What a day.

In the morning, I entered the West Garden, gave the emperor a review of the book for most of the day, mixed up the imperial meal that was not even thirty percent full, and offended Li Mo, the new upstart minister who rose in the court this year.

In the afternoon, he went out of Xiyuan and beat up the old enemy Xu Fan, and offended Xu Jie, who was in power for more than ten years.

But at night, he stayed at Zhang Taiyue's house, which was known as "I am not a phase, but a photograph" twenty years later.

There were too many worries, but Qian Yuan was really tired, his head touched the pillow and fell asleep, and when he got up the next day to wash, he saw that Zhang Juzheng was still groggy.

"Don't go to court?"

"Your Majesty lives in Xiyuan, and he hasn't been in court for five years." Zhang Juzheng's eyes were weird.

"You're still in the Hanlin Academy, you don't have to go to work?"

"I'm going." Zhang Juzheng sighed, "Come back for lunch." ”

Qian Yuan laughed dryly, "I said...... The sun was quite dazzling in the morning. ”

It was too late last night, it was dark, Qian Yuan was chatting with Zhang Juzheng while looking at the house, one word, small, too small.

There are only two entrances before and after, the overall area is not more than 100 square meters, and the door is the street, and there is not even a yard.

In fact, the phrase poor Hanlin was not very popular in the Ming Dynasty, after all, after all, there were often a large number of people in the family who took refuge in the field, and it was difficult to be rich, but it was not so bad that they could not eat meat.

When it comes to poor Hanlin, it means that officials have no chance to make money, and they have entered the Hanlin Academy, and they have a great future, who wants to miss the future for a little money?

The second is that the houses in the capital are too expensive, the consumption is too high, and the ordinary petty officials are really a little unable to hold on.

For example, Zhang Juzheng, who has a two-entry house, is already considered good among the ordinary officials of the Hanlin Academy, and according to him, some colleagues have to share a house with three or four people.

"It's not easy to live in the capital." Zhang Juzheng sighed.

Qian Yuan rolled his eyes, that's why you were so extravagant later, even the hook on the account was golden?

"Daddy, Daddy!"

The voice of a young child came from behind him, and a little boy of three or four years old was staggering out of the backyard, two hands stretched out to Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng's face was a little tangled, he was a traditional scholar, and he paid attention to holding his grandson or not his son.

"Hey, uncle, hug." Qian Yuan put his arms around the child and flipped it up, "It's not light." ”

"Righteous cultivation." Zhang Juzheng pulled his face and reprimanded twice, turned his head and glared at his wife Li who ran out of the backyard, his wife Gu died of illness six years ago, Li is a continuation of the string, and gave birth to his eldest son Zhang Yixiu four years ago.

"Ikyu?" Qian Yuan grinned, took out a small and delicate jade cow from his arms and stuffed it into the child's hand.

In fact, Qian Yuan didn't know that this child died early in history, and it was Zhang Juzheng on the way back to Beijing, Zhang Juzheng stayed in Hangzhou for several months in this life, so that the child unexpectedly survived.

"Show your talents." Zhang Juzheng frowned at first, and then smiled helplessly.

"There is always a greeting gift." Qian Yuan put down the child, turned his head to look at the Li family, and saluted: "Huating Qian Yuan, I have seen my sister-in-law." ”

Li returned the salute and was about to go to the kitchen, but Zhang Juzheng grabbed her coldly, "You don't have to cook today." ”

Li Shi glanced at Qian Yuan in surprise, took a few steps to the side, and said in a low voice: "Didn't you let people buy vegetables in the morning?" ”

"If you buy vegetables, you don't have to cook." Zhang Juzheng raised his eyebrows and looked at Qian Yuan, "What do you say?" ”

"Hey, I haven't forgotten it!"

"That's it, a half-month cook, it was decided three years ago." Zhang Juzheng laughed and said: "Yuan Jing said in a letter, on Chinese New Year's Eve night last year, there was a feast in the food garden......

"This mouth is fast...... Ok, good, good! Qian Yuan rolled up his sleeves, "Mrs. Sister-in-law finds a scarf, and I'll leave the rest." ”

"Well, I've been ready for you a long time ago." Zhang Juzheng threw the scarf hanging on the wall and comforted his wife: "It's okay, he owes me." ”

The house was already small, and the kitchen was even smaller, just a stove, and even the seasonings were not complete, so Qian Yuan had to ask people to go to the inn to let Yang Wen and others buy some spices, and then send the chili peppers over.

