Chapter 4: Frost Fall (4 times)

"Huh?" Jia Chang's mouth opened in an instant, and he almost dropped the grapes inside, "That murderer has to be careful, Lei Daxia has always been known as 'chasing life for thousands of miles', how can his friends be easy to get along with?" Don't worry, since I pointed out the wrong way to Lei Daxia, I can't stand idly by. As long as I find out who shot that poisoned arrow, I'll try to find a way to let you know! ”

Seeing the expression on Jia Chang's face, he was shocked and quickly returned to normal, Wang Xun had to secretly scream in his heart in admiration. It's just that at this juncture, he didn't dare to make enemies everywhere, arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Then I'll thank Brother Jia first." With Brother Jia's means, it must not be difficult to find someone in Chang'an City! ”

"Wrap it up on me, wrap it up on me!" Jia Chang didn't say yes, "By the way, I just need to go to a place today for Zida's business." If Mingyun is free, can you accompany me? ”

"No problem. I'm scratching my head about Zida, too. I heard Brother Lei say that as long as he makes Xue Rongguang sick for a few days, you can get Zida out of the Wannian County prison! Wang Xun smiled and nailed Jia Chang's words.

Jia Chang looked at him and smiled, his big child-like eyes flickering, "Come with me, that place is very close to here." You'll know when you go! ”

The destination was indeed very close, and as he spoke, the carriage had stopped. The servant who was driving the car stretched out his hand to open the door of the carriage and hung up the steps to get on and off the train, and Wang Xun and Jia Chang walked out of the car one after the other. This alley should be outside the Anfu Gate, next to the Fuxing Square of the Imperial Palace, where every inch of land is valuable. But with Wang Xun's mouth, which has eaten all the famous restaurants in Beijing, he didn't know that there was a restaurant hidden here. Look at the size of the store, which is the size of a dozen rooms. However, the carriage in front of the store was lined up for a long time, all of which were painted with gold and silver, and at a glance you knew that the owner of the carriage was not small.

"It's a friend's drive!" Jia Chang raised his chin at the plaque on his head and explained in a low voice, "Ordinary people don't come to this place often. Mingyun followed me, when he got inside, he ate it, don't ask! ”

Seeing that the other party said mysteriously, Wang Xun had no choice but to nod slightly. followed Jia Chang into the door of the store, and several extremely handsome young people greeted him. After asking Jia Chang's servant a few words, he nodded, and greeted the guest to the private room that had already been booked with a smile.

The private room was small, with only one square table. It can only feed two or three people at the same table. This kind of specification is said to be used for banquets for officials, even between friends, and it seems too simple. But the calligraphy and paintings on the wall are from the pen of a famous artist. Wang Xun swept it slightly, and knew the value of calligraphy and painting, I am afraid that it will not be able to be placed in the first-class restaurant of Jingshi.

In this way, it is difficult to think about this restaurant without making people think about it. But Wang Xun searched all his memories, but he really couldn't remember that there was such a gold cave in the capital. Newly opened? Wang Xun stared at the round eyes, but found that the edges of the tables and chairs in the room were polished, obviously not objects that had been used for a year or two.

Regardless of his curiosity, Jia Chang didn't explain, just pinched a cup of tea and drank it slowly. After a while, a quiet shopkeeper walked in, bowed to the two of them first, and then asked in a low voice: "Two guest officers, have you already booked a table, or are you going to eat now?" ”

"I've already booked a table. It was Daoist Qiu who booked it for me. Go on it now, and pick up the best match for the drink! In front of a shopkeeper, Jia Chang was already very polite, nodded, and ordered with a smile.

"Okay, wait a minute!" The shopkeeper threw the towel on his shoulder, responded loudly, and turned to go out.

"You didn't invite anyone else?" As soon as the door was closed, Wang Xun couldn't help but ask. It's so strange, he clearly said that he wanted to run for Yu Wenzhi's case, but the other party didn't show up for a long time, how could he ask him for help?

"Eat here, you don't have to invite anyone!" Jia Chang replied with a sentence that did not look for margins, and his face was full of profundity. "Let's have some tea, it tastes pretty good!"

Wang Xun couldn't get an answer, so he had to pick up the teacup with a stomach full of doubts. As soon as Shui touched his tongue, his eyebrows immediately jumped again, it was tribute tea, a special tribute and royal tea! I only tasted it once a few months ago in Mafu. Afterwards, in order to secretly show off the tribute tea given by the royal family, Ma Fang also beat his grandfather with a board. Unexpectedly, in this inconspicuous small shop in Fuxingfang, tribute tea can be taken out and sold casually.

