Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Liu Hong gradually looked at the imperial feast in front of him in a daze, after coming to the Ming Dynasty, he had not eaten a decent meal, and finally he was able to eat a free meal, and it was Emperor Chongzhen who invited guests to accompany him, thinking that it must be the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and the delicacies of the jade plate.

Looking at the plates of dishes in front of him, Liu Hong was gradually embarrassed to do it first, this ...... It's too shabby, isn't it?

A plate of shredded garlic pork, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, a plate of stir-fried pork with green vegetables that cannot be named, also have more vegetables and less meat, a small pot of duck blood vermicelli soup, and the only thing that can be ordered decently is the plate of roasted oily chicken in the middle.

This is the emperor of the Ming Empire, the supreme ruler of a land of millions of kilometers, the feast for entertaining the heroes turned out to be four dishes and one soup, and the royal family is already so poor?

"This time Aiqing sent a divine soldier to save me from fire and water, I should have entertained Aiqing with delicacies from the mountains and seas, but in time for a national disaster, in order to reduce the burden of the people, the food and clothing in the palace have been greatly reduced in recent years, Aiqing will have some!"

Chongzhen's face was very gentle, and his words were not like the tone of a gentleman to his subordinates, but like a cordiality to his juniors.

"Come to Aiqing, I will give you a drink!" Chongzhen picked up his wine glass and raised it to Liu Hongji.

"Don't dare! It was a great honor to be able to eat the wine banquet given by the Emperor. Liu Hong hurriedly picked up his wine glass and stood up to show respect.

Hiss – it's so spicy! After a sip of wine, Liu Hong's tears almost came down.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, distilled liquor was already very popular, and the liquor produced was almost the same as in modern times, and it was made from pure grain, unlike in the previous life, when more than 90% of the liquor on the market was alcohol mixed with water.

"Hehe, doesn't Aiqing drink a lot? There are no outsiders here, Aiqing doesn't need to be polite, let's move the chopsticks! Emperor Chongzhen's face was calm, and he took a pair of chopsticks and vegetables.

"Thank you, Emperor! The kid is not good at drinking, which makes the emperor laugh. The smell of wine was a little up, Liu Hong hurriedly grabbed a chopstick dish and stuffed it into his mouth, well, don't say it, don't look ordinary, the taste is extremely delicious.

"You should call yourself a minister, but is there anyone else in the family? Life can still pass! Chongzhen said and picked up the wine glass again, it seems that Chongzhen likes to drink some wine if he has nothing to do.

"There is still an old father in the minister's family, plus a wife with chaff, although the life is a little poor, but it is still no problem to eat enough!"

Hmph, if you see me dressed like this, you know that I don't have any money at home, don't talk about these useless things, you can reward some money and flowers! Liu Hong gradually picked up the wine glass with a smile on his face, but secretly slandered in his heart.

"Oh yes, the emperor, when the minister was guarding the city, he was in danger and was rescued by a pawn, if it weren't for the pawn, the minister probably wouldn't be able to sit here and drink with the emperor now, so the minister hopes that His Majesty will be gracious and can pardon his military status!"

"It's a trifle! I'm right! Wang Erxi wrote it down, and later the people from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies handled it on his behalf. Chongzhen turned his head and said to Wang Erxi, the eunuch who was waiting beside him.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Hong's face was red and his ears were red, and he didn't know what he was talking about, but Chongzhen didn't seem to change his face, and he was still talking as if he was talking about home.

"Your Majesty, it's not me...... I said you, you are the emperor, the so-called world is not the king's land, but the shore of the land...... Could it be that you are a prince, you are rich...... is rich all over the world, but his life is not as good as a seven-grade Beijing official, which is also too ...... What a shame......"

Liu Hong gradually dizzy, completely ignoring what kind of occasion this was and who he was talking to, Wang Erxi, who was waiting on the side, was stunned, and gave Liu Hong a hard look, and finally his eyes were about to cramp.

