The people of Shuntian Mansion are full of mouths, because the emperor came with Zhu Ying, who visited with a grand visit, Zhang Chuan and Song Tuiguan can still try to cover it up, but the news that Zhang Shou and Ah Liu brought over in the Punishment Hall can't be suppressed, and no one bothered to suppress it. As a result, the news had spread throughout the capital in less than evening.

Coupled with the major events set by the emperor at the court meeting this morning, there were many turmoils on this day, and I don't know how many people gloated, how many people sighed, how many people complained, and how many people were worried...... This is because most people don't know that the emperor has also deliberately left the palace for a small frame-up!

However, although the emperor often walks out of the palace, after the announcement of this series of news at today's court meeting, many people are still particularly concerned about his whereabouts, so it is logical to find out that today, as Zhu Ying's cousin, suddenly came to the Shuntian Mansion. Soon, the story of a certain wooden figure also circulated in the high-level circles, and the theory of Witch Nightmare Town was very marketable.

But speculation lasted only until the next day. Because the emperor directly brought the wooden figure to the main hall and stabbed the theft case of the Qianqing Palace. At this moment, the boiling oil, which originally seemed to be calm, but was actually already hot, seemed to pour a scoop of cold water, and the court officials exploded all at once.

Even the cabinet, the six ministries, and many other officials, who were still complaining about the emperor's inspection of Guanglu Temple at the beginning, have all become dumb at this moment. The emperor took out a detailed and clear list of the qualifications of the so-called imperial chefs in the imperial dining room, from bribery to nepotism, to entangled fellow masters and apprentices...... There's not a single one that isn't squeezed in through relationships.

And the emperor's next words, the last remaining potential opponents were also speechless. "The six departments of the cabinet and the temple supervisors, since the Taizu period, have always had a public chef to provide three meals, but what is the taste, such as people drinking water, cold and warm self-knowing, you ask yourself, how many people eat three meals in that big kitchen every day?"

"And the big kitchens to which these yamen belong, and even the Siyi Pavilion that receives envoys from various countries, etc., are all managed by Guanglu Temple, if it weren't for the Guanglu Temple's rotten from officials to officials, how could the public kitchens of the major yamen be useless, and most officials had to spend extra money to solve the three meals outside, and a large amount of money and grain invested by the imperial court was wasted?"

Seeing that the court was silent for a while, the emperor said lightly: "From now on, the big kitchens of the major yamen will be abolished, and the original meal expenses will be distributed from Guanglu Temple to a corresponding official in the form of subsidies, and the specific amount will be re-examined and calculated by Guanglu Temple." However, I believe that even if I only subsidize your monthly meal expenses of 100 or 200 yuan, it is better than the pig food of the former chefs! ”

Originally, the emperor's words should have shocked those Guanglu Temple officials to tremble, but these guys didn't even have a chance to tremble. Because just yesterday evening, those who were directly taken into the prison of Dali Temple, from Guangluqing, Shaoqing, Sicheng, and then to the offices of each department, basically went in, and the officials locked up a bunch, and there were only two or three kittens and dogs left.

As for the students who were temporarily transferred to maintain daily operations, except for the students who came to check the accounts from Jiuzhangtang, they were the capable personnel sent by Chu Kuan to take over this stall. It can be said that Guanglu Temple is swept from top to bottom.

And Zhang Shou, who personally led the team to Guanglu Temple to receive the accounts today, when he walked through the several warehouses of Guanglu Temple where tribute ingredients and fine wine from various countries were stored, he smelled the smell that could not be said to be fragrant or smelly, and inspected those stocks that were rotten or unbearable, only on the surface, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It is not unreasonable for the emperor to choose to start from Guanglu Temple, the people take food as the sky, and the emperor and high-ranking officials are also inseparable from food, rubbing oil in what they eat, it is simply unbearable!

When a few of the students followed him out, he saw the righteous indignation on everyone's faces, which he knew was clearly anger at the derelict and greedy silverfish. However, anger is common to all, but when you really sit in this position, you may not be able to repeat the same mistakes in the face of all kinds of temptations. What's more, the accumulation of disadvantages in Guanglu Temple is no longer a one-day thing.

But this is undoubtedly not the time to pour cold water on the students, so he nodded and said: "You are all veterans who have done accounts in the past, and several of you have also gone to Xuanda Governor Wang Zongxian to experience, I don't want to say anything else, I just want to warn you, you must be bold and cautious, check the accounts clearly, and don't live up to the emperor's trust." ”

"But most importantly, don't make mistakes. As for the new accounts, and use the method of Longmen Accounting that I taught you before, so that no matter who takes over the accounts of Guanglu Temple in the future, it will be much more difficult to do it. ”

received a loud response from one voice as an answer, and Zhang Shou turned around and left.

