Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

Qin Ji picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

It has the taste of fish, and even has a bit of the unique umami of fish. The sweet and sour soup is soaked in the fish, which deceives people's taste even more, making people feel that what they eat is completely fish.

"It's really delicious."

Qin Ji said in admiration.

"You see, so the taste can actually be deceived. Fish is not fish, but as long as it is done properly, even if its raw material has nothing to do with fish, it is enough to make people think it is a fish."

"Your Excellency, in your opinion, pretending to be a fish or a real fish with the same taste, which one is the rarest?"

"Of course it's a fake fish. There are many people who can make a good fish, but it's very difficult to make something that is not a fish look like a fish."

Qin Ji said very naturally.

"Yeah..." Xia Yun nodded in agreement, "If it is possible, people will naturally prefer fake fish, because it is very difficult to distinguish the real from the fake. I also like fake fish. Sometimes, fake fish It’s much more interesting than the real thing. As long as it’s done properly and the guests are not told, the fake fish is the real fish, so what’s the difference between the two?”

Qin Ji's heart skipped a beat.

Ah no, don't be so blunt, I'm afraid.

Who is the fake fish and who is the real fish?You are talking violently.

Chapter 62 Conversation at the Dinner Table

Qin Ji felt that the fifth prince might have already decided to discuss some topics that are easy to lose his head with him (although the two of them will not lose their heads).

Real fish or fake fish?Why do you ask me about this, you should tell Xia Yuxiao directly on her face, I believe Your Highness, your Nine Clans will be very happy... Oh forgot, you are a member of the royal family, no He was sentenced to kill the nine clans.

"Your Highness, what you said is reasonable," Qin Ji agreed, but just when the Fifth Prince was about to continue, he suddenly said, "However, although the real fish and the fake fish are indeed very good, But a fake fish is a fake after all, if you want to imitate a real fish to be lifelike, as you said, it will take too much effort."

Having said that, he turned his head to look at Lingyan: "Lingyan, let me ask you, if I want to eat a fish, it doesn't matter whether it's real or not, it's fine. Do you want to get a fish and serve it to me, or You want to spend so much work making me a fake vegetarian fish?"

Lingyan was staring at the fish very curiously at this time, but although she was able to sit in the table, she didn't really move her chopsticks, because this was in front of outsiders, and as a guard, she couldn't lose her manners.

It's ridiculous for a guard to snatch fish from the master and the guests opposite the master. No matter how hard she can't turn the corner, she still understands this truth.

Faced with Qin Ji's question, she almost didn't think about it: "Of course it is to make real fish for you, young master. Fake fish is too time-consuming."

Ah, but she is not really good at cooking fish. What she is good at is the relatively simple cooking and stewing. Even if she is really asked to cook fish, she will only throw the fish into the pot and sprinkle the seasoning on it. The gurgling was stewed.

"You see, Your Highness, I think most people prefer a simpler program. After all, instead of trying so hard to imitate a fish, why don't I just make a real fish?"

When he said this, Qin Ji stared at the empty bowl in front of Lingyan, froze for a moment, then reached out and picked up a large piece of "fish" and put it in her bowl.

No, if you are asked to support the scene, you really only support the scene. Put an empty bowl in front of you and sit on the side, making it look like Qin Ji abused his subordinates.Eat as much as you want.

"Thank you sir."

Lingyan looked up at Qin Ji, then said in a low voice.

"You can eat whatever you want. Today, King Rong Sheng and I got together in private, so we don't have to pay too much attention." Qin Ji asked here, "Are you right, Your Highness?"

"That's natural."

"This dish is not bad. It's really rare to be able to distinguish the real from the fake." Qin Ji took another bite and said, "But Your Highness, if you let me cook it, I don't like making fake fish—it's too troublesome. Moreover, it is very complicated, once the skills are a little lacking, all the efforts may be in vain."

