Chapter 860: The Secret of the Meal List, the Son's Message

If he hadn't come to Renshou Palace in person, Zhang Yue really couldn't imagine that Empress Dowager Zhang's illness would be so heavy and dangerous. Not to mention the current age, even in a few hundred years, this heart disease is also one of the most difficult diseases. At that time, I couldn't find any good oral skills to imitate the Empress Dowager Zhang's speech, but even if I found it, the royal family would definitely kill people, and the Empress Dowager Zhang would not be embarrassed and roared so angrily, so the three princes were sent away, but the three imperial doctors were very busy.

Zhang Yue was a foreign minister after all, and after reading the words in the emperor's secret letter, he quietly walked out of the Dongnuan Pavilion, and he didn't see the "complaining" gaze of the imperial pharmacy eunuch Suo Lianzhou at all. Because the celebrant couldn't be left alone, Fan Hong and Jin Ying also came out together. When he got out of the main hall and went down the steps, Jin Ying saw Cao Jixiang waiting at Renshou Gate from afar, so he laughed, turned his head to Zhang Yue and Fan Hong and said, "Father-in-law Fan, do you send Master Zhang, or do you send Master Zhang to our family?" ”

Like Wang Jin, Fan Hong and Jin Ying are also friends. After entering the palace, he served Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi father and son, and now it is Zhu Zhanji's turn to sit in the world, and he also trusts them. Although the rank is the same, there is always a sequence, Fan Hong is more stable, so he naturally occupies the front. At this time, when he heard Jin Yingxiang ask, he nodded and said, "Our family will give Master Zhang a ride, and you will go back to the celebrant first, so as not to have anything out of nowhere." ”

Hearing this, Jin Ying lifted the corners of his robe and quickly descended the steps. Although he walked quickly, he was extremely steady from behind, showing that he had been trained in the palace for many years. As soon as he left, Fan Hong raised his hand and asked Zhang Yue to go first, although Zhang Yue gave in modestly, in the end Fan Hong was still slightly behind Zhang Yue by half a step. Fan Hong said in a low voice as he went down the steps: "Today, thanks to Lord Zhang's quick wisdom, that kid is also smart, which shows that the prince has more vision than our family and Lao Jin." ”

"It's still the Queen Mother who scolds her, otherwise the three highnesses will not be willing to rest." Speaking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but pause, and then asked, "It's normal for King Zheng to be in a hurry, but I heard that His Royal Highness King Xiang has always been virtuous, how could he enter the palace here this time?" ”

Fan Hong didn't think about anything else, he just thought that Zhang Yue was pure strangeness, so he smiled and said: "This must be a failure to defeat King Zheng and King Yue." Although King Zheng was born by Concubine Li Xian, it was a series of battles not long after the emperor was born, and it was not until six years later that there was King Zheng, so the East Palace was very happy, so the Queen Mother was raised under her knees at that time, and then there was King Yue not long after. Later, King Xiang was born, and he grew up with these two elder brothers since he was a child. Don't talk about them, it's the late Yizhuang Shizi...... cough, in short, at that time, except for the emperor who was personally raised by Emperor Taizong, the other emperors and grandchildren were all messing together, and they were very close to each other at first. ”

Only then did Zhang Yue know that there was such a secret at the beginning, and he only went through it in his heart once and didn't ask more. After all, if it weren't for the sake of the pioneers to solve the siege themselves, Fan Hong would not have mentioned these palace secrets. After going down the last step, he still couldn't let go of Empress Dowager Zhang's illness after all, and while walking, he recalled the scene when he listened to those lectures in the past, and vaguely remembered the origin of his sudden heart disease. In addition to the sudden mood swings, it was a question of diet and living habits, and in the end, I pretended to ask casually.

"Grandpa Fan, I have a gossip I want to ask. In the past, when I gave a banquet in Guanglu Temple, I remember that the table was served according to the five kinds of wine, five kinds of fruits, five kinds of tea food, five kinds of roasted food, three kinds of soup, double steamed buns, horse meat rice, five kinds of wine, and the wine was just that, and there were no vegetables, what is this for? ”

Fan Hong was stunned for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he smiled and said: "It is said that Lord Zhang can lead the troops when he gets on the horse, and he can manage the people when he gets off the horse, and he is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, so it's not surprising that I don't know these little things." This is nothing worth saying, starting from the grandfather, Guanglu Temple said that it is difficult to keep vegetables fresh, and there are many inconveniences, plus the grandfather pities the poor officials, so he eats vegetables and vegetables, and eats more meat. Master Tai was originally accustomed to staying in the north, and he liked to eat meat, so he never changed this article, not only that, but it was the imperial diet of the inner palace, and there were few vegetables and vegetables, and most of them were mixed with meat, and melons and fruits were eaten with the season. ”

At this moment, Zhang Yue was really shocked. Dare to love not only the banquet of Guanglu Temple, but also the imperial meal in the palace? It seems that these generations of emperors don't know that people who eat too much meat are not only obese, but also prone to cardiovascular disease, no wonder those emperors after the Ming Dynasty are often short-lived, and when they are sick, they die, but it is the Jiajing Emperor who has become a god and a ghost to live longer. Thinking of this, he walked all the way and pondered, and suddenly stopped when he arrived at Donghua Gate.