As one of the many yamen, the only one built in the outer imperial city of the yamen, Guanglu Temple was originally equivalent to the royal self-reserved land, Zhang Shou out of Guanglu Temple to the north for a short distance, is one end can see Donghua Gate, one end can see Dong'an Gate. Since there were relatively few foreign ministers who could enter the palace, he stopped here for a while, but he didn't see anyone other than the guards and chamberlains.

And Ah Liu, who was waiting to meet him at the gate of Guanglu Temple, didn't speak until he saw that Zhang Shou finally stopped looking around, turned around and walked towards Dong'anmen, obviously wanting to leave the palace, rather than planning to go to Qianqing Palace with the privilege of seeing the emperor at any time, he followed, and after walking a few steps, he couldn't help but say: "Is the next thing to try and pick the imperial chef?" ”

Zhang Shou almost stumbled under his feet, and when he stopped walking, he glared at Ah Liu: "There are priorities, don't know how to eat!" ”

"But it was also a very important thing to try the dishes." Ah Liu muttered in a low voice, and then said frankly, "Young Master, if you don't think it's good to try it alone, why don't you call Master Ge and the eldest lady to go together?" ”

is worthy of Ah Liu, this idea really came out of the sixth......

Zhang Shou laughed dumbly, but he had to admit that this was indeed a good idea. Moreover, he happened to have something to discuss with Ge Yong, so he nodded and said, "In this case, let's go to Ge Mansion." As for Yingying, forget it, and invite her out again. ”

"Oh." Ah Liu nodded very naturally, and said as a matter of course, "With Old Master Ge here, it is inconvenient for you two." ”

I didn't expect that I would be ridiculed by Ah Liu one day, although Zhang Shou said that he felt that this kid was becoming more and more humane now, but he was still almost angry, and immediately snorted coldly with a straight face: "Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back!" When I get back to find you a beautiful daughter-in-law, you will know what is convenient and what is inconvenient! ”

Seeing that Ah Liu blinked, but didn't speak, as if he didn't react at all to the ridicule of begging for a daughter-in-law, Zhang Shou was too lazy to continue arguing with this kid, and hurried to Gefu when he left Dong'anmen. But when the deaf and dumb Menzi took him and Ah Liu to the study without telling him, he heard two equally familiar voices in addition to Ge Yong's angry voice.

"Old man Ge, are you enough? As soon as I came, I listened to you exaggerating your life there, but you don't have a granddaughter, how can you get Zhu Jing if you have a granddaughter! Oh, no, it can't be a granddaughter, then the generations will be messed up, you have to add a daughter at the age of the first time! ”

"Hmph, you're jealous! Don't you know that you also want to accept Zhang Shou as a student? But who was the person who was stumped by that question in the first place? ”

"Lao Chu thinks you are partial, we haven't seen you praise your children and grandchildren for so many years, but now it's good, praise the students."

Hearing such a conversation, in order not to break in and embarrass the three adults inside, Zhang Shou had to cough heavily to indicate his existence. Sure enough, after this cough, the door curtain was immediately lifted directly, revealing Chu Ying's face. There was still a critical and scrutinizing expression on his face, but when he glanced at him, it immediately turned into a smile.

"Yo, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive! Old man Ge, you closed disciple has come to see you, the teacher! ”

said Zhang Shou's good words behind his back, but he happened to be heard by the main owner, and Ge Yong was suddenly a little embarrassed. However, when Zhang Shou came in and greeted the group with a smile, he immediately said bluntly the task entrusted by the emperor yesterday, and his original little embarrassment turned into nothing, and he agreed readily as soon as he patted the armrest.

"The emperor has entrusted this matter to the right person, if he lets someone else choose, he will consider those inconsequential side details. Isn't it easy to choose a royal chef? Look at the craftsmanship first, then check the background, check the character, which is like some people, all in the competition who has a deep background! It's easy, I'll go with you! But we are not short of money, so we don't need to try the dishes in the name of being ordered, let's eat them all over the place! ”

Zhang Shou smiled when he saw Qi Jingshan, but Chu Ying was tugging at the mouse's beard with a flickering look in his eyes, so he said with a smile: "If Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu have time, can they go together?" If I say yes alone, then it may not be allowed, but if you all say yes, it will definitely be selected. Besides, I have something to ask my teacher and two gentlemen. ”

"It's enough to ask my old man, why are they doing?"

complained so much, but Ge Yong still glanced at the two of them and said, "How about it, Lao Qi Lao Chu, Zhang Shou has spoken, do you give this face?" ”

If I don't give face, my old man will accompany the closed disciples to eat and drink alone!

