Chen Zeweng first left his seat to change clothes, but he went straight to the back hall, and hurriedly called his eldest son Chen Changshi and his wife together. In this way, there is a problem, and the banquet prepared earlier is definitely not good, not that I am afraid that I will not eat enough, but how to set the standard. And now it's the hour, and the time to prepare is running out, they must come up with a plan as soon as possible, and seize the time to buy and produce.

"Xianggong, the emperor and the concubine have arrived, so naturally they should be hospitalized, so prepare according to the standards of the imperial banquet!" Chen Zeweng's eldest wife, Xue Shiyan.

"Mother, the imperial banquet is cooked by the imperial kitchen in the palace, and we have never seen the kitchen in the house, so I'm afraid we can't make it. And the ingredients used in the imperial meal are all delicacies from the mountains and seas from all over the world, and we can't buy them even if we have money! Chen Changshi's wife Zhou said with a wry smile.

"How's that okay?" Xue was a little panicked, his eldest daughter-in-law was also from a famous family, and his father was the champion Zhou Yun, so he was naturally knowledgeable, and the affairs of the house were also taken care of by him, and he was very reasonable.

"The home chef is not good, you can go to the restaurant outside, and buy the ingredients as much as possible, but the time is a little tight, and the cost is more!" Zhou said.

"Alas, what a blessing it is for the emperor to come to the palace, don't care about the money, improve it!" The Xue family also let go, and also prepared a big bloodletting for this meal, "If there are not enough people, gather the people of the two families in one place, and you will dispatch them." ”

"Xianggong, what do you think?" Zhou also couldn't help but panic after this scene, and turned his face to ask her husband.

"I don't think it's appropriate, the imperial dining room gathers the world's famous chefs in one place, how can those folk chefs compare, even if the ingredients are purchased, they can't make the taste of the imperial food in the palace, but it makes it not a donkey or a horse, and it is not beautiful. What did my father think? Chen Changshi shook his head and said. He served in the Ministry of Rites, and he had seen the pomp and circumstance of the imperial banquet, and felt that it was difficult to make such a table of imperial banquets that satisfied the emperor with all the strength of the palace.

"What I said is reasonable, if the banquet made in our house is better than the imperial banquet, it is not a blessing!" Chen Zeweng pondered for a moment and said. He knew that the emperor's heart was the most difficult to guess, if the food in his mansion was better than that in the palace, how could he not be suspicious of the emperor, especially since he was the head of the household and his position was very sensitive, which made him have to guard against it. You must know that the little emperor is not a good type, and the Wu family has a queen, but she is still defeated in a blink of an eye just because of a 'trivial matter'.

"It would be good if Minwu was here, he is always accompanied by the holy driver, and naturally knows His Majesty's preferences, but unfortunately it is on duty today!" Left and right, the big butler Zhou sighed.

"If not, go and ask Shu'er, she always knows something, right?" Xue Shi was in a hurry.

"Stupid, Shu'er is today's concubine, and her identity is not what it used to be, how can you ask her!" Chen Zeweng glared at his wife and said. He knew that in order to prevent someone from poisoning, the emperor's dietary preferences were a secret in the palace. If it is asked from Shu'er's mouth, it is okay, but if there are three long and two short, the Chen family is the biggest suspect.

"That'...... How is it good to be born? Zhou couldn't negotiate a plan for a long time, so she didn't know where to start, and she was a little panicked when she saw the time flying.

"Big brother, why don't you go back, the emperor is only accompanied by Erlang and Sanlang, wouldn't it be rude after a long time!" At this time, Chen Renweng hurriedly came to the road.

"Linzhou, Your Majesty is here for the summer solstice banquet, and we are worried about how to entertain Your Majesty......" Chen Zeweng briefly said what he had just discussed.

"Big brother is so confused!" Chen Renweng listened but said complainingly, "Our brother has followed His Majesty for many years, don't you still know his temperament?" His Majesty was most disgusted with extravagance, and he never paid attention to his meals, and to this day he still prepares meals according to the diet of the system, and never overspends unless there are special things. ”

"I also know that Your Majesty has this rule, not only when you eat outside, but also in the palace?" Chen Zeweng nodded to indicate that he knew, but he still felt that he was only like this in front of his subordinates, and thought that he would set an example, and when no one was in the palace to supervise him, he would definitely not be so simple anymore.