"A fake fish is a fake fish after all. It's fine if it is done to the extreme, but few people can really do it to this level. The risk is very high," Qin Ji put his hands on the table in front of him, and then smiled , "Your Excellency likes fake fish, but if you make it yourself, do you think you can do it to this extent?"

"No."

King Rong Sheng replied bluntly.

"But, to be honest, the two of us get along quite well. You see, I like to eat fake fish. Although you don't like it, you think this kind of thing is very rare. We both like this dish, so why? Why don't we share it more in the future?"

On his frail scholarly face, there was an elusive, almost crazy desire.

It certainly wasn't a desire to eat fish, because the fish was right in front of him.

Qin Ji noticed his change, and answered him in a calm tone:

"Fish is good fish. However, I can't guarantee that every time the cook can make vegetarian fish taste like fish. But real fish is different. No matter how the cook cooks, it will always taste like fish. .Not to mention—the fish I like to eat recently is delicious even in real fish.”

"Oh? What fish?"

"Little yellow croaker."

"..." King Rong Sheng's expression was a little subtle.

However, Qin Ji didn't care what his expression was.At this time, the following dishes were also served one by one.There are also fresh fruits, which are all chilled, which is not bad.

"It's a pity, this fish is so delicious." Rongsheng Wang Xia Yun sighed.

"There are so many delicacies in the world, Your Highness, why do you only want this one fish?" Qin Ji laughed, and then pointed to the "braised pork" in front of him, "Look, there are so many delicacies, there is always something that suits you. Me , although I have researched on fish, but I don’t like to eat fish the most.”

"Oh? What do you like to eat?"

"Secret, talk too much, it's not mysterious anymore." Qin Ji said mysteriously.

"Hahahaha, yes, come, drink!"

"Hey, no, no, I can't drink." He hastily refused.

"I know you can't drink too much, this is tea, it's very fragrant," Xia Yun said, getting up and pouring a cup for Qin Ji, "Since your Excellency has arrived at the Zongzheng Mansion, I have to remind you that although the interior of the royal room sounds like a family , but in fact, it is not something that can be solved by the short-handed methods of the parents.”

"I know that."

Xia Yun continued: "All the people in this court are loyal to His Majesty, but no matter how powerful the Great Xia is, it will eventually come to an end."

"Your Highness's words are indeed reasonable," Qin Ji pretended to be very interested, "May I ask what your Highness thinks?"

"Your Excellency, as the captain of the empire, naturally you know that, right? I have done some educational work before," Xia Yun took a sip of tea to remove the taste of sweet and sour vegetarian fish in his mouth, then picked up a piece of "meat", "You should also know that I failed."

Five flowers and three layers, very classic braised pork.

Mushrooms are used to make lean meat, and wax gourd is used to make fat meat. After cooking, it will be soft and rotten, delicious and full of aroma.

"Why does Your Highness want to do such a thing? Although there are many government schools in Daxia now, it is not easy to set up private schools overnight. Although most commoners in Daxia do not have to worry about food and clothing, this is also based on the children of Daxia. When I was helping the family since I was a child, changing the status quo of Daxia is not something that can be done overnight."

"Then, in your excellency's opinion, is it good or bad that I wish to promote education?"

"In the long run, yes."

"So, what's wrong with me doing this?"

Xia Yun and he are now discussing his past measures, as if he is eager to be recognized.

"something wrong."

"What's the problem?"

"The problem is what I said - in the long run, it's good. Because it's long-term, we can't think about it so quickly." When Qin Ji said this, he looked at King Rong Sheng thoughtfully.

Chapter 63 Emergencies

What King Rong Sheng wants to do is a good thing, of course Qin Ji knows it.No matter what he does this thing for, whether it is for power or profit, it is a good thing to dare to open up the wisdom of the people in this society.

However, people's wisdom is not opened casually.

You must know that education itself is an activity that serves the current economic and political situation, and it has a purpose.But now is not a particularly suitable time for education.

