Gu Shi glanced at Yang Guang, then at Xie Wei, laughed hehehe, turned around and lifted the chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, chewing and tasting the taste and praised: "What a 'sunflower chopping meat', fresh but not greasy, soft and delicious, the most suitable for people of the old man's age!" ”

Yang Guang heard Xie Wei name a very ordinary "Four Happiness Balls" as "Sunflower Big Chop Meat", but he didn't feel that he had lost face, but according to Gu Shi's appearance, he also lifted a pair of chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat and ate it, and nodded again and again and praised: "This big chop meat is indeed different, different!" ”

After Gu Shi and Yang Guang praised them like this, everyone at the banquet went down one after another, and in the blink of an eye, they ate seven or eight bowls of "Sunflower Chop Meat" to nothing.

Yang Guang took advantage of the situation to keep Xie Wei and accompany everyone to eat and drink together, and it was not until the second watch of Tianjiao that the banquet ended.

Early the next morning, Yang Guang summoned Xie Wei to the council hall and discussed with him about building another ancestral hall for the Xie family.

Before starting the discussion, Yang Guang specially asked Xie sarcastically: "Although you have cut a ball into eight petals when you were on the table last night, it does look like a sunflower is in full bloom, but why is it called a big chopping meat?" It sounds a bit sinister. ”

Xie Wei replied: "The prince doesn't know, the so-called big chop meat, that is, before cooking the dishes, the meat used needs to be chopped into meat puree and meat filling, and then the dishes cooked with this meat paste are named after the big chop meat, not arbitrarily named below. ”

"The old man heard that An Shigong was quite particular about food and drink back then, but I didn't expect that Gongzi Xie has now become a chef, hehe."

Xie Yan heard someone talking behind him, turned around and looked, it turned out that it was Gu Shi, who first tasted the "Sunflower Chop Meat" he cooked during the banquet last night, and walked into the conference hall, only then did he understand that Yang Guang did not really ask him for the naming of the dishes, but was waiting for Gu Shi's arrival.

Hearing that Gu Shi mentioned his ancestor Xie An as soon as he walked into the council hall, Xie Shi stood solemnly, and said humbly to Gu Shi: "How dare you compare with your ancestors in your later life, your predecessors praised it falsely." ”

"May I ask Gongzi Xie, what great-grandson are you of An Shigong?" Gu Shi smiled and bowed to Yang Guang and asked Xie Wei.

"It's a shame to say that An Shigong is the thirteenth ancestor of the younger generation."

"Two hundred years ago, if it weren't for the strong assistance of the Xie family, the Han family would have ceased to exist a long time ago. Does Gongzi Xie agree with what the old man said? As if he had discussed with Yang Guang in advance, Gu Shi continued to ask Xie Shi.

Xie Yan raised his eyes to look at Yang Guang, and didn't seem to understand why Gu Shi repeatedly mentioned the exploits of the ancestors of the Xie family when he came to the council hall and saw him, so he had to nod silently.

At this time, another person outside the hall door signed up loudly to ask for a meeting: "Little Xiang Sheng has been ordered to come and implore Jin to see the prince." ”

"Come in." Yang Guang raised his voice, gave an order, and then said to Gu Shi, "Sir, everyone is here, you can start." ”

Xie Wei turned around and looked at the entrance of the hall, only to see a strong man with a black face of medium stature walking into the conference hall, kneeling down in front of Yang Guang with a scroll in his hand, Shi Dali said, "Xiang Sheng has seen King Jin. ”

"Mr. Gu, this is Xiang Sheng, the designer of Guangling Academy. This king asked him to design the Xie clan ancestral hall, is Mr. still satisfied? Yang Guang flashed a mock glance and introduced Xiang Shengdao to Gu Shi.

When Gu Shi heard that the Xiang Sheng in front of him was Xiang Sheng, the world's great craftsman who designed and built Guangling Academy, he immediately left his seat and stood up, bowed to Xiang Sheng, and thanked him: "The old man expressed his gratitude to Mr. on behalf of the Jiangnan scholars, and thank you Mr. for designing and building such a spacious and elegant academy for hundreds of thousands of scholars to study quietly. ”

"Sir, don't do this, but kill Xiang Sheng. Don't dare to hide Mr., Xiang Shengben is also a scholar, only because he can't understand and comprehend the subtleties of the subset of scriptures and history, he turned to study the method of construction, and he can do a little bit for Mr. and his peers, which is also Xiang Sheng's part, and it is not worth being a thank you to Mr. Although Xiang Shengren was rude, he was gentle when he spoke, not inferior to Gu Shi, Xie Wei and others.

Yang Guang saw that Gu Shi and Xiang Sheng had finished meeting each other, so he turned to Xie Shi and said: "Yesterday, this king has mentioned to you that this time I recruited you to Guangling, because Mr. Gu was particularly concerned about the contribution made by the Xie family to the continuation of the Han family, and suggested to this king, first of all, it is necessary to restore the lintel for the Xie family who suffered misfortune in the Nanchen Dynasty, and then build the ancestral hall. For this reason, before you arrive in Guangling, this king has ordered Xiang Sheng to go to Jiankang Jiangshan, and surveyed a good place in feng shui, as the place where the Xie ancestral hall and the ancestor are rebuilt, and I call you to come today, in order to work with Mr. Gu, to put forward opinions on the layout and structure of the Xie ancestral hall and the ancestral hall painted by Xiang Sheng, so that he can make timely adjustments and corrections according to the opinions of the Xie descendants, so that the rebuilt Xie ancestral hall can start as soon as possible. ”

Although Xie Yan heard Yang Guang mention yesterday that he wanted to restore the reputation and status of the Xie family in Jiangnan Shilin, he did not expect that Yang Guang would spare no financial resources and labor to build another ancestral hall for the Xie family. ”

Gu Shi sat aside, and saw that Xie Yan was so grateful to Yang Guang, so he took the opportunity to persuade him: "Gongzi Xie, if the Xie ancestral hall is completed in the future, what identity and face does Gongzi plan to enter the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors of the past dynasties?" According to the old man's opinion, the son still lived up to the prince's good intentions, nominally serving as the secretary of the Jin Palace, but in fact he was still in charge of the kitchen, how about it? ”

At this point, Xie Wei seemed to suddenly realize that Yang Guang spent a lot of time for two days in a row, all in order to persuade himself to agree to accept the official position he gave him, so he had an idea, rushed up and kowtowed: "Lord, although Xiang Sheng acted on the orders of the prince, he designed and built the Xie clan ancestral hall, and he had great grace in the Xie family. ”

Yang Guang was amused by Xie Xian's anxious and tactful resignation, and deliberately replied in a lengthened tone: "Xiang Sheng has made meritorious contributions to the design and supervision of Guangling Academy, and this king has recommended him to the imperial court to serve as a supervisor, and the imperial decree will soon be issued to Guangling." This time, what else do you have to say? ”

"Then, thank you for the prince's promotion, it is better to be respectful than to obey your orders, and you will be ashamed to accept the position of the palace secretary." Xie had no choice but to agree to serve as the secretary of the Jin Palace.

On the same day, Yang Guang, together with Gu Shi and Xie Wei, reviewed in detail the sketch of the Xie clan ancestral hall drawn by Xiang Sheng, and put forward a number of amendments for Xiang Sheng's reference and amendment.

Xie Wei made a request to Yang Guang that he was willing to go to Jiankang Jiangshan with Xiang Sheng alone to participate in the rebuilding of the Xie clan ancestral hall in order to fulfill his filial piety. Yang Guang repeatedly persuaded him not to stop, but he had to grant his request.