There are no vegetables in winter, only meat, tofu, and Chinese cabbage, Qian Yuan pondered and burned a mapo tofu, then let people chop some meat, knocked a few eggs, burned a Chinese cabbage stewed egg dumpling, and finally fried a chili shredded pork and made a cabbage soup.

Although it is simple to have three dishes and one soup, it can also show the growth of Qian Yuan's craftsmanship in the past three years, although Mapo tofu is made of old tofu, but it is flavored with meat foam, shiitake mushrooms, minced garlic, and chili peppers.

"Uh......" Zhang Juzheng burped and nodded with satisfaction, "It is said that you got a banquet from Your Majesty in Xiyuan yesterday?" ”

"Don't mention it, I'm still hungry when I come out." Qian Yuan rolled his eyes, "Otherwise, the person surnamed Xu can still stand out of the gate of the Five Cities Terracotta Division?" ”

"It's pretty much the same now." Zhang Juzheng glanced at it and said in a low voice: "Today, it has spread in the Hanlin Courtyard, and last night Xu Ge Lao personally took a rattan stick and smoked Xu Fan all over his body......

Qian Yuan was stunned for a moment, "The Xu Mansion family law is really rattan?" ”

Zhang Juzheng is speechless, is this the point!?

"Hey, it doesn't have much to do with me." Qian Yuan picked up the last egg dumpling, hesitated and put it into Zhang Yixiu's bowl, put down the chopsticks and asked, "What else is the news?" ”

"After you left Xiyuan yesterday, Your Majesty summoned the cabinet, the military department, and the official department, and bluntly said that it was not appropriate for Cao Bangfu, the governor of the Heavenly Patrol." Zhang Juzheng paused, "The Ministry of Officials recommends Wang He, the left servant of the Nanjing Household Department, this person is a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing." ”

Qian Yuan frowned and thought for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Heavenly Officials of the Ministry of Officials...... It is said that it is extremely favorable? ”

"That's true, seven or eight days ago, His Majesty gave him the word 'loyalty' and made him concurrently serve as a bachelor of Hanlin, and now he is in the limelight in the court."

Qian Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Xu Fan's guy is really unlucky...... But it deserves it! ”

With Yan Song and Xu Jie's joint efforts to suppress Nie Bao's past, Qian Yuan can easily think of it now.

"How?" Zhang Juzheng's spirits lifted, this matter is very complicated, and there are different opinions in the Hanlin Academy.

"Uncle and eldest brother will be the pillar of the DPRK in the future, but now the government is very secretive, and it is still a good ...... to care"

Qian Yuan picked up the chopsticks and slowly ate the leftovers, saw Zhang Juzheng glaring at him dissatisfied, smiled and said, "Do you remember the letter at the end of last year?" ”

Zhang Juzheng immediately blurted out, "Mention the letter from Yangjiao Mountain? ”

"Yes." Qian Yuan sighed, Li Mo probably fell in the past two years in history, if it was not for Xu Jie's involvement, he would never believe it.

In that letter last year, Qian Yuan mentioned Yang Jisheng for no reason, and the inexplicable Zhang Juzheng also went to Wang Shizhen in the same year to inquire, but found nothing.

Just when Zhang Juzheng was about to forget, Yang Jisheng suddenly fell ill and died in prison, but only two days ago, Wang Shizhen also went to visit in prison.

Where is such a coincidence...... This is a mystery buried deep in Zhang Juzheng's heart.

Just when Zhang Ju was about to ask what was going on, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Wang Shizhen, who was much fatter than three years ago, walked in the door with a smile, "Zhancai's entry into Beijing this time can be described as stirring up the city." ”

"Brother Yuanmei, don't come unharmed...... Qian Yuan, who got up to salute, caught a glimpse of the figure behind Wang Shizhen, and said in surprise: "Oh, isn't this Master Xing!" ”

Fortunately, he smiled and saluted awkwardly, and it was he who proposed to cut off the dividends to Qian Yuan's sugar shop. Diagram of the Avenue of the Heavens