At noon on this day, a three-masted clipper ship faced the cold wind of the piercing wind, in the snow, slowly approached the wharf of Tanggu, this wharf was first repaired in the Hongwu period, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the implementation of the forbidden sea, the wharf was then abandoned, until last year to facilitate the transportation of Nanyang rice, only began to renovate, but after the wharf was repaired, the Manchu Qing Dynasty never used, and fled from Beijing in a hurry. Now this Tanggu wharf, since the Chu army conquered the north and Zhili, especially after the arrival of the rice ship from Fujian, this wharf has slowly recovered some vitality.

Although it is winter time, there are also several sailing ships moored on this pier, while this sea ship is slowly approaching the harbor under the tow of the sampan. There were four people sitting in the cabin of the sailboat. The middle one was about forty years old, with a white beard of about half a foot, a second-class official robe, and a black veil on his head. He was Gu Jingxing, the head of the Rite Section of the Chu Palace, and there were two people behind him, wearing sixth-grade and seventh-grade official robes respectively, and they were lower-level officials in the yamen. And opposite Gu Jingxing, sat an official in his forties wearing a brocade suit and a flying fish suit. The mustache was parted on both sides of his lips, and on his thin face, although the eyes were not big, they were shining with a fine light, revealing the brilliance of his eyes that could not hide anything, and his expression was humble, without the domineering of being a close minister.

Ren Zixin, who was wearing a flying fish suit, was looking at the snow outside in a daze, and he couldn't remember the last time he saw such heavy snow. During the Jiashen period, he fled to the south as an errand for the Jinyi Guard, and later served as the head of the Jinyi Guard in the Yongli Dynasty several times, and then survived in Ava by luck, these years of exile, he almost never thought that one day he would be able to return to the Beijing Division, let alone that he could return to the Beijing Division as the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

In fact, when he was originally in 10,000 years, he was only in charge of the Jinyi Guard, but when the emperor arrived on the ship, he was dismissed from Zhang Fengyang's command for some reason, and as an old minister who had followed the emperor for many years, he was promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

The Red Banner soldiers are not credible!

The Chu army is also not credible.

The emperor can't trust the Red Banner soldiers in Jiangbei, and he can't trust the Chu army.

So, sent by the emperor to take a fast boat first - the fast boat is still from Jiangbei, and first arrived in Tanggu, he came here, one is to arrange the matter of welcoming in advance, and the other is to recruit Jinyi Wei in Tianjin Wei on the order of the emperor. The reason why Tianjin Wei was chosen is because there were 17,000 military households stationed in Tianjin Sanwei in those years, and their children have multiplied no less than hundreds of thousands of households in the past few hundred years, and these people are always more reliable than the "Red Banner Soldiers" and the Chu Army.

And Gu Jingxing, as the welcoming officer of the Chu Palace, originally entered Beijing with the imperial court, because of Ren Zixin's relationship in advance, so the two of them were in the same boat, although the two of them were one and one martial arts, and Gu Jingxing himself was good at articles, but along the way, the two still became New Year's friends.

After the clipper stopped at the Tianjin dock, a boatman lifted the heavy cotton curtain and walked into the cabin to report.

"In charge, the waterway from Tianjin to Chaoyangmen in Beijing has been completely frozen, and the ship can't go any further. It seems that he had no choice but to ask the ruler to go ashore and take the dry road instead. ”

Hearing this, Gu Jingxing didn't speak. He just waved his hand to let the boatman retreat, and looked out the window without saying a word at the snowfall, if there is any benefit to this Jiangbei ship, I am afraid it is this transparent glass window, through which you can see the scenery outside the window.

Compared with Gu Jingxing's silence, Ren Zixin's was quite relaxed, and Gu Jingxing said with a smile.

"There is no need to worry about the government, the waterway is impassable, and the dry road is the same. The ancients rode a donkey through the Jianmen in the snow, and today they are riding horses on the ancient road with the main government of Jinmen, isn't it also very poetic? ”

With a wry smile, looking at Ren Zixin in front of him, Gu Jingxing said.

"Hey, I'm afraid that's all it can be......"

The reason why he seemed a little depressed was not for anything else, it was precisely because Ren Zixin revealed to him the news before this - the emperor was going to recruit 10,000 Jinyi guards in Tianjin to protect the court.

Logically speaking, this is naturally a matter of course, and this brocade guard is in charge of the emperor's honor guard and guards. After the emperor returned to the court, he restored the brocade guard...... No, it should be said that it is the expansion of Jinyiwei, which is really the case. As a minister, Gu Jingxing naturally would not object.

It's just that as an official of the Chu Palace, Gu Jingxing knows very well that this is bound to cause the king's dissatisfaction, if the king is dissatisfied, what should he do when the time comes?

As for why the king is dissatisfied......

