Qin Jin picked up the silver knife on the desk and took the lead in cutting the right leg of the roast lamb, and a piece of crispy and fatty lamb leg meat fell on the silver plate where the blade passed.

"Xia Xianggong tasted this lamb meat, although it has been a winter, it is specially raised, and it is not as thin as ordinary mutton and beast meat, both taste and texture can be regarded as top-level!"

The tastes of the dignitaries and dignitaries in Beijing have been raised by the privileged life, and the variety of wine and food is also many times more than in the early Tang Dynasty, even an ordinary mutton has to be accompanied by dozens of spices. Therefore, Xia Yuanji didn't think that there was anything unique about the lamb after it was roasted, but because Qin Jin personally cut it for him, he chewed it solemnly, only to see his gray and sparse beard trembling downward with the chewing action, and his face also showed an expression of enjoyment and transcendence.

After a moment, he smacked his lips and said meaningfully:

"The old man has eaten countless roast lambs, and it is really the first time that I don't feel unique when I first eat it, but I have an endless aftertaste when I chew it. ”

Immediately afterwards, Qin Jin put another piece of lamb leg meat in front of Fifth Qi, who was also hungry in his abdomen, and put it in his mouth to chew. He is a vigorous and resolute person, and even the action of eating meat is much faster, although it is not elegant, but it makes people have a great appetite.

"How?"

After Xia Yuanji finished his evaluation, he turned his head and looked at the munching Fifth Qi and asked.

The fifth Qi had not yet eaten the mutton in his mouth, so he said:

"The subordinates can eat meat but it can be fragrant and satisfying, but as for the three flavors, they are, but it is not clear!"

Hearing this, Qin Jin and Xia Yuanji both laughed. After laughing, Xia Yuanji asked Qin Jin again:

"I don't know how the doctor's mutton is roasted, and what kind of spices are added?

Qin Jin didn't know how the lamb was roasted, so he beckoned Qin Jue, who was standing at the door, to come over.

"Xia Xianggong asked you, how is this lamb roasted, and what spices are added?"

Qin Ying saw that the lamb he roasted had been praised, and he was very happy in his heart, so he replied with some pride:

"My lamb is very easy to roast, just clean up, and then spread the coarse salt on the inside and outside of the lamb body repeatedly, and then directly grill it on the simmer for two hours......

Speaking of this, Qin Ying raised his tone a little pretentiously.

"The most important thing is this heat, after a minute, it will be baked dry, and if it is less, it will be cooked and tasteless......"

Seeing that he was talking about it, it was endless, and Qin Jin simply stopped his teasing.

"Okay, okay, it's nothing more than barbecue and Jane is king, we know, let's go and wait!"

After being reprimanded a few words, Qin Ying was not depressed and still returned to stand guard at the door with a smile.

Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi were a little surprised, Qin Jin's generals were like Qin Yu who could be Zhonglang generals, not many, they could be counted with one pair of hands, but he was still like a small guy, running to serve, not only was he ashamed, but he was also proud of it, it seemed that he really had a way to go.

Of course, Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi didn't know very well about the five slaves of Qin and Jin joining the army, and thought that Qin Yu and Qin Jin were of the same sex was just a coincidence.

"Doctor Qin is eclectic in employing people, most of the lieutenant generals and colonels of the Shenwu Army are young people, but they are brave and eye-popping, and the proverbial waves behind the Yangtze River push the front waves is really like this!"

Compared to Xia Yuanji's obvious compliments, Fifth Qi quickly cut the slices of the burnt lamb with both hands, and the pieces of mutton quickly piled up on a full silver plate. It looked like I had been hungry for days, and I devoured it.

Xia Yuanji, who looked like this, frowned for a while, he has always been tired of eating, including when he was working in the government hall, every meal had to be specially delivered by the servants in the house while it was hot, and then eaten while it was hot. It's not like ordinary officials who just eat some food made in the kitchen of the government hall.

Now seeing Fifth Qi eating like this, he couldn't help but say:

"The fifth prime minister is also the prime minister who leads the national government, but this meat is still like starvation, gobbling it up......"

Fifth Qi can be regarded as Xia Yuanji's cronies, and Ping Suli is relatively casual when he speaks, and Fifth Qi's focus is on specific government affairs, and he doesn't care much about other things.

What's more, his power comes from Xia Yuanji, so except for state disputes, his attitude is very respectful.

I saw that the fifth Qi wiped the grease on the scone, and then took a big bite of the cake and chewed it, until he swallowed it, he smiled a little embarrassedly:

"Don't hide it, the subordinates haven't eaten a drop of water and rice since last night, just barbecue meat and scones, and eat a happy ......"

Hearing this, Qin Jin didn't sigh secretly in his heart. This Fifth Qi's fighting spirit is no worse than others, but he has one thing that is better than ordinary officials, that is, he knows how to use political achievements as the foundation of being an official, and is not like ordinary people who only know how to blindly flatter and stutter.

can be diligent in political affairs, this is what makes him different from ordinary people, and it is rare to see it in the center of the Tang Dynasty, and it can even be said to stand out from the crowd.

