When Zuo Chen, who hurried downstairs, saw Hou Jianbin, he was pacing impatiently on the first floor.

Thinking about it, when the dignified Shangshu came to see his subordinates, no one greeted him to watch the tea reception, and there was not even a chair to sit on and wait. Hou Jianbin thought to himself, if this Liu Zuochen hadn't been lucky, it would be strange if he could deign to come to the shop to find him.

"Meet Hou Shangshu."

"Hmmm! It's not easy to find you, so I went to the General's Mansion and said that I came to the shop. Hou Jianbin put on a smile on his face and said, "If you don't have a party, come with me to socialize, I guess those guys are impatient to wait." ”

"Uh......" Zuo Chenxin said, you have the meaning of knowing each other at first sight, but are we so familiar?

Hou Jianbin frowned slightly, "What are you hesitating about, let's go!" "Secretly thinking, I condescended to invite you from the Ministry of Works, such a big face is not appreciated, and I want to push back like Prince Qing, it is really unreasonable!

Lying at the top of the stairs and seeing Zuo Chen out of the shop, Zhang Youcai turned around and said to Wang Xingke: "The son is going to entertain, Wang Fatzi has to treat him today no matter what, and promised good things, but he can't delay it and not honor it." ”

"Go! I'll go over after my son, and maybe I'll have a look. Wu Jiang got up and saluted, turned around and left.

Zhang Kang was reminded by Wu Jiang, remembering that his cousin was not by his son's side, so he slapped his forehead and chased him out, "Hey! Wu Jiang, you wait for me. ”

Fontainebleau Restaurant, these two people have been here, and they are here to wait for Sun Yongquan to knock a stick. Stuffing the buns he bought from the snack stall into his mouth, Zhang Kang said vaguely: "Let Wang Fatzi hide again!" Before he left Kyoto, he had to be slaughtered. ”

Glancing at Zhang Kang, Wu Jiang stared at the restaurant again, although he didn't know which room Zuo Chen was in, he was ready in his heart, and rushed in as long as he heard the sound of fighting.

In the private room, Zuo Chen, who was socializing with a group of ministers, naturally didn't know that the two people who came with him were downstairs.

After Hou Jianbin introduced, Zuo Chen saw the ceremony one by one, and Zhou Tao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was present, and the other two were Zhou Yucheng of the Ministry of Rites and Zhou Yongjie, the official of the Ministry of Industry. Zuo Chen pondered, it seemed that the main people who ran the affairs of the foreign missions were all present.

Sure enough, as soon as he sat down, Zhou Shangshu spoke, "Everyone, don't talk nonsense, the emperor's attitude in the early dynasty has been very clear, this time you can't lose the prestige of Da Antai, in the past many times in terms of resources and materials, this time you must be with them for a long time, I don't know what you think or a good strategy?" ”

"There are a lot of impressions! As for the ...... of good policies, what could be better? I have been running around for more than a month without touching the ground, and my legs have almost broken off, but I still can't get the emperor's satisfaction. Fortunately, the emperor fell in love with Liu Shilang's glass mirror, maybe he can really win by surprise, but who knows if there are novelties in the outer regions? Hou Shangshu was not embarrassed to complain in front of everyone, but he just stopped at the point more or less.

"That's it! Zhou Shangshu is not specifically responsible for collecting, so he naturally doesn't know what it tastes like, and a few pairs of shoes have worn out in more than a month, and it is sad to think about it! The Ministry of Industry said in response to Hou Shangshu.

"There is a use in complaining to me, the emperor is not satisfied, even if he really breaks his leg, there is no credit!" Zhou Tao's attitude of not caring about himself is obvious, although he is cooperating with the Ministry of Industry to deal with foreign missions, the collection of rare items in the country has nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites, and Hou Jianbin of the Ministry of Industry does not want to let him interfere, and the interests of each other are well known.

How can this be talked about? It is good to be able to get along with each other, and it seems very difficult for each other to get constructive advice. It's none of my business, Zuo Chen was comfortably sipping tea but thinking, sure enough, it was a high-end restaurant, and this tea was a boutique that ordinary people couldn't afford.

"What is Liu Shilang's opinion?" Zhou Yucheng asked with a smile.