Gu Jingxing just smiled bitterly in his heart, he was originally a tribute student in the Chongzhen year, and he was awarded the official in the Hongguang Dynasty. After entering the Qing Dynasty, he repeatedly failed to conquer, and later traveled all over the world like other remnants. Later, Li Ziyuan, who was still the general soldier of Jiujiang, was ordered by Zhang Huang to send troops to Wuchang, and Gu Jingxing, who had just returned to his hometown in Qizhou, was overjoyed and immediately entered the camp to serve. Later, Li Ziyuan rebelled against Zhang and became self-reliant, which made Gu Jingxing quite dissatisfied, and he hesitated whether to abandon him. Li Ziyuan's Northern Expedition made him choose to continue to serve him.

Rebellion is self-interest, while the Northern Expedition is righteousness.

Although he is now the head of Like, but deep down, he is also extremely distrustful of the king of Chu, after all, this person can betray Zhu, who knows what he will do in the future?

Now the emperor wants to expand the brocade guard, which is a matter of course, but ...... Will the King of Chu be happy?

"That thing ......"

Looking up at Ren Zixin, Gu Jingxing hesitated.

"Little brother thinks it's better to be cautious."

Ren Zixin, who knew what he was talking about, just smiled slightly, and then looked at the wind and snow outside the window and said.

"Be cautious...... There are some things that have to be done, since Houzhi ordered this errand, I can only try to do it as much as possible, after all, the emperor's order is difficult to disobey......"

With a long sigh, Ren Zixin looked at Gu Jingxing and smiled.

"This trip to be able to get acquainted with the main government, it is really a happy life, if I am the minister of the Ming Dynasty, all like the main government, this world will be too peaceful!"

After this long sigh, Ren Zixin stood up, glanced out the window again, and then said.

"Master Gu, you and I will get off the boat together! The Holy Driver is coming soon, and you and I can't afford to delay our errands. ”

The Holy Ride is coming!

When from Tanggu to Tianjin, and then to Jingshi, when they were busy with the matter of driving, on the Yellow Sea, the fleet composed of dozens of ships was still slowly sailing against the wind, and the waves on the Yellow Sea were quite large, so that many passengers in the ship were lying on the boat because of seasickness.

However, for sailors who have long been accustomed to sailing, such winds and waves do not seem to be a big deal, and they have experienced even greater storms.

"When the waves are strong, the bow of the ship is almost up to the sky, and the waves are less than a foot high......

The lamp hanging on the beam swayed with the waves, and under the glass oil lamp, Wei Laosan was cooking while showing off to the chef who vomited on the side, although the chef was the imperial chef in the palace, but when he arrived on the boat, it became a soft-footed shrimp, and as soon as the waves came, let alone cooking, he couldn't even stand.

"Hey......"

Sitting on the grain bag, Ma Shili smiled bitterly.

"This sea, it's really not a place for people to stay, I think I was also a famous chef in Wuchang City, but who would have thought that I would suffer such a crime, if I lost my life here, it would be a big loss......"

This will be the same as how I have suffered this sin, and it seems that I have always been at aversion to what I have suffered.

"Look at what you said,"

For his appearance, Wei Laosan is not strange, he is not the only one who is tortured by seasickness on the boat, seasickness is like this, what kind of ugliness is out of people, just laughed.

"The big people on this ship, not one or two, the emperor and his old man are still on this boat, then again, you can always cook for the long live master, that is a blessing for several lifetimes, in the future, it will be old and old, and there will be a show, right?"

"That's the truth, but it's so torturous, this, this ...... Vomit! ”

Spat at the side again, there would be no trace of blood on Ma Shili's sallow face, and after spitting a few mouthfuls of bile, the face was even more yellow and white.

While stirring the porridge and rice in the pot, looking at Ma Shili's inhuman-shaped appearance, Wei Laosan just asked softly.

"Master Ma, take a look, is this porridge still ready?"

Put it aside, Wei Laosan never thought that cooking a pot of porridge was so exquisite, but now it is different, not only the materials are expensive, but even the method has its exquisiteness, even the seasick and dizzy Ma Shili still has to watch from the sidelines, for fear that he will be short of fire, and when the time comes, he will smash his Ma Shili's signboard.

"Okay, I still don't need to have a little fire, wait for half a pillar of incense, and it's almost done."

He didn't even need to look at it, he just needed to smell it, and Ma Shili knew the heat of this porridge and rice. After waiting for half a pillar of incense, after the porridge was cooked, Ma Shili did not let people send the rice immediately, but under the gaze of Wei Laosan, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, and then carefully sprinkled the powder, Wei Laosan on the side looked at the porcelain bottle and asked again.

"Master Ma, you really don't pass on your recipe to outsiders?"

Wei Laosan has tasted this porridge, and the porridge that has been sprinkled with the secret recipe and the porridge that has not been sprinkled are completely two flavors, and he knows that the one who can produce this taste must be Ma Shili's recipe.

"The rules of the ancestors are passed on to men and not to women, and not to the outside, this rule cannot be broken!"

Ma Shili shook his head and said to Wei Laosan. His answer made Wei Laosan just stare at the small porcelain vase, thinking, no wonder this person can be the imperial chef, this is the secret recipe...... It's a pity!

When the porridge was delivered, Ma Shili sat softly on the grain bag again, and when he closed his eyes to rest, the expression on his face was complicated, but the complexity was only a flash.