First of all, the people don't have the inevitable requirement for studying at all. Although Daxia now selects talents through a system similar to the imperial examination, the vast majority of civilians have no such ability at all, and they don't have the thought to let their children reading.In their eyes, reading is something that only rich families do, and it is something that "rich men" do.

What's more, Daxia's treatment of the common people is not too bad now. In most areas of the country, it's okay to work hard every year to get enough food and clothing. In the eyes of many common people, children can be regarded as a labor force.

The crops at home need human help. If the crops are not harvested well, food and clothing for the family may not be guaranteed.The people of Great Xia would not pin their hopes entirely on the imperial court, so why spend extra money to let their children go to school?

Wouldn't it be better to let the children be the labor of the family?

Therefore, it is difficult to implement what King Rongsheng thinks.

"An Guogong, what do you think of me?" Xia Yun leaned back in his chair and asked.

"His Royal Highness is tolerant and benevolent, with pure character."

"Really? Then, this fish, you really don't want to taste it with me more in the future? It's good food, it's always good to taste more." He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Qin Ji.

Are you talking about fish?

"Your Highness invited me so kindly, I'm naturally happy, but, this country's important affairs are in front of us, fish...you can eat it or not, it doesn't matter."

After Qin Ji finished speaking, King Rongsheng laughed loudly:

"Hahahahaha, good! I like someone like Your Excellency who is dedicated to the country and the people! Come, replace wine with tea and have a drink!"

The scene of two people "cheers" with tea is quite interesting.

"Then, your Excellency is acting as Xia Zongzheng's temporary position this time. Do you have any difficulties when you just took office? Just tell me if you have any difficulties. Although I have never managed the affairs of the clan, I have never seen pigs run away before eating pork!"

Alarm bells rang in Qin Ji's heart.

Come, come, see Tuqiongdagger.

Give yourself a break?Laughing to death, the two of them have nothing to do with each other at all, and Duke An might even have been enemies with the Fifth Prince—after all, when Xia Yuxiao competed for the throne, he, Duke An, supported him.

To put it bluntly, on the one hand, this guy wants to win him over, on the other hand, and most importantly, he still wants to find out what's going on on his side.

Xia Yun is not stupid, he has done such a big thing, it is impossible that there will be no leaks at all, he invited himself here now, in fact, to see how Xia Yuxiao is reacting now.

"Ah, His Highness is willing to be so warm-hearted, that's really a great help," Qin Ji said, "However, Daxia is in a stable situation now, and to tell you from the bottom of my heart, although I have been very busy since I took office, I am busy They are trivial matters that are useless. They can be dealt with at will, and there is no need for His Highness to worry about it."

"This is the best, the best," Xia Yun pretended to nod, and then said, "Your Excellency, if you have any difficult or difficult things to deal with, you can ask me at any time, and I can give you a suggestion more or less .Oh, right."

Having said that, Xia Yun took an exquisite box from the guard.

Xia Yun opened the box, and inside, an exquisite half-meter-long jade carving made of emerald appeared in everyone's sight.

The jade carving seems to be of great value. It is a bird flapping its wings to fly. The details are particularly exquisite, and even the texture of every feather is clear.The whole jade carving is crystal clear, and even makes people feel a little immortal.

"This is......"

"I have heard for a long time that your Excellency likes to collect precious gems and jade. I heard that you once invited foreign jewelers into your mansion. But how can the foreign jewels get the spirituality of my Daxia jade? Today I will present this jade carving—Pengfei Wanli For your Excellency, it is right to add some color to your collection at home."

As Xia Yun said, two guards carried the bird to Qin Ji.

Qin Ji took a deep breath.

Ok, now it's time to start playing with this set directly.

Although Qin Ji didn't know how much Xia Yun spent to acquire the jade carving in front of him, according to his own estimation, the value was much more expensive than the tear of the Virgin Mary.

"This gift is too expensive, I can't accept it, it will cost you too much."

Qin Ji hastily refused.