Very satisfied with the expression on his face, Jia Chang nodded slightly. After another moment, the door of the private room was opened from the outside again, and several juniors put Jia Changding's dishes on the table one by one. It is nothing more than shark fins, blood swallows, deer lips, bear's paws and the like, but they are very delicately made, and they are placed on a white porcelain plate of four inches, which is mouth-watering.

After the juniors retreated, Jia Chang raised his lamp to respect. Wang Xun smiled and accompanied him, and then picked up the chopsticks at the signal of the other party. When the dish was eaten, he was immediately disappointed. With a mouth that was accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, he could tell that the dishes were made of first-class materials, and the deer lips alone used at least 20 kinds of rare things to accompany the taste. However, the taste is too mixed! Like an upstart, he wore gold, silver, pearls, and precious jade in strings, and put them around his neck. Far from being wealthy, it's annoying.

Seeing that he didn't want to move the chopsticks for a second time, Jia Chang laughed triumphantly again, laughed, pointed to the wine cup, and suggested in a low voice, "This wine is good, it is specially provided by Jiannan Dao, and it is rare to see it outside." If you have a large amount, you might as well drink more! ”

"Good wine indeed!" Wang Xun smiled and picked up the wine cup and drank it all. On the table, there is tea and wine left. These two things don't need to be complicated, so they weren't ruined by the stupid cook in the building.

Obviously, Jia Chang himself didn't like the taste of the dishes, so he just moved a few chopsticks roughly, and then began to eat with wine. Drinking, drinking, the guests and hosts laughed. After laughing, Jia Chang wiped the corners of his eyes and said in a low voice: "I'm really sorry, I didn't know that the imperial chef in the palace was actually so skilled." Otherwise, I will definitely not pull Mingyun to come. Eat more, eat more, and give people a face........"

"Imperial Chef?" Wang Xun's hand shook, and the wine in the cup almost didn't spill on his clothes. "You say, this table of wine and food is made by the imperial chef in the palace? Who is so bold as to dare to invite the imperial chef out of the palace! ”

"Shh Jia Chang pressed his finger to his lips and made a silent gesture, "Don't ask." Eat, drink. You'll understand in two days! ”

"It's strange if you can understand!" Wang Xun said secretly in his heart. I had to grab the wine cup and continue to drink dry.

The meal was quickly over. Both the host and the invited guest had half an empty stomach, but they did not dare to complain at all. Before going out, Wang Xun secretly glanced behind him. I saw Jia Chang's servant respectfully put a red silk bag in the shopkeeper's hand. The silk bag looked small, but the weight was obviously heavy, and the shopkeeper was obviously used to it, so he didn't look at it, so he put the red silk bag into the cabinet.

"Good go, guest officer! Please come back next time you have time! The delicate-faced shopkeeper chased a few steps and warmly said goodbye to the guests.

Jia Chang, who was boarding the train, stumbled suddenly, shook, and plunged into the carriage.

"The two guest officers are invited, have you already booked a table, or are you eating and ordering?" The shopkeeper turned a blind eye to this, turned around, and greeted the other two distinguished guests with a smile.

"Already, the table has been booked, yes, it was Zhang Jushi who helped me book it." One of the two newcomers, who looked a little older, stammered. It was as if he was not coming to a banquet, but to the execution ground.

"Okay, wait a minute!" The shopkeeper shook the towel and led the guest to the gloomy restaurant.

In the kitchen, the master in charge of the spoon has a knife in his hand. The cold light is dazzling.

It's no wonder that Jia Chang was willing to be slaughtered here, and that night, the twenty taels of gold he paid in Fuxing Fang were transferred to the shopkeeper behind the restaurant, and the little eunuch Feng Cunzhong was sold to him. Eunuch Feng first put the gold into the account, then picked up the recent account book, carried a basket of Panzhou snacks, and walked towards the Taiji Palace with a smile.

entered the palace, but did not go to the palace of eternal life where His Majesty the Emperor and the concubine Niangniang lived, but leaned against the wall and twisted around the corner, and entered the Wude Hall connected to the East Palace.

In the Wude Palace, the hussar general, the Bohai County Gong Gaolishi knelt next to the bookcase, carrying a brush, and kept writing and calculating on the paper. The first snow has already fallen, and the weather in Kyoshi will soon turn cold. The incense charcoal copper stove that should be bought, the doors, windows, tables and chairs that should be replaced, and the brocade robes and mink furs that the young princes and princesses need to buy, all have to be prepared before the next snow falls. At this time of year, Colliers can't wait to grow three heads and six arms, and do everything in one wave.

