanship of my people!"

Wang Boju couldn't help being ecstatic when he heard the words, and immediately led the way. When he reached the entrance of the village, Ye Chen was startled when he saw the formation, while Ma Wentao and Lian Jicheng frowned tightly.Lian Jicheng even looked at Wang Boju with murderous intent, making the latter feel cold all over, but he didn't know what was going on.

First of all, this village is a relatively large village in the northwest. When everyone looked at the entrance of the village, they couldn't see the other end. Along a dirt road that was cleaned in the village, there were two black people kneeling down. At a glance, there are only a few of them. There are as many as 2000 people. In this era, in a sparsely populated place like the Northwest, it is extremely rare for a village to have more than 1 people. You must know that the population of an ordinary state city is only five. There are tens of thousands of people, and an ordinary county is only about [-].

But this is not the main thing. What surprised Ye Chen was that there was a table at the door of every house, with all kinds of food on it.Ye Chen's first reaction when he saw this scene was: "There are so many things, how can I eat them all. But it's almost the same to let the guards join in."

But Ma Wentao and Lian Jicheng frowned because of safety issues.The food brought out by these hundreds of people seems to be all local and simple people, but who can guarantee that there are no assassins in them, and whether the food they eat is poisonous.

"Bo Ju, you are simply fooling around." Ma Wentao shouted in a low voice, and even Jicheng gave Wang Boju a cold look.

Wang Boju was provoked by Lian Jicheng's eyes, and then he thought of the security issue, and he was sweating profusely. At this moment, he had made His Majesty the emperor so hard to get off, but he didn't know what to do.

Ye Chen had already walked over by himself at this time, Ma Wentao and Wang Boju hurriedly followed, and Lian Jicheng had already led five hundred guards to each house to inspect.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

I don't know who took the lead and yelled, and the people in the whole village immediately responded in unison. Seeing the gratitude from the heart on these simple faces and the fanatical respect for him in their eyes, Ye Chen was filled with emotion.

It's just that there are at least 100 families in this village, even if each family eats one bite, he will be full.But how could he have the heart to reject the sincerity of these people.

"As long as they are my people, I will let them live a good life." Ye Chen got off his horse and said with great care: "Everyone, let's get down!"

Seeing the villagers getting up, Ye Chen strode to the first house. There was already an old farmer in his 70s who seemed to be the head of the house, holding a pair of chopsticks in both hands and offering them up. He and Wang Boju stepped forward at the same time, obviously wanting to try the dishes first. Ye Chen turned around and glanced at the three of them, and the three of them stopped. Ye Chen took the chopsticks, picked up a small farm dish, put it in his mouth, and chewed. After a few times, his eyes lit up, he nodded, and said: "Yes, this taste is indeed good."

This is actually not because of the craftsmanship of this farmer, but because Ye Chen's status is extremely noble. Even though he hates extravagance, he can't escape the category of delicacies from mountains and seas. Take a bite of this country rice, but it is also fresh.

When Ye Chen walked towards the second farmhouse, the owner of the first farmhouse immediately put Ye Chen's used chopsticks carefully into a brocade box that had been prepared with both hands like a pilgrimage.Apparently this pair of chopsticks will be offered high in their family, and even be regarded as a family heirloom.

In this way, Ye Chen ate a mouthful of vegetables for each farmer's family, and ate for half an hour. After eating the last one, Ye Chen reached out to pick up the pair of white chopsticks. Suspecting that these were not wooden chopsticks, something strange happened suddenly.

The two chopsticks suddenly bent, and then they bit Ye Chen's hand like lightning.

That's right, it was indeed bitten, and this pair of chopsticks turned out to be a pair of strange snakes that looked like chopsticks.

Ye Chen's face changed, and his five fingers flicked like playing a piano. It looked like an understatement, but the sum of each flick was no less than the force of a crossbow arrow, but although Ye Chen avoided the mouths of the two strange snakes, However, the two strange snakes were not ejected.

Ye Chen let out a cold snort, and shot out with his free left hand like lightning, but he only pinched one of them by seven inches, and broke it in an instant. At this time, another strange snake bit Ye Chen's wrist again and again.

(End of this chapter)