Prince, kneel down quickly, the lady can't run away

Chapter 295 Entering the Palace

In the palace

"Your Majesty, the Supervisor of the East Factory wants to see you."

"Please come in, you guys go back first, let's go, we'll discuss this tomorrow morning."

"Yes"

Gu Xiao came in and saw Prince Yong, the Prime Minister, Xue Zhan, and other ministers.

Everyone stepped forward and saluted, "Greetings, Governor."

"Everyone, don't leave yet. I have something to report to the emperor. It's a good opportunity for you to come and listen and discuss it together!" Gu Xiao stopped them.

They were in a dilemma. The emperor asked them to leave, and not leaving would be disobeying the emperor's order. Although Gu Xiao tried to keep them, who knew if he would get into trouble? They didn't dare to leave. He was like a regent, with enormous power, many retainers, and extremely sinister means. Everyone was in a dilemma. Prince Yong stood up and said, "Then I will stay and see what made our governor insist on keeping us here."

When Prince Yong said this, the emperor coughed and said, "Then you have to stay."

Gu Xiao went behind the screen and said, "Gu Xiao pays respect to the Emperor."

"Gu Aiqing, please get up quickly. Little Lizi, please give him a seat." Emperor Yuan quickly asked him to get up.

"Yes, please take a seat, Lord Governor."

"My dear minister, you have had a very hard time on this trip. I heard that you ended up in Ganzhou County." Emperor Yuan asked with a smile, but his eyes were unclear.

"I passed by Ganzhou County and wanted to see if the eldest son of the general's mansion had the ability to govern Ganzhou County, which had been defeated for many years. After all, we had worked together before, so I went to take a look." Gu Xiao handed the two memorials to Li Zongguan after he finished speaking.

"These are all the achievements that Lord Su, the magistrate of Ganzhou County, has made. Even I was a little surprised when I saw them. These two siblings are impressive. The first big thing is that there are a lot of wealthy businessmen in that barren land of Ganzhou County who are unwilling to leave and are actually selling illegal salt. Two people were arrested and handed over to the Dali Temple. I also listened to the trial for a while. Then I remembered that there was something more important, so I hurried back first." Gu Xiao smiled

"What? Private salt?" Emperor Yuan was furious when he heard this, but then he calmed down because he had heard about this matter and sent Xiao Jue to listen in. "Oh, what is it that makes the governor so anxious?" Emperor Yuan looked at him calmly.

Gu Xiao clapped his hands, and someone brought in a large box. He opened it and saw a red, icy bug-like thing inside. But he could still smell the fragrance.

"This is something I brought back in a hurry for Your Majesty to taste. This thing is now a specialty of Ganzhou County, and many foreign merchants come here to admire its reputation." Gu Xiao asked Li Zongguan to bring a plate to the emperor, and did not ask Emperor Yuan if he wanted it.

"What is this?" Emperor Yuan looked at the strange shape in confusion.

"This is the trap bug that has been plaguing Ganzhou County for so many years." As soon as Gu Xiao finished speaking, Emperor Yuan shouted, "Little Li, you are so bold to bring it up to me to eat!"

Li Zongguan was very upset. The emperor did not dare to say anything to the governor, so he took it out on him. He was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, this is a delicacy, hard to come by. I will eat it first, Your Majesty can watch. Li Zongguan, you can stand up and watch how I peel it, so that you can serve Your Majesty later." Gu Xiao went to bring a portion and put it on the table, peeled one and put it in his mouth, looking extremely frivolous.

But when everyone saw him stuffing the food into his mouth and eating it so deliciously, they were somewhat afraid of insects.

Only Prince Yong couldn't help himself. He tried a few when he came. The taste was simply amazing.

"Brother, could you let me taste it for you?" Prince Yong looked as if he was about to drool. Emperor Yuan scolded him for being useless before agreeing.

Prince Yong sat next to Gu Xiao and said, "Master, I want to try some too." He grabbed one and started eating it, lowering his head and eating one after another. It didn't seem like he was faking it at all.