Of course, with his current status, he can be a hands-off shopkeeper and leave everything to his disciples and grandchildren. But those children are not as experienced as he is, and they may not be careful in doing things, so he would rather be tired and sleep less than make an irreparable mistake and distract His Majesty the Emperor.

Eunuch Feng is the righteous son of Gao Lishi, and he is very familiar with the guards guarding the door. From a distance, he saw the back of Gao Lishi reflected in the window, and waved his hand lightly to stop the guards' report. Then he stood on tiptoe like a thief and slipped in silently.

The smell of home suddenly appeared in his nostrils, and Colliers' tired spirit was immediately lifted. Turning his head, he smiled at Little Eunuch Feng, "Little rabbit cub, do you think that if you walk against the wall, our family won't be able to see you?" Come here, put that little trick away for me! ”

"In the end, it's Grandpa, you can see six ways and listen to all directions!" Little Eunuch Feng complimented with a smile, picked up the bamboo basket, and put the food inside on the corner of the bookcase, "It's late at night, grandpa eat something, it just came from Guangzhou, the child thinks, it should be able to suit your old man's taste!" ”

"I've already smelled it!" Colliers smiled and nodded, his gaze slowly sweeping over the plates and bowls in the corner of the table, and finally landing on a few slices of brown-yellow turnip cake.

"Grandpa doesn't have to do it!" Eunuch Feng was clever, and immediately took the silver chopsticks, sandwiched half a slice of radish cake, and slowly put it into Gao Lishi's mouth.

Gao Lishi opened his mouth and bit a corner, then reached out and pushed the chopsticks away, tasting it while smiling and counting, "You stupid boy, the radish cake is eaten hot, and it is not the original taste at all when it is cold." It's the lotus paste crisp box, which can be hot or cold. But if you have to go with the right tea, you can mess things up like this......."

"Ah, hey, hey, is the child a northerner? Hehe, in fact, I can't even call the name, I just think that Grandpa will definitely like it when he sees it......." Little Eunuch Feng stuck out his tongue and scratched the back of his head in a wry.

"Still don't care!" Gao Lishi grabbed an account book and gently knocked on the other party's head, "Serve me, I won't blame you for your sloppiness." If our family transfers you to serve the concubine in a few days, you put the things that should be eaten while they are hot, even if they are for our thin noodles, you will inevitably be beaten on the board! ”

Guifei Niangniang was born in Bashu, but she also prefers Guangzhou food. Therefore, an important task for the major post stations leading from Lingnan to Beijing is to transport all kinds of food from Guangzhou to Chang'an as quickly as possible. His Majesty the Emperor is willing to spend a lot of money to fight for the country and smile, so the eunuchs in the palace also regard serving the concubine Niangniang to taste the food of Guangzhou as a shortcut to promotion. There was once a handyman named Li Jingzhong in the imperial dining room, who was praised by the concubine for "doing things wholeheartedly" because he ran fast enough when delivering soup to the Hall of Eternal Life. A few days later, he was personally promoted to the rank of Six-Rank Stable by His Majesty the Emperor. After less than half a month, he was promoted again, and became the head of the eunuchs of the East Palace and the general of the Sipin Prison Gate in one fell swoop. (Note 1)

The little eunuch Feng was reluctant to accept Gao Lishi's arrangement, shrunk his neck, and muttered in a low voice: "The child would rather serve Grandpa for the rest of his life than go to the Palace of Eternal Life to join in the excitement!" The rules of the concubine Niangniang are big, and one day I accidentally saw something that shouldn't be seen, and the child said that he was beaten by the board, and it is estimated that he even had to explain his life! ”

"Nonsense! The concubine has always been very compassionate, how could she kill someone casually? Gao Lishi's eyes immediately widened and he scolded in a low voice. You're really getting bolder now, and you're slapping your mouth ten times, lest you don't have a long memory! ”

"Grandpa is angry, the child knows that he is wrong!" Little Eunuch Feng was startled, quickly put down his chopsticks, and reached out to hug Gao Lishi's thigh.

"! Pretend to be pitiful! Our family doesn't pity you! Colliers kicked the other party away angrily, but he didn't mention the matter of the palm again. Seeing that Eunuch Feng got up from the ground aggrievedly, he sighed and said in a low voice: "You are a smart child, don't get carried away just because you are smarter than others." A gentleman has no food to eat, no shelter to seek safety, and is sensitive to things and cautious in words. If you don't have a mouth, who dares to leave important things to you! ”

"Grandpa has taught me a lesson, and the child will definitely change!" Little Eunuch Feng lowered his head and drooped his head, looking pitiful. "But the child really doesn't want to serve the concubine, there are few suitable helpers on Grandpa's side, if the child leaves, ......."