Being watched by everyone at the same time, especially on such an occasion, Zuo Chen was very unaccustomed to it, and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, don't pin your hopes on the lower officials, the lower officials are only shallow in their studies and are favored by the emperor, and there is really no good way to reward this official position." ”

How could Zuo Chen not understand that it was a simple matter to have a long time with many foreign countries? This is not only manifested in the national strength, but also in the resource exploration and creation of the entire Antai, temporarily cramming to get ahead, unless there is a miracle!

"According to the words of the officials in the court, Liu Shilang is a brave and resourceful talent, how can this be so negative? With the emperor's foresight, Liu Shilang must have something extraordinary, how can he be a person without insight? Zhou Tao was very surprised, and at first glance, he knew that it was a pretentious gesture.

At any time, for people who have achieved nothing and are promoted in the sky, there is a more or less exclusionary mentality, there is nothing strange, many years of management, hard work to climb to a high position, as soon as someone turns around and follows behind without difficulty, anyone will not feel very comfortable. Zhou Tao is based on this psychology, he has been an official in the court for so many years, but now he is an official in the same dynasty as a yellow-mouthed child, and he can't get over that hurdle in his heart.

"People's luck is coming, and it can't be stopped! ……”

Zuo Chen was about to say something to annoy Zhou Tao, and Xiao Er greeted him with wine and food, "Let you adults wait for a long time, the shopkeeper will let the little one say that the big boss will come over to toast you in a while." After speaking, he put down the wine and food and bowed down to retreat.

Zuo Chen sneered, but he was hungry, and it took so long to come up with the first dish, how long did it take, and he was embarrassed to urge, seeing Zhou Tao open his mouth and thought that he was going to urge, but it was Hou Jianbin who spoke.

"The big boss is here today!? You talk to the shopkeeper, don't come over when the big boss is busy? ”

"Can they be the master of the big boss? I think you're old and confused! Let's go down! Hurry up and deliver a few more dishes. Zhou Tao said with a deep breath.

"It's not that I'm confused, you said the emperor...... What kind of excitement is the big proprietor coming to join in? Hou Jianbin frowned and said unhappily.

Zuo Chen looked at the braised pork in the center of the dinner table, swallowed and foamed in his mouth, he was dragged by Zhang Kang to get up in the morning to receive the holy decree, and he ran to the shop without taking a bite of the meal, thinking that he would get together with Wang Fatzi at noon and have a good time, but he didn't think that he was dragged to the restaurant by Hou Shangshu again, and he had a conversation without nutrition, how could he solve his hunger? Zuo Chenxin said, this is the officialdom wine table! Unconstructive assertiveness is!

Xiao Er sent nine dishes one after another, and there was no shadow again, and the people in the room didn't mean to move the chopsticks, Zuo Chen was even more anxious, and regretted following Hou Jianbin to join in the fun, otherwise he would have filled his stomach by now, what great character would make the two Shangshu adults wait? Just thinking about it, his stomach growled uncontrollably.

As if receiving the summons of Zuo Chen's stomach, the other people's stomachs also growled, and they looked at each other awkwardly, still drinking tea silently.

"When is this going to be?" Hou Jianbin had a bitter face, and he didn't dare to speak loudly, and looked at Zhou Tao in a low voice.

"...... again" Seeing the person coming at the door, Zhou Tao stopped talking in time.

"Forgive me, forgive me! I've been waiting for you for a long time. As soon as the visitor entered the room, he arched his hands, and his words were elegant and euphemistic, but his obvious expression revealed some arrogance, and his momentum was not aggressive, and he still gave people an uncomfortable feeling.

Where is this sacred? Such a big panache! Zuo Chen thought about it in his heart, and couldn't help but look at it carefully, the year of the weak crown was full of energy, his face was more and more white and red in a brocade robe, his thin lips were pursed together, and he smiled lightly.

"Look at what you said, please take a seat." Zhou Tao smiled and quickly got up to signal.

After a few salutes and a few pretense excuses, the person who came sat down on the upper seat, looked at Zuo Chen with a puzzled face, and asked, "This face is very, is it?" ……”

"This is Liu Zuochen and Liu Shilang." Zhou Tao said.

"Oh? That's my brother-in-law! Today's table of wine and food is mine, and it can be regarded as an acquaintance wine with my brother-in-law. The visitor laughed out loud, and it was undisguised cheerfulness.

It's the prince! Zuo Chen had mixed feelings for a while.

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