Chapter 448: Dispute (1)

Gaoyou, surnamed Wu is a salt merchant's yard.

There is no similar post in China.

Gaoyou is probably the only place in China with the name of the post, as early as the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang built a high platform and set up a post pavilion here, so it was named.

In fact, next to the Grand Canal, Gaoyouwei has always been one of the most economically prosperous areas in northern Jiangsu.

It is said that Wang Shu, the governor of Nanhe and Cao, came here on business and should live in the post house. Gaoyou's post house faces the water and looks at the wind, the scenery is beautiful, there is a four-story building, and the big stone horse at the door also looks very interesting. Speaking of specifications, it is three points higher than that of the capital.

But Wang Shu didn't want to alarm the magistrate, so he lived in the courtyard of a salt merchant.

Although it was broad daylight, the arm-thick candles in the room were brightly lit, making the room look a little hot.

The salt merchant surnamed Wu held up a duck egg and put it in front of the candle and said to Wang Shu: "Lord Wang, look, this is the most famous duck egg in our Gaoyou. Although this duck egg is not a rare thing, there is something unusual about our Gaoyou's egg. The eggs used are free-range ** ducks, which only eat small fish and shrimp on weekdays, but the taste is different. Once soaked for half a month, the whole egg heart is bright red, and it can be seen that people are happy. We have a famous dish in northern Jiangsu called cinnabar tofu, which is fried with Gaoyou's duck eggs. And the egg yolk in other places is yellow, so what is it called salted duck egg? ”

Sure enough, under the illumination of the light, there was a faint trace of red light projected inside the duck egg, and Wang Shu next to him cheered: "Sure enough, the cinnabar tofu official has eaten it, but I don't know what it tastes like when this salted duck egg is boiled and eaten?" People often say that duck eggs are the most nourishing and strong body, to tell you the truth, Huang Gonggong in the palace has been a little weak recently, and I want to send him thousands of them. If the taste is not good, it will make him unhappy. Isn't it a good intention to do a bad thing? ”

"But the celebrant Huang Jin Huang Gonggong?" The salt merchant surnamed Wu was shocked.

Wang Shu only smiled, but did not speak. He is in his early fifties, has a white and fat round face, and looks very good. However, in the light of the candlelight, his face looked unusually proud.

It is strange to say that as the governor of Nanhe Hecao, he has a million taels of silver every year, but he is dressed very simply. An old official uniform was very neatly packed, but some places had been washed white. Look at the neckline of his cotton shirt inside, it has been worn out. As for the black official boots under his feet, they had two patches on the front. I don't know, but he really thinks he's a big clean official.

The merchant surnamed Wu put away the shock on his face and said in a respectful tone: "Gaoyou salted eggs are characterized by delicate and oily quality, and the egg white is delicate, unlike dried and powdered in other places, and the entrance is like chewing lime. There is a lot of oil, especially nowhere else. When you crack open the eggshell, prick it with chopsticks, and with a squeak, the red oil will come out. ”

Speaking of this, the businessman surnamed Wu couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"Okay, well, I'm a little slanderous for what you said." Wang Shu laughed.

"Why don't I cook a few for the adults?" Wu surnamed Yanshang asked pleasantly.

Wang Shu laughed in his heart: I really want to eat.

Just as he was about to speak, suddenly the door was pushed open, and a man broke in in a rage, shouting, "What doors and windows are closed in broad daylight, the heat is dead." With that, he pushed the doors and windows open.

A cool breeze blew in and blew out the candles one by one.

But the room was bright.

The merchant surnamed Wu thought that it was his slave who came in, and when he saw him so rude, he was angry in his heart and was about to shout and curse. But when he looked up, the person in front of him was wearing a five-grade palace suit, his face was white and beardless, and he was clearly a eunuch.

This eunuch looked haggard, and he also carried a Yanling steel knife on his waist.

Unlike the other eunuchs, this man was tall, and when he stood in the room, there was a surge of murderous aura. Looking at the tiger's mouth on his right hand, there are thick cocoons, which shows that he has extremely high attainments in knife skills.

The salt merchant surnamed Wu immediately broke out in a cold sweat, swallowed the scolding into his stomach, and asked in a more respectful voice: "This is the name of my father-in-law, what do you have to teach here?" ”

The eunuch didn't bother to talk nonsense with the salt merchant surnamed Wu, so he only said: "Get out, no one is allowed to stay in this courtyard." ”

"Yes." The businessman surnamed Wu ran out as if fleeing for his life, not daring to look back again.

"Oh, it's Grandpa Gan, look at this duck egg, how good, Grandpa Huang will definitely like it." Wang Shu pointed to the jars containing duck eggs: "You came just in time, I heard that you are going back to the palace recently, and you are bringing these things to Gonggong Huang, so I said that it is your filial piety." ”

"Duck eggs, at this time, you still have the heart to talk about duck eggs" Gan Bida, the eunuch sitting in the hall of Nanhe River, sneered, flipped his hand, and suddenly pulled out the waist knife.

Seeing a flash of cold light, he split a jar into two.

With a "bang", a stream of salty water rushed out with duck eggs, and the room was filled with a salty and astringent taste.

Gambida flipped his hand, and a duck egg was picked up by the tip of his knife.

He slashed it out, cut it into two pieces, and shouted: "Eat, eat, eat, eat a fart, really send it to the palace, I'm afraid that I will be thrown into the pit by my father." ”

Wang Shu was caught off guard and was splashed with salt water.

He was also angry in his heart, and shouted: "Why did Bida say this, doesn't Gonggong Huang like salted duck eggs, or what taboo did we commit to him?" ”

"Eat your eggs" Gan Gonggong opened his mouth and scolded: "What are you going back to Beijing, now you and I can't leave." ”

Wang Shu was surprised: "What's the matter?" "He got the imperial court appropriation some time ago, so he went to Nanjing and repaid the loan from the Suining River embankment. Although the old men in Nanjing are all idle officials, they have been idle for many years, and they are all very poor, and when they saw him coming, they all rushed up, wanting to gnaw a few pieces of meat.

Wang Shu also took a lot of effort to defeat them, and after returning to Huainan, he felt physically and mentally exhausted, so he went to Gaoyou to play a few days in the sky, but he didn't care much about the affairs of the river yamen.

Ganbida: "What a king, you're really happy here." Today's things are really big, and you and I have intercepted a lot of silver from the Suining River embankment. The imperial court didn't know where to get the news about this matter, so it sent Sun Dan to investigate. You and I have to stay in Huai'an and wait for the disposal of the imperial court. ”

"Sun Dan, isn't he here to inspect Xuezheng, how can he check the accounts of the river?" Wang Shu felt very strange.

Gan Bida snorted: "Lord Wang sees things really simple. How could you alarm the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and Sun Dan, who was so red and purple, came to preside over it? ”

Wang Shu was stunned for a moment, and sweat suddenly oozed from his forehead: "This matter is a little troublesome, Sui Ning's side...... As long as you check it, won't it all be found out? ”

Ganbida sneered: "Don't worry, our family has already taken care of this matter for you." Even if Sun Dan has three heads and six arms, he can't get any evidence. ”

Lord Wang: "What's wrong?" ”

Father-in-law Gan threw an official document on the table: "Look at it yourself...... Suining's ...... The levee broke. ”

[Dedication]