"You're here, and you can't help me much. It's almost the same as adding to the chaos! Gao Lishi reprimanded again, but a smile involuntarily appeared on his face, "Forget it, you don't know how to be motivated, and our family is too lazy to bother with you anymore." Forget it, let's just let you get away for a few more days! ”

"The child knows that Grandpa feels the most sorry for the child!" Little Eunuch Feng immediately smiled, knelt in front of the table and picked up a piece of lotus paste cake with chopsticks again, "Grandpa, try this, it looks very exquisite!" ”

", I'll eat later!" Gao Lishi didn't take it with his mouth, but scolded with a smile. He has been a eunuch in the palace since he was a child, and he has always regretted having no children and no daughters, so he loves the righteous son in front of him very much, and basically he will not really be angry with the other party.

Eunuch Feng smiled and stood up quickly, but instead of walking away immediately, he came behind Gao Lishi and gently slapped the other party's shoulder. Gao Lishi closed his eyes and enjoyed it for a while, shook his head, and asked with a smile: "Say, what are you promising others outside again?" ”

"No, I didn't say yes. Recently, Qingyunju's business has been very good, and the children's account book has been brought, and I want to ask Grandpa to take a look! Little Eunuch Feng's eyes lit up, and he took out the account book from his arms with a smile. This month alone, I earned ......"

"Take care of it yourself, I don't have to watch it!" Colliers impatiently pushed open the ledger, "If you make money, don't swallow it alone." These people in the palace are all childless and daughterless, give them some, so that everyone can have a support when they are old in the future. Money is something that you can't bring in life, and you can't bring it in death. Just enough for it, don't be too greedy! ”

"The child knows. Grandpa is really a bodhisattva! Last time, the child was ordered by Grandpa to visit Sister Gongsun who left the palace, and she kept thinking that you are old? "Little Eunuch Feng thrashed and beaten, and served Gao Lishi very comfortably.

"Hmm", Gao Lishi whispered**, "Godfather is old, and his body is not as good as before." This change of day is very painful. You kid, you don't want to be motivated. One day, Grandpa can't cover you, let's see what you do? ”

"Then the boy will go out of the palace to buy a Zhuangzi and become a rich man with Grandpa!" For the future, Eunuch Feng has his own plans. "Let's raise chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, dig two ponds, and raise a pond of lotus roots. See lotus flowers in summer and pick lotus seeds in autumn ......"

"That's a good idea!" The idyllic scenery depicted by the little eunuch Feng was heart-pounding, and Gao Lishi closed his eyes and fantasized. Is it possible? Where are you now? Either you will always be old here, or you will be kicked away, and if you want to return to the countryside, I am afraid you can only dream of it!

"The child has already started to do it, the last time I met Jia Chang, he said that there is a 300-hectare Zhuangzi on the edge of the Wei River, it turned out to be ......"

"It's too big, we can't do it!" Before Eunuch Feng finished speaking, Gao Lishi immediately interrupted. "Such a big Zhuangzi, the original owner is at least a founding father. People are down enough, we can't take advantage of the fire to rob! ”

"Oh!" Eunuch Feng was stunned, and his response was a little frustrated. "Then the kid asked Jia Chang to help find it again, he has traveled a lot, and it is estimated that he can find the smaller ones!"

"How do you walk around with him?" Colliers smiled and asked absentmindedly.

"It's okay!" Little Eunuch Feng gave a quick answer while pinching his father-in-law's shoulder.

"Promised him something?" Colliers' voice suddenly turned deep, and he asked in a low voice.

"No, no, it's just that I've been in contact with him a lot lately!" Little Eunuch Feng denied it repeatedly, but there was a bit of weakness in his tone.

"Try not to provoke him in the future. That man, too smart! Colliers glared back at him and commanded in a deep voice.

"Hmm!" Little Eunuch Feng's plan fell through again, and his mouth was flattened, his face full of helplessness.

"You took his money?" Gao Lishi was suddenly startled and asked with a raised brow.

"No, the boy really confiscated his money. It's just, it's just, I owe him a favor! However, it's not a big deal, Grandpa can ignore it at all! ”

"You little bunny!" Colliers raised his slap and made a gesture ready to fight. "Tell me honestly, what favor do you owe him, and what did you promise him to do?"