"Alas, the eldest brother still has a lot of misunderstandings about His Majesty. The emperor has always been like this, whether it is a public banquet or a private banquet, he abides by this rule, not for outsiders to see. Sometimes His Majesty lives in the army for more than a month, and he is so frugal, and even eats at the same table with the soldiers, eating the same meals, not for the sake of being different, but for the sake of being unusual, but deserved, who in the army does not know! Chen Renweng sighed and said urgently.

"I thought that Shu'er married into the palace and must have lived a life of fine clothes and food. Who would have thought that Your Majesty would be so frugal, wouldn't Shu'er have to suffer in the palace! Xue Shi listened but felt that his niece had been wronged, and said distressedly.

"Sister-in-law, Your Majesty has been like this for more than ten years, how has Shu'er endured hardship!" Chen Renweng didn't care, but felt that it should be so.

"Uncle, how should this luncheon be prepared?" Chen Changshi gave him a salute and asked for advice.

"As usual, no special preparation is required. It's just that His Majesty eats a large amount, and he has to eat a few more bites when he encounters something he likes, but he is most afraid of wasting. If there were people left, they would be very unhappy. Therefore, the amount of dishes should be larger than in the past, but not too much, and the rest is not beautiful. Chen Zeweng said.

"Uncle, I don't know what taboos Your Majesty has in terms of food, and what do you like to eat?" Zhou also hurriedly asked.

"I haven't found anything taboo on my majesty's side, anything can be entered. Speaking of what you like, it's just lake fresh and seafood, as long as you make it exquisite, you only need to do a few simple things to look at. Chen Renweng thought about it, and remembered that His Majesty often said that it is a waste to only let you eat it, and if you don't look at it, it will be rude, so he admonished again.

"That's how ready you go, these things are ready at home, and you don't need to buy them separately!" Zhou listened and breathed a sigh of relief.

"The food can be simpler, but after all, His Majesty is eating in our house, whether it is meat, vegetables, and fruits, it must be fresh, and the kitchen must be taken care of by a special person, there must be no problems, otherwise the Chen family will definitely not be able to afford this sin!" Chen Renweng said solemnly.

"Uncle, don't worry, I'm just keeping an eye on the kitchen, and there will never be any mistakes!" Zhou's Shi Li said.

"Where are you taking care of it alone, this meal must be watched from the purchase, cleaning, cooking to the table, and there can be no problems in any link." Chen Renweng followed the little emperor in Yashan for a long time, at that time it was when the little emperor had just succeeded to the throne, the foundation was unstable, and the ministers were not satisfied.

"In this way, the concubine will preside over here, call several daughters-in-law over, and select a few middle-aged old servants to assist, so as not to lose!" Xue Shi thought for a while and said.

"How can my mother do such rough work here, the concubine is still resting in front, wouldn't it be polite!" Zhou waved his hand again and again.

"That's right, my sister-in-law is an elder, how can she deign to be here for her junior!" Chen Renweng also disagreed.

"Mother, I'm going to call Erlang, Sanlang, Shiro, and Golang's families over, and each of them will only look at one place, and then let Qilang and Hachiro follow to buy and take care of the food, they are all family members, and there will be no mistakes." Zhou took out the eldest sister-in-law's style and sent errands to several brothers.

"It's okay, it's better to draw up a menu as soon as possible, add what should be added, and subtract what should be subtracted. In addition, some drinks should also be prepared, so I used the batch of daughter red purchased from Shaoxing during the Dragon Boat Festival before. Chen Zeweng still tried to think about it and see what else was in it, "By the way, now there is only tea in front of you, you can send some fruits and snacks as soon as possible......"

"Big brother, don't be nervous, why are the two of you not here, leaving a few children alone to talk to Your Majesty, wouldn't it be polite. The things here are handled by my sister-in-law, so I can't let the insiders come over to help, so let's go change and see the driver! "Chen Renweng is a little funny, the eldest brother has been adhering to the holy precept of 'gentleman cooks far away' for so many years, and he will never step into the kitchen half a step, this time not only came, but also mixed with a force, obviously he was also extremely nervous, so he urged.

"Okay, okay, you go over and talk to Your Majesty first, those little ones haven't seen any big scenes, don't do anything arrogant!" Chen Zeweng urged his eldest son to accompany him first, so as not to snub the emperor.

"Let's go!" Seeing that the eldest brother was still sneering, Chen Renweng hurriedly pulled him to change clothes first.