"Royal brother, if you don't want to eat it, you can give it to me. This time, Fengyang asked someone to bring back a little, and I was afraid it wouldn't be enough. It just so happens that you don't want to eat it. Hehe, thank you, Royal brother." Prince Yong was ready to strike first

"Who said I don't want to eat it? Peel it for me, little Leo."

"Yes." Manager Li got up, washed his hands and started peeling. He had been watching since the governor said so. It was not tedious at all. He peeled a whole dish in a short while.

Emperor Yuan picked it up and tried it. The taste was amazing. It was a taste he had never tasted before. He usually ate light food. This worm really shocked his taste buds.

"Ministers, please try some of this. This is what the Governor brought back. You are in for a treat," Emperor Yuan said cheerfully.

"Your Majesty, this is not what I prepared. This is what Princess An Ning prepared for Your Majesty. There are crabs in it. That thing is precious, so it's better to keep it for Your Majesty to enjoy alone. I will teach Li Zongguan how to peel the meat. That is very complicated. Your Majesty has a feeling that this crab will be sold in the homes of various powerful people, and the way to eat it will show the elegance of each daughter..."

"Crab?"

"Yes, this is not called a clip worm. It has a nice name called crayfish. There are several flavors. The one the emperor eats is the thirteen-spice flavor. There are also various seafoods. I will tell the imperial kitchen how to cook it to maximize the flavor of the ingredients themselves." Gu Xiao said as he sat there wiping his hands

"Oh, really?" Emperor Yuan was happy and wanted to try something else, but Gu Xiao was here to do business, not to discuss food with him.

Gu Xiao looked at everyone eating happily, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please eat. I will read you Lord Su's memorial and my memorial."

He took it out from his pocket, put it in his right hand, then crawled two steps forward to the desk, picked up the two letters from Su Jinxiu, and began to read.

"Your Majesty, I, Su Jinyu..."

"..."

Gu Xiao read the first memorial in one breath. The first memorial was all about the wealthy merchants swallowing up the small merchants, and the unusual things there. The emperor knew about the illegal salt trafficking, but the ministers didn't know.

Everyone was terrified when they heard this. The crayfish in their hands suddenly lost their flavor. After all, smuggling salt was a serious crime in every dynasty. They were in no mood to eat it. They were afraid that if they were careless, they would anger the dragon and implicate the government.

Only King Yong ate it with the greatest pleasure and flavor

Emperor Yuan held the chopsticks tightly in his hand and said nothing.

Then Gu Xiao read the second memorial. It was written a few years ago that the beggars who came to Ganzhou County were everywhere, but now the roads are clean and tidy, and the pinchers in the fields are properly dealt with. This was the method that An Ning County Lord thought of. It was bought by a restaurant. The county lord discussed with the restaurant owner to make this crayfish delicacy, and also opened up the seafood market there. Many edible ones were mined. Western Region ship merchants have been stationed there frequently, so he asked whether to allow trade.

"In addition, the coastal areas are a land of fish and rice. The clamp worm solved the problem of farmland being occupied by unscrupulous merchants and returned it to each family according to the land deeds. The contracting of fish ponds has also increased. During this period, Su Jin revised the original map, the county lord made some changes, and the two worked together to improve it. The wharf has been operating normally, and now it has temporarily set sail under the county lord's name. This time when they came back, it was the same. In addition, the initial charity in Ganzhou County was done silently by the Fengyang County Lord. This time when they went there, they took over, distributing food, distributing rice seedlings, and cultivating fish and shrimp seedlings. These were all paid for by the county lord selling her dowry!"

"Ganzhou County is getting better now. The county lady and Lord Su feel that there are many children who need to study. The county lady once said that she wanted Ganzhou County to be full of talents and economic recovery. Whenever they thanked the county lady, she always said that the emperor's grace was great and that it was all because of the emperor's concern for this place, so the emperor did not give up this place. I was moved every time I heard it." Gu Xiao finally finished his words

Emperor Yuan asked him to get up quickly