"Although it is an ancestral system, there are some things I have to say. Father-in-law Fan also knows that my wife-in-law has studied medicine and has a lot of experience in medicinal diets and so on. If you eat too much meat, it is natural to strengthen your body at first, but over the years, it is easy to induce heart disease and many other stubborn diseases. Even if there is a habit of drinking tea in the palace, drinking tea cannot replace food after all. ”

If someone else said this at another time, Fan Hong would have scoffed, but who is it now? The queen mother suddenly had a heart attack, and she didn't know if she could get through it, if the emperor came back, he, the celebrant and eunuch, would be blamed. And it was Zhang Yue who spoke, and his sister-in-law did often go in and out of the mansions of various families in Beijing, and even used medicinal recipes in the small kitchen of Renshou Palace. So, he first vaguely agreed to Zhang Yue, and as soon as Zhang Yue came out of Donghua Gate, he immediately walked back.

After passing the East Middle Gate and going to the East North Gate, Fan Hong did not go north, but turned east into a small alley. Seeing this scene, a little eunuch behind him suddenly became strange, and hurriedly chased forward: "Father-in-law, don't you go back to the celebrant eunuch?" ”

Fan Hong didn't look at him, and said impatiently: "Go to Shang Shan Supervisor!" ”

Shang Shan Jian is just behind Guanglu Temple. The former is in charge of procuring various materials needed for palace meals, as well as palace meals and festival feasts. The Shang Diet Supervisor is in charge of the meals of the nobles in the palace, especially the imperial dining room in the Qianqing Palace. Only the place where the eunuch of Shangshan Eunuch works on weekdays is behind Guanglu Temple, in order to facilitate the management of current accounts.

The emperor was not there, and Shangshan was also relaxed, so when he heard Fan Hong suddenly running over, Shangshan was startled. Although the eunuch Han in charge was exactly the same grade as Fan Hong, he nodded and followed behind, and before he sat down, he also rushed to put a bearskin cushion that he usually treasured on the cedar chair, and hurriedly ordered people to put a foot stove, and finally handed a stove to Fan Hong.

"Take a look at the menu of Renshou Palace in the past few months."

As soon as he heard this, Eunuch Han was immediately frightened. Now everyone inside and outside the palace knows that the crown prince is sick, plus one letter from the six palaces in the east and west, and now there are all kinds of nonsense. He only watched the excitement on weekdays, but now that Fan Hong sat in front of him and asked, he couldn't stand it, and hurriedly laughed: "Father-in-law Fan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still young, and he doesn't often use the food and drink in the dining room......"

"What are you talking about, our family is not here to ask the teacher!"

Fan Hong was kind, his face was angry at this moment, so where did the Han eunuch dare to say more, he hurriedly went out in person, and after a while, he came in with a meal book, and presented it with trepidation. Fan Hong took it and flipped through a few pages, his brows gradually furrowed, and he thoughtfully tapped the armrest with the tail finger of his left hand.

On the menu in October, most of the dim sum is sesame oil baked cakes and small steamed buns with sand filling, which are the two favorite dim sums when Emperor Taizong was still there, so the Queen Mother has eaten them for many years, and it is a habit, so they are still used. The dishes are braised mutton, steamed chicken, pepper vinegar goose, roast pork, goose meat, salty drum mustard lamb belly plate, garlic vinegar white blood soup, plus tea, a total of eight products, plus the queen mother does not like milk, so it can be seen that it is indeed thrifty. It's just that everything is greasy, so it's no wonder that the tea leaves in Renshou Palace have always been as much as they go.

He casually flipped through a few more pages, looked at the things that the crown prince had supported, closed the meal book, put it aside casually, and asked: "Our family remembers that in the past, Guanglu Temple would also serve folk seasonal side dishes, such as bitter vegetable roots, bitter cabbage leaves, dandelions, reed roots, pu seedlings, etc., why are they all gone now?" ”

Fan Hong is the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch is not the eunuch of Shangshan, although he also calculates the expenses of the twenty-four yamen, but the detailed accounts are never checked, at this time suddenly asked about this, Eunuch Han was suddenly a little caught off guard, and after a while, he said: "Guanglu Temple mentioned it before, and now these things are not easy to find, and besides, they are added to the imperial meal, and they are rarely eaten, so I mentioned it to the Lushang Palace in front of the Queen Mother, and the Lushang Palace passed on the words of the Queen Mother, and it has been for more than half a year, and all palaces are like ......this."