The others also hurriedly opened, the old lady pressed the formation, and gathered everyone to understand the seriousness of the matter first, no matter who it is, they must strictly abide by the rules, don't ask what shouldn't be asked, avoid what should be avoided, and no one else can come forward. Then Zhou began to assign personal ministry, explaining the matters of attention one by one, and doing it as soon as there was no problem. For a while, the entire Chen Mansion was mobilized and busy in an orderly manner......

Zhao, who came to eat, didn't know that the backyard of the Chen family was already busy like a great enemy, but talked to a few uncles and buddies while drinking tea. Although he looks tender, his mental age is actually nearly forty years old, and it is not difficult to communicate with a few of them.

While speaking, Zhao found out the current situation of the Chen family, the eldest of Chen Zeweng's family, the second, the third, and the fourth have all entered the office, and the fifth is working in his own imperial office. However, except for the boss Chen Changshi, who was promoted to the fifth rank through grinding and surveying this year and stepped into the ranks of senior cadres, the others are all petty officials of the sixth and seventh grades, or serve as cabinet frames and compilers in the ministries and provinces, or serve in Gyeonggi County.

Chen Renweng's family entered the military through the imperial examination in Qiongzhou, but soon transferred to the military department and prepared to be released this year. The others were all studying in Taixue, but what made Zhao strange was that three of them could already participate in the imperial examination, but none of them applied for the exam, but continued to study. But he quickly reacted, and he fell out with the Wu family, strictly forbidding the children of their clan to participate in the imperial examination in order to weaken their strength. And the Chen brothers are relatively smart, and they didn't apply for the exam.

Zhao thought that one could avoid suspicion, and it was also a disguised turn of face for the emperor's son-in-law; At present, the Chen family has two Shangshu, and the household department is known as the first department of the imperial court, and the military department is currently second only to the official department after strengthening, ranking third. It can be said that it is in its prime, and it is the rising official family of the Great Song Dynasty, but with the lessons of the Wu family in front of them, they are also worried that they will be jealous of the emperor, so they have slowed down the pace of their sons and daughters.

Of course, Zhao's sudden decision to come to Chen's house was not really a whim, nor was it just to make Chen Shu happy, but also had a political purpose. Although he secretly left the palace to come here, he knew that it would not take a few days to spread to the government and the opposition. And the emperor's submission to the courtier's house is a glorious thing in itself, and it also shows his favor. Coupled with the relationship between the concubines, it shows that an alliance has been formed between the two. Therefore, his move not only tied the Chen family firmly to his chariot, but also could only share weal and woe in the future.

He had already discovered that the power of the Ministry of Household was too great, and its functions were equivalent to the work of several ministries and bureaus such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Land, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Food, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration of Taxation and the Ministry of Materials. In the past, the Song court set up three divisions to divide its powers, but the method was inappropriate, which led to unclear responsibilities and more confusion.

Now that the household department is in charge of his relatives and cronies, there will be no problems for the time being, but who dares to guarantee that it will be in the future? Therefore, Zhao wanted to set up an independent department to divide some of the powers of the household department and supervise it. He has not yet considered who will manage this department, how it will be set up and its powers will be set, but he has already made a plan for reform, but he will not easily let go of the financial power.

The issuance of the new currency, in fact, the resumption of the exchange, is also in preparation for the decentralization. In this work, Chen Zeweng was able to smoothly realize the conversion of the substitute currency in a short period of 100 days, greatly increased the value of the unit currency, completely eliminated the possibility of inflation outbreak, and made the monetary system take on a new look, which is also a very remarkable event, which reflects his ability and organizational ability in financial and economic leadership work from the side.

In addition, although the military department has been on the right track under Jiang's leadership, it is still uneasy for Zhao to be in charge of the military with Jiang Cheng. And in the next step, with the changes in the war situation, the military department also needs to make adjustments and deepen changes in line with the situation, and he also needs a henchman who unconditionally supports him. Among the current class of generals, Chen Renweng is qualified and talented enough, and he is still younger than the others, so he has enough time and energy to help him complete this change.

Although Zhao has always hated the mixed interests in family affection, he is also despised by others. But to achieve the strategic goal of expelling Meng Yuan and restoring the Central Plains, he also had to do it. In the face of other people's doubts, there are still people who do not shy away from the fig leaf of relatives to defend themselves, but this has long broken the practice of the Great Song Dynasty not allowing relatives to hold real power, and it is still inevitable to be handled...... 2k reading web