"This father-in-law, your eyes are ...... It's not in the sand, why blink! Liu Hong gradually pointed at Wang Erxi, and frightened Wang Erxi to kneel down.

"Hehe, yes, I may be the most failed emperor in the world!" Chongzhen knew that the kid in front of him was just straightforward, not intentionally offended, not only did not get angry, but smiled bitterly.

"No, no, no, as far as I know, you're a ...... The emperor who is quite diligent, I heard that he still wears ...... Wear a patched ......"

"Don't talk nonsense! Uncle! Wang Erxi, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but whisper to him when he saw Liu Hong's mouth gradually becoming more and more open-mouthed.

"Step down and pour Liu Aiqing some sobering tea!" Chongzhen's face remained the same, because he wanted to hear what else this presumptuous young man could say.

"Hey, hey! Seeing that the emperor cares so much, I'll tell you a ...... A way to make a fortune! ”

"Oh? Aiqing, hurry up. "The world has been poor for a long time, natural disasters are continuous, where is there any way to make a fortune, could it be that the Ministry of Industry has discovered a new copper mine? Chongzhen suddenly became interested.

Liu Hong gradually learned to look around in the TV series, signaling that Chongzhen had ears on the wall, Chongzhen waved directly and even Wang Erxi drove out together.

"Let me tell you, Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is rich, and there are countless of them, but not in the palace, let alone in the people who are not well fed and clothed, do you know where it is?" Speaking of money, Liu Hong gradually woke up halfway through the wine, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all.

Seeing that Chongzhen was silent and looked like he was listening, Liu Hongjian took another sip of tea and continued.

"Gentleman, gentleman, and ...... And the shaking heads of the scholars in your temple! Liu Hong gradually said while looking at Chongzhen, if Emperor Chongzhen showed signs of anger, he would definitely not say the second half of the sentence, but Chongzhen only showed doubts on his face.

Later history books record that Chongzhen once called on the ministers to raise donations, in order to set an example, Chongzhen wanted his father-in-law Zhou Kui to donate 100,000 taels to take the lead, but after Zhou Da was rich and crying, he donated 10,000 taels in righteousness.

Later, seeing that she couldn't get over, Queen Zhou begged for her own pocket and gave her father 5,000 taels and asked him to make up another 10,000 taels, but Zhou Guozhang only donated 3,000 taels, and the remaining 2,000 taels were stuffed into his own pocket by Zhou Guozhang.

After Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, broke through the city of Beijing, most of the so-called ministers of the Ming Dynasty took the lead in taking refuge in Li Zicheng, but they were blackmailed by Li Zicheng, and Zhou Guozhang's family only searched out 3 million taels of silver, and hundreds of cars were pulled out of rare treasures, and more than 70 million taels of silver were fished out of the entire Beijing city.

The collusion between officials and businessmen is so visible, Liu Hong gradually knows this, but Chongzhen does not know.

"Aiqing, I know something about what you said, businessmen are unrighteous, I wanted to levy commercial taxes before, but most of the ministers disagreed......"

Joke! Since ancient times, the official and business families have already reached a political and business alliance, and if you cut off the financial route of others, the ghost will agree!

"Haha! It's strange that they have to agree! The emperor should have heard the story of the death of his lips and teeth, well, maybe this metaphor is a bit of a way for them to elevate those gentry! I'll ask the emperor a word! The emperor must tell me the truth, and ask the emperor to forgive me before I say it! ”

After loading X, it's time for the main play to begin.

"I know that you care about Daming, Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" risking his life, saving Daming from fire and water twice, and not giving it to officials, in Chongzhen's eyes, Liu Hongjian is a warrior who is a profligate skeleton and regards fame and fortune as dung, which can be of great use.

"The minister only asked, is the emperor's face important? Or is the century-old foundation of the Ming Dynasty important? ”