Happy Emperor

The next day.

As expected, Lin Tian received the tribute sent by Prince Li Ren.

Except for some agate products which are worth silver, most of them are local snacks from Nanyun Province.

The most abundant of these is taro.

This thing is sweet and delicious after being steamed in plain water, with a delicate texture and is very delicious.

Lin Tian ordered the imperial kitchen to steam some that day. In addition to sending it to the harem, he also specially called Huang Tianba, An Bilie and other close confidants who were still in Shengjing into the palace to taste it together.

"Your Majesty, this thing tastes like a woman's peach, so fragrant and delicious!"

Huang Tianba sighed as he chewed the taro in big mouthfuls.

Lin Tian and An Bilie also agreed after hearing this.

The three of them burst into laughter.

"Your description is just right. After you put it that way, I can actually taste some milky flavor."

Lin Tian usually doesn't have any strict rules when interacting with the two of them.

But both of them also knew the rules and never did anything that overstepped their bounds.

When Lin Ruxue, who was called over by Lin Tian, ​​saw this scene, she glanced at the three of them with disdain.

He muttered quietly, "How rude! The Emperor doesn't know how to maintain his dignity, and his subjects are even more clueless and have no manners at all!"

"What are you mumbling about?"

Lin Ruxue was sitting not far from Lin Tian. Although she didn't speak loudly just now, Lin Tian heard it clearly.

"This little girl is a typical example of someone who grew up in an imperial family during the middle to late period of imperial power. She only knows how to maintain her so-called prestige in front of her subjects."

Lin Tian thought to himself: "No, she hasn't grown that much!"

Lin Ruxue naturally didn't understand Lin Tian's way of getting along with his subjects.

When Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was conquering the world, he not only recognized someone as his godfather.

He even became sworn brothers with six different surnames, making a total of seven including him.

He was like the Calabash Brothers, who helped him establish the Ming Dynasty.

Although Lin Tian is not the founding emperor now, his situation is not much better than that of the Ming Taizu.

"I say that although you are good at strategy, you don't know how to be a king."

Seeing Lin Tian questioning her, Lin Ruxue simply said it out loud.

"Tell me, what is the way to be a king?"

Lin Tian became interested and wanted to hear what this little girl had to say.

At the same time, I also want to educate this little girl properly, otherwise she will always be dissatisfied and resentful.

"Humph!"

Lin Ruxue snorted coldly and said, "A ruler should be virtuous and behave with courtesy."

"The relationship between ruler and subject should follow the rules of ruler and subject. The ruler should be benevolent and treat his subjects with courtesy, open to communication, and readily accept advice. The subject should be diligent and responsible, speak frankly, and live up to the ruler's grace..."

"Your extremely vulgar words and actions are just like those of ordinary people, and have no resemblance to those of a monarch or his subjects!"

Lin Ruxue said a lot in one breath.

Then he looked at Lin Tian and the others with a smug look on his face.

Huang Tianba and An Bilie were also stunned when they heard Lin Ruxue's bold remarks.

I opened my mouth several times, wanting to refute, but I didn't know where to start.

Now I just blame myself for not reading enough, I can only say it out loud in my heart!

"You are right!" Lin Tian also praised.

Lin Ruxue was even more proud when she heard this.

In addition to practicing martial arts since childhood, she was also taught traditional royal etiquette by someone special.

From the ways of being a king and a minister to the daily life of dressing and eating, it can be said that every detail counts.

"Humph, that's natural. So I wasn't wrong about you just now, was I?"

When Lin Tian heard this, he just smiled faintly.

Then he asked, "Who taught you all this? King Pingdong?"

"That's natural. Father wouldn't be like you."

Speaking of King Pingdong, Lin Ruxue was even more arrogant.

In fact, we can't blame this little girl for being proud. After all, it is really difficult to keep a low profile when you have a father like King Pingdong.

"Your father was so knowledgeable about the relationship between ruler and subject, so why did he raise a traitor like Lin Zhen? And you and Prince Pingdong, you clearly knew that I was the emperor of Great Xia, so why did you still want to launch a northern expedition?"

Lin Ruxue's cheeks suddenly turned red.

Like a big apple swaying in the autumn.

Nothing more to say.

She could still defend what Emperor Li said about the Northern Expedition.

But she could not defend herself from the fact that Lin Zhen wanted to collude with the State of Zhao.

Huang Tianba and An Bilie, who had just been feeling wronged by the reckless brothers, suddenly laughed.

"Damn! Why didn't I think of that?"

Huang Tianba laughed loudly and said, "You almost got fooled by me after all this whistle-blowing!"

An Bilie couldn't suppress his smile, "Your Majesty is wise. We were almost fooled by this little girl!"

After saying that, the two looked at each other and laughed.

"It's easy to say how to be a king and a minister, but it's not easy to put it into practice, so let's do it first and talk later!"

Lin Tian gave Lin Ruxue a lecture in a rare serious tone.

Lin Ruxue's face turned even redder. She dropped the taro, bowed lightly to Lin Tian, ​​and ran out of the room.

Lin Ruxue just left.

The eunuch chief, Eunuch Cao, knocked on the door and walked in.

"Your Majesty, the imperial kitchen has already cooked all the taro."

Lin Tian nodded after hearing this, and waved his hand to let Eunuch Cao leave.

"Your Majesty, although this taro is delicious, I cannot eat so much!"

An Bilie whispered.

When he entered the palace, he happened to see people from the imperial kitchen carrying taro.

There were more than a dozen buckets. How could they possibly eat so much?

"It's okay, I can eat!"

Huang Tianba didn't care about the heat and stuffed half of the taro into his mouth, speaking vaguely.

"I just know how to eat!"

Lin Tian cursed Huang Tianba in annoyance.

"Your Majesty, aren't we cooking these to eat? It would be a shame to let them spoil!"

"Can't I give it to someone?"

"Giving it away?"

Huang Tianba was stunned when he heard this.

Except for the main functional departments, these officials in Shengjing are still old officials.

It was good enough that the emperor didn't punish them for no reason, but he even gave them taro to eat?

In fact, this cannot be blamed on Lin Tian. In the current situation, he has no time to select talents.

So we can only use those old ones.

At least, these old guys are really experienced in handling some state affairs, and ordinary newcomers simply cannot do it without some time.

"Your Majesty, who are you going to give the taro to?"

An Bilie also looked curious and asked.

They both knew that these taro were sent by the king Li Ren of a different surname, and were originally the exclusive property of the emperor.

It’s okay to invite close ministers to have some food, but there’s no reason to use flowers as a gift to pay tribute to Buddha!

"Huang Tianba, go deliver these taro to the chief official of the palace in Shengjing."

Lin Tian said, "By the way, there's no need to send Zhen Niumeng off. He's already dead!"

Last night, Lin Tian arranged for An Bilie to secretly investigate the Zhen Mansion, and he discovered that Zhen Niumeng had died tragically in the mansion.

This was something Lin Tian had guessed a long time ago, and he didn't take it too seriously.

When they heard that it was to be given to the Chief Secretary of Shengjing Palace, they were both stunned.

I wonder what Emperor Li is thinking?

"Your Majesty, are you trying to bribe those guys with these things?"

An Bilie asked with his mouth wide open.

"You used this to bribe the minister?"

Lin Tian also asked back.