Little Eunuch Feng immediately hugged his shoulder, how pitiful and pitiful he was, "Grandpa, I really don't owe him any big favors!" It was he who offered to help. The last time I went out of the palace, I saw Li Bai's house. I secretly cursed a few words. Jia Chang happened to hear it next to him, so he instructed someone to beat Li Bai! ”

"You little bunny!" Colliers slashed his hand, "Let's use you to help get angry." That crazy man is arrogant and arrogant, and he makes enemies everywhere, and some people in the capital make him stumble. Your trouble, on the contrary, has become our family's small belly chicken intestines, and there is no room for virtuous ability! Little bunny, you can make trouble for our family! ”

Little Eunuch Feng was slapped several times in succession, but he refused to hide, hugged his arms, and choked up: "Isn't the child angry? Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw Grandpa, and he respectfully called the general, he Li Bai is a nerd, and he can write a few bullshit poems, how can he deserve to let Grandpa take off his boots for him? ! ”

Mentioning that Li Bai asked His Majesty the Emperor to take off his boots for him, Gao Lishi's face twitched violently. Because of his physical disability, his self-esteem is far stronger than that of ordinary people. After being humiliated by Li Bai for no reason, he naturally hated him to the bone. But hate to hate, Gao Lishi is unwilling to vent the resentment in his heart by taking revenge in private. As long as Li Bai has done nothing in his life except writing poetry, future generations will naturally understand who is a bold fanatic who has no one in his eyes, and who has the belly of the prime minister who forbears for the country.

Little Eunuch Feng's private actions completely messed up his original plan. In the future, no matter how Li Bai makes enemies everywhere, outsiders will regard him, the head of the inner court, as the biggest reason for Li Bai's bumpy career in his life. Despite the fact that he did not say a word of slander to His Majesty the Emperor at all.

It's just that the children are out of filial piety after all. Colliers sighed and reluctantly put away his slap. "Then Jia Chang took the opportunity to ask you for help, and you agreed for our family?"

"Nope!" Little Eunuch Feng cried like pear blossoms and rain, "The child went out yesterday, and I originally wanted to invite the person who beat Li Bai to have a meal. As a result, I heard Jia Chang say that he accidentally offended people and was arrested by the Yamen of Wannian County! ”

"Oh!" Colliers nodded and let out a long sigh. "What's his name? Wannian County arrested him, what crime was he charged with?! ”

"His name is Yu Wenzhi, and the charges seem to be arson and injuring people, gathering crowds to fight, and colliding with the official cars of the imperial court, a lot of them, but they are all planted on his head!" Little Eunuch Feng wiped his eyes and choked in response.

"It's the younger brother of Lang Yuwende, a member of the household department, right?" Gao Lishi frowned, and asked in a low voice, "Then he should be Yang Guozhong's person?!" Why didn't his brother Yuwende help him? ”

"Tell me more!" Little Eunuch Feng immediately made an indignant look, "On the day of his accident, his brother Yu Wende expelled him from the house. bullied him as a concubine, and all his property was taken over. Zhu Qi's shopkeeper was originally friendly with him, but it can be seen that the momentum is wrong, and he also retracted his head into the shell! ”

"This guy!" Colliers spat disdainfully. Then there was a long silence. Saving a person from the Yamen of Wannian County is a task for him. However, the conflict between Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu is unavoidable. In the heart, neither party is a good thing. Li Linfu is a honey-bellied sword, jealous and jealous. As for Yang Guozhong, he doesn't even have the talent to be a prime minister, and if he becomes a politician, he is estimated to be inferior to Li Linfu.

"Grandpa, is the child causing trouble to grandpa!" Seeing that Gao Lishi was reluctant to express his position, Eunuch Feng raised his face and asked cautiously. "If Grandpa feels embarrassed, don't worry about it. Anyway, the child didn't talk to Jia Chang to death! ”

"After all, he used to be angry with me, although our family didn't instruct him!" Gao Lishi sighed and shook his head slightly, "With this alone, our family can't watch him being wronged!" You take my post and go to the Yamen of Wannian County tomorrow morning. Let's just say that the surname Yuwen is a person from our family, let the Wannian County Order raise his noble hand! ”

"Yes!" A burst of ecstasy surged in Eunuch Feng's heart, but he still had a cautious expression on his face, "Will it cause trouble to Grandpa?" If it's a hassle......."

"Yang Guozhong has no eggs, but we can't do without." Gao Lishi smiled, stretched out his hand, and gently stroked the head of Eunuch Feng, "You remember, although we are eunuchs, we can't not treat ourselves as masters!" ”

Note 1: Li Jingzhong, the later traitor Li Fuguo.