Emperor Taizu liked to eat meat; Emperor Taizong liked to eat meat and preferred pasta; Emperor Renzong is the same, there are no chickens, ducks, fish and meat; Therefore, it is true that the folk seasonal side dishes and dim sum set by Emperor Taizu are presented according to the season, but how they are presented and how they are taken down, few nobles will really stretch out their chopsticks. Even today's Empress Dowager Zhang only uses small snacks such as wheat porridge and sorghum porridge, and those wild vegetables and other things are only tasted occasionally. So, for the time being, it doesn't seem to be a problem.

However, who is Fan Hong? It has been more than 20 years since he entered the palace, and he has been circling around nobles, and he has long been accustomed to looking at those changes with a cautious eye. Even if the Queen Mother personally agreed to avoid these, I am afraid that this will be instigated. But Zhang Yue just mentioned a reason, what the hell, he had to go to the three imperial doctors in the imperial pharmacy to ask clearly.

So, he looked at Eunuch Han and said, "Who from Guanglu Temple brought this matter up?" ”

Eunuch Han was already very careful at this time: "It is a book surnamed Liu." ”

When Fan Hong heard this, he glanced at a middle-aged eunuch who was entourage, and when he saw that the person had quietly retreated, he said lightly: "Go back to our house and ask the dining rooms of Lushang Palace and Renshou Palace." Even if it is well-intentioned, the ancestral family law cannot be changed at will, the Queen Mother is compassionate, you can't take it as a precedent! If there are any changes to the meal book in the future, send it directly to the celebrant directly! ”

This was undoubtedly a shackle on the neck of Shang Shan Prison, but looking at Fan Hong's undoubted appearance, the middle-aged eunuch didn't dare to question it anymore, so he had to bow his head and respond, and respectfully sent Fan Hong away. When the person walked out of the distance, he took two steps back, raised his sleeve to wipe his sweat, and cursed in his stomach hatefully.

"Annan barbarian, what a shelf!"

Zhang Yue is not an all-knowing and all-powerful god, so of course he doesn't know yet, because of a problem that suddenly came to his mind, Fan Hong made a special trip to Shangshan Prison, and as a result, he made a big discovery. When he returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, he was stumped by the unfinished business, and it was not until late evening that he finally finished today's affairs. Just as he smelled the smell of beans again, thinking that he had to eat laba porridge tonight, a soapy voice came from outside.

"My lord, your mansion has sent someone to deliver food!"

Because he had to sleep in the yamen for three days, he couldn't count on the big room, and Zhang Yue was also used to taking care of the partnership between Yang Ji and Wan Shijie, but in order not to be eye-catching, the food delivery at home gradually decreased. Therefore, on the day of Laba, when he heard that the family sent someone to deliver food, Zhang Yue felt very happy after being stunned. Before he could say anything, the sound of soap slurping came from outside.

"My lord, the eldest prince of your mansion and the eldest prince of England are here."

At this time, Zhang Yue was genuinely startled and hurriedly stood up. hurriedly tied up the big coat and went out, he didn't ask a word, and learned that the uncle and nephew came on horseback with their entourage, and the Jing official also said that it was to bring him food, God knows if they said the same thing when they went through the cross-examination all the way. If this is the case, within tomorrow, the officials of these six ministries and five prefectures will know that he Zhang Yue has a filial son in his family.

When he arrived at the gate, he saw Jingguan and Tianci standing under the bare tree. The two are exactly the same cocoon silk jacket, exactly the same headscarf and shoes, if you don't look closely, you can think that they are brothers. Seeing that Jing Guan rushed forward in front of Tianci with an arrow step, he had no choice but to pull it up, and then helped Tianci behind him, and then glared at Jing Guan.

"Deliver food, send food, why did you bring Uncle Zhong together?"

"Uncle Zhong is about to go home after class, isn't this just the right way? Besides, there are so many soldiers in front of him, and there is Uncle Zhong here, so naturally there are not so many interrogations. ”

Seeing his son looking at him innocently, if it weren't for the fact that there were many yamen next to him, and there would be many officials who would have gone home at this time, Zhang Yue couldn't wait to take a hit on that little brain. This is from the gatehouse alley back to the English Park, hit the river rice lane to walk naturally is okay, but it is completely a long way, a good Huangqiang North Street does not go but go around here, the little guy still dare to say that it is by the way?

Sure enough, when Jing Guan saw Zhang Yue's face, he immediately lowered his head and said honestly: "My mother asked me to come over with Uncle Zhong." One is the homework that was submitted late, and the other is that my mother asked me to bring you a sentence. ”

Speaking of this, the little guy didn't forget to look around, and then lowered his voice and said, "Mother said, I heard that the second in line often goes there to the place where you mentioned the dead maidservant. Also, the evil guest in Yang Ge's old house came to the door, and the eldest son hasn't gone back yet, and he doesn't seem to know that he has been deceived, so you'd better remind him. ”