"I heard about the salt and iron*, and I already plan to promote it to Jiangnan after the summer?"

The return of the power of salt and iron to the center of the imperial court was a decision made under great financial pressure, and within half a year, the salt and iron tax was used to offset the huge expenses of the center, which was certainly a good way to collect money, but the ability and responsibility of the fifth qi played an indispensable role in it.

At the beginning, the salt and iron recovery center was only tried in Guanzhong and Shuzhong, until the initial effect, it was gradually promoted to Shandong and Hedong and other places, the reason why there was no rush to promote in the Jianghuai area, or because the situation was more complicated, the attitude of Gao Shi and other knots was more ambiguous, and it was very likely to stir up chaos if forced.

The current situation is very different, Wei Jiansu comforted Jianghuai with the qualifications of the prime minister, Gao Shi, Lai Yao and others have changed their previous attitude of resistance, obeyed the dispatch of the imperial court, and went to other border towns to continue to be the envoy of the festival.

In this way, the governors of the imperial court and the envoys of the festival were determined one after another, and after only a few months in place, the decision-making power of Jianghuai and other counties was completely in the center of the imperial court.

The way of economy is the special ability of the fifth Qi, seeing that Qin Jin took the initiative to mention it, he put down the mutton scones in his hand, thought seriously for a while, and said:

"Jianghuai's problem lies fundamentally in whether the situation is stable, before because of the negligence of the Son of Heaven to give too much power to the various knots, resulting in the tail is not down, now Wei Xianggong single-handedly solves many complicated affairs, and also clears the last obstacle for the subordinates to promote salt and iron * to Jianghuai"

At the mention of Wei Jiansu, Xia Yuanji's face looked a little embarrassed, even ugly. At the end of last year, he and Fifth Qi used a poisonous trick to force Wei Jiansu to Jianghuai to die in order to completely eliminate Wei Jiansu from the central power. But who would have expected that Wei Jiansu, who has always been known for his weakness and incompetence, would solve the problem that 100,000 soldiers and horses may not be able to be easily pacified after arriving in Jiangnan.

Then, the problem is, once Wei Jiansu returns to Chang'an from Jiangnan, he will have the merit of pacifying Jiangnan, and he will have real credit compared to the two prime ministers who sit in Chang'an and point fingers. Based on great merit, it is not a simple matter to easily shake Wei Jiansu.

What's more, with his son Wei Wei as a threat, forcing him to go to Jiangnan to die, this feud is considered to be dead.

The idea in Xia Yuanji's stomach turned quickly, and he planned to think of some ways to drag Wei Jiansu in Jiangnan, in short, if he came back one day later, they would have an extra chance of winning.

Fifth Qi took the initiative to mention Wei Jiansu's credit, of course, he didn't really speak for Wei Jiansu, but had another purpose.

How could Qin Jin not know the thoughts of Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi, and Wei Jiansu's merits were also real, obvious, no one could erase them, let alone prevent him from returning to Chang'an.

"Now that the situation in the south of the Yangtze River has been decided, if there is no envoy to sit in charge, if the promotion of salt and iron makes the situation repeat again, will it not be worth the loss?"

In fact, Qin Jin had paid full attention to this issue when considering the envoys and governors sent to the various sections of Jianghuai. His fundamental purpose was not to abolish the Jiedu envoys, but to set up more supervisory envoys in the localities, with a view to dividing more power in the hands of the Jiedu envoys, and no official could complete the military and political affairs involving military and financial power alone without the cooperation of his colleagues.

Wei Jiansu's rank and power as an envoy are greater than the newly appointed governor, but this kind of envoy is not a permanent envoy, but a matter of events, and he will be recalled to the capital after the fact. In contrast, although the governor is not a permanent envoy, and it is also set up for the sake of events, he will not be easily recalled.

Therefore, once many personnel arrangements are in place, the Jianghuai area will think of the waves, it will be difficult to climb to the sky, as for individual ambitious generals who plan to shake the tree, only the local county soldiers can be easily pacified.

"This matter, the fifth minister can rest assured, no matter how difficult the situation in Jiangnan is, it only needs to be carried out drastically, if you consider that Jiangnan is far away from Beijing, you can also send an envoy to rush to the local supervision and special affairs...... I wonder what happens under the public opinion of the fifth minister?"

At this point, the fifth Qi also lost the interest in eating mutton, and the meaning of Qin Jin's words even vaguely revealed that it was possible to send him to Jianghuai as an envoy, so that although he was a special officer, he would return to the court after the matter, but once it was delayed for half a year, the situation in the court might change a lot.

Therefore, this envoy who went out was absolutely unavoidable, and the fifth Qi gave birth to the illusion of accompanying the king like a tiger in an instant, thinking about the undisguised action just now, his heart was actually a little weak, so he hurriedly replied:

"The subordinates will do their best, and they will not cause repetition!"

Qin Jin smiled:

"It's so good! Come, eat it all, this burnt lamb is to be eaten while it is hot, and once it is cold, the taste will be inferior......"