I want to ruin the country

Chapter 65 Bitter and Astringent Toothpaste

Iran Nuclear Flat Road,

"Your Majesty, my parents died when I was young, and I was sold to a theatre troupe at a young age to learn the female role. My specialty was to dress up as a woman!"

Yining was puzzled.

"Why are you in the palace again?"

Iran Nuclear Flat Road,

"We were originally performing in the south, but our boss heard that it was easy to make money in Beijing, so he brought us here.

When we reached the Lanling area of ​​Shandong, we encountered bandits in the mountains. The bandits demanded money, but we had no money. The leader of the group was killed, and his daughter was kidnapped by the bandits and taken to the mountains.

I was only eleven years old at the time and they didn't pay much attention to me, so I took the opportunity to run away.

I have no parents at home and nowhere to go, so I begged along the way and arrived in the capital.

She begged for food for half a year before she met Eunuch Li and was able to enter the palace after having her body cleansed.

Yining understood that the eunuch Li he was talking about was Yi Fangfang.

He glanced at the Iraqi defense.

"You've ruined his life!"

Iraqi defense complains,

"Your Majesty, I died unjustly!

Don't be fooled by his handsome appearance now. Back then, he was so thin and small, with two pounds of dirt on his head. If I hadn't let him into the palace to have a meal, he might have starved to death!"

Yining thought about what he said and realized that it was true. He said,

"You old bastard, I didn't say anything to you, but you're crying foul!"

Yi Fangfang laughed and said,

"Your Majesty, if it weren't for me, would he have the good fortune to serve the Emperor?"

Yi Heping said,

"Master is right. My good life is thanks to you!"

Yining Road,

"Just treat him like your father and take care of him until the end of his life!"

Yi Heping quickly fell to the ground and kowtowed.

"I obey your command, Father. Your son kowtows to you!"

Yi Fangfang was stunned. He already had a son?

He looked at the emperor blankly, Yining said,

"They've kowtowed to you, and you still don't want to acknowledge them?"

Yi Fangfang was also a very shrewd person. He had never thought of the emperor's intentions. Tears fell from his eyes. He helped Yi Heping up with both hands.

"Get up, my son!"

Yining teased them,

"I can't get up. I have a son, so don't I have any gifts for him?"

Iraqi defense said hurriedly,

"Yes, yes!"

As he said this, he took out some silver from his sleeve.

"Son, this is all I have. If you think it's not enough, I'll give it to you!"

Yi Heping said seriously,

"Dad, there's no need to take it. After a hundred years, everything will be mine!"

No one expected him to say that, and they all laughed!

Yining nodded.

"I am very happy that one of you has a father and the other has a son.

The day before yesterday, you all performed meritorious service in protecting me. Each of you will be promoted one rank. Yi Guofang and Yi Fengshou will each be awarded 500 taels of silver, and the rest will each be awarded 300 taels of silver."

Yi Guofang was very happy. When the emperor ascended the throne, he was promoted to the fifth-rank eunuch in charge. Just half a month later, he was promoted to the fourth rank. This promotion speed was comparable to a rocket.

Yi Gaige and Yi Fengshou were promoted to the seventh rank, and the others were all seventh rank officials. It’s wonderful to think about it. They are so young and are almost catching up with the county magistrate. How can they not be happy?

Yining knew that if he trusted the eunuchs too much, they would take the opportunity to cause chaos. From the Ten Attendants who trampled on the emperor in the Han Dynasty to Wang Zhen and Wei Zhongxian in the Ming Dynasty, they were all lessons from the past.

However, people will be rewarded for their contributions, and their level is not important. As long as you are not bewitched or controlled by them and do not give them real power, nothing will go wrong.

Today is the ninth day since I quit smoking. I feel pretty good. After breakfast, someone came to report,

"Your Majesty, Yang Guisheng from the Imperial Household Department requests an audience!"

"Let him in!"

Yang Guisheng came in jogging, prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed.

"Wei Chen has met the emperor!"

Yining asked,

"What's going on? Is the toothpaste done?"

Yang Guisheng said,

"Your Majesty, I have made a sample of toothpaste according to your instructions. Please try it and see if you are satisfied!"

"Send it up!"

Yang Guisheng took out a small box from his sleeve, and Yi Heping took it and handed it to Yining with both hands.

Yining took it and opened the small box. He saw a paste-like substance inside. He smelled it and it had a fragrance, but the fragrance was a bit too strong.

Said,

"Bring me a toothbrush!"

The Iraqi defense came hurriedly,

"Your Majesty, are you going to put this in your mouth?"

Yining rolled his eyes.

"If you don't put toothpaste in your mouth, do you put it in your nose?"

"Then let him try it himself first!"

Yi Fangfang pointed at the craftsman and said.

He was afraid that the toothpaste the craftsman brought might be poisonous.

Yining disagrees.

"There's not that much to worry about!"

Iraqi Defense Road,

"Then let me go first!"

Yang Guisheng had experience in delivering toothbrushes and knew that things imported by the emperor had to be tested by others. He had already made preparations and said,

"Your Majesty, let me try first!"

As he spoke, he took out a toothbrush made of bamboo from his sleeve.

Yining nodded, it seemed that Yang Guisheng was also a thoughtful person.

The eunuchs brought a copper basin and water and placed them in front of the craftsman. The craftsman squeezed toothpaste onto the toothbrush, drank the water to rinse his mouth, and then put the toothbrush in his mouth and started brushing.

After a while, he finished brushing and rinsing his mouth, and said,

"I have finished brushing!"

Yining saw that there was not much foam in his mouth, and knew that it would be difficult to do without surfactants, so he decided to try it himself.

He picked up his ivory toothbrush, put some toothpaste on it, and began to brush his teeth.

When the toothpaste entered my mouth, it felt a bit astringent and tasted a bit bitter. My mouth felt dry after brushing for a long time, and there was very little foam.

However, he thinks brushing his teeth is still effective.

After rinsing his mouth, he looked at Yang Guisheng who was looking at him eagerly and said,

"Good, very good, Yang Guisheng, I will reward you with fifty taels of silver!"

Yang Guisheng knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude, thinking to himself, wasn't it said that I would be rewarded with one hundred taels? How come it became fifty taels? It seems that the emperor's words don't count?

Yining said again,

"I tried your toothpaste, and it's quite effective for brushing teeth and cleaning the mouth, but it still has some flaws!"

Yang Guisheng quickly said,

"Your Majesty, please let me know!"

Yining Road,

"It tastes a bit bitter and dry, has little foam, and isn't very refreshing. You could make some improvements in these areas!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yining Road,

"I still don't ask for time. If there are any improvements, let me try them out. When I'm satisfied, I'll reward you!"

Yang Guisheng kowtowed again,

"Wei Chen understands!"

Yining asked again,

"Did you do this by yourself or with someone else?"

Yang Guisheng replied,

"I did it myself!"

Yining Road,

“When you go back, you should discuss with everyone how to improve it.

As the ancients said, "When three people walk together, one of them can be my teacher" and "Three incompetent generals are better than one Zhuge Liang."

You have to trust everyone's wisdom. This way, the chances of success will be higher and the time will be greatly shortened. Do you understand?"

Yang Guisheng thought to himself, the emperor is right, my vision is still too narrow, I am only afraid that others will take away my credit, he kowtowed and said,

"Your Majesty, I will discuss this with everyone when I get back, pool our wisdom, and make the toothpaste as soon as possible!"

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