Qi Jingshan only felt that Ge Yong's eyes seemed to reveal such a meaning, and he couldn't help laughing. Seeing that Chu Ying cleared his throat and seemed to be about to sneer at him, he preemptively said: "Since Zhang Xiaoyou invited him, let's go with him." ”

Zhang Shou saw that Chu Ying snorted and agreed, so he thanked him with a smile. When he invited these three people out, he thought about it and said with a smile: "All the famous chefs in the inner city, I think the teacher and Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu have tried it, why don't we go to the outer city hall and taste the different flavors of each place?" ”

Without waiting for the three of them to say whether it was good or bad, he said sincerely: "Running water is not rotten, and the household hub is not beetle, in my opinion, since the magistrate still has to be rotated, it makes no sense that the imperial chef will continue to be a person for a long time." Unless the craftsmanship is so exquisite that the top personally allows it to be kept, otherwise, it is better to rotate a few new people in a year or two and change the taste. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said meaningfully: "Moreover, as long as the imperial chefs who are released from the imperial dining room are not poor in their skills, but with the so-called reputation of giving money to the kitchen, they will not only lose their reputation, but they can also continue to be their chefs in the name of the imperial chef, and they can also make a windfall, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?" ”

"Money, money...... You kid has such a good talent for arithmetic, but you actually remember Ah Duwu all day long! Chu Ying reprimanded with some annoyance, and when he saw Ge Yong immediately squinting at him, he said stupidly, "But if you rotate with the general personnel of the government, this is a way to put an end to the long-term ills." As the saying goes, the iron battalion is a flowing soldier. ”

Qi Jingshan's statement to Zhang Shou is fresh, you must know that if any family invites a good cook in these years, it must be raised for a long time, and even the apprentices are learning from the master's practice, at most a little improvement, or a few new dishes, but waiting for leisure will not jump out of the category of cuisine.

And Zhang Shou clearly means that it is not enough to recommend a few famous chefs from the provincial capitals, and a batch will be changed in a year and a half, so that the emperor can often change the taste!

So, the group went out of the inner city Chongwen Gate, and when they arrived at the outer city hall area, Zhang Shou directly took everyone to the Suzhou Hall first. The two young men had seen Shopkeeper Hua bring Zhang Shou before, and they were surprised and happy to come forward at this moment, and then they heard a special request.

"There are four of us in total, and we can choose your favorite dishes, dim sum, and serve eight dishes. However, when these eight dishes were plated, they were served to the four of us one by one, and the amount did not need to be too much, as long as one bite per person. As for the extra ......" Zhang Shou paused, and directly raised his finger and pointed to Ah Liu, who was standing beside him, "The extra dishes, put them on the plate one by one, all of them will be given to him." ”

Although Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying are a few years younger than Ge Yong, it is also limited, and when they heard Zhang Shou make such a request, the two of them were stunned at first, but then they both felt that it was very appropriate. At their age, eating is to taste a taste, if you really want more, it is a burden, and it is a pity to waste it.

only heard that all the rest of the dishes were given to Ah Liu, so they couldn't help but turn their heads sideways to look at the silent and honest young man. And Ge Yong also glanced at the person, so he said with a smile: "In this way, maybe you can eat a few more, just do it!" ”

The two young men were only stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly agreed to cook and order. And the shopkeeper also hurriedly came up at this time to personally serve tea and water, and when he heard Zhang Shou's title, he was surprised and regretted. Hua Siye and Hua Shopkeeper actually went out today!

The eight dishes were replaced into small plates one by one, and four portions and four portions came up, for Zhang Shou, it was a taste, but for the third elder Ge Yong, it was already half full - thanks to the reminder of the young man when the kitchen was serving, it was really only a small bite. As for the taste of this Subang dish and Subang dim sum, it is that everyone feels different.

However, when the three elders got up with Zhang Shou, they saw Ah Liu go straight to the tent, and on the other table, among the eight large plates, it was clean, and someone who had been swept away had been eaten by the wind, and the three of them were still amazed.

When they went to Yangzhou Hall to eat six dishes according to the law, and ate four dishes at Shandong Hall, the three old people couldn't bear it. Even though Chu Ying, who was ridiculing this as a good errand just now, after a loud burp came out, she couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I think that in the next three or five days, I will still have coarse tea and light rice." Zhang Shou, you must remember that the imperial dining room must be good at making healthy porridge and rice! ”