Although it is hung with the signboard of Gusu Inn, this small inn located on Xixie Street on the west side of Xuanwumen Outer Street, the owner and shopkeeper are all authentic Beijing locals. However, the chef invited is from Gusu, the taste of this dish is inevitably sweet, for the people of the capital, can only occasionally taste a fresh, but for the merchants and scholars who travel between the north and the south, this taste of hometown in a foreign land, it is naturally so cordial that it can not be more cordial.

Tang Yin lost his fame, and he was embarrassed to go to the Suzhou Hall run by a big family in his hometown, and after looking for a while in the outer city, he settled in this Gusu Inn. In the past few days, he has changed his habit of traveling around the world, and he has been writing in the house, and he doesn't even see him in the dining hall outside for a while, and the meals are delivered directly to the room.

At this moment, he was concentrating on coloring the picture on the table, but at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside. Remembering that the scholar Tang Zhong was sent by himself to buy a pen in the study, although he was a little unhappy, he still put down the pen in his hand, wiped his hands and stepped forward to open the door. However, as soon as the two doors opened, he was stunned.

"Lord Xu?"

"What, I'm too rash to come?" Xu Xun smiled slightly, and glanced sideways at Zhu Houzhao on the side, and then introduced, "Last time I asked Bohu to put your paintings in the idle garden, I plan to take a look at the time to do a fight, who knew that my cousin was pestering me to have a look, so I took him to see it first, and the result was good, he fell in love with one of the masterpieces at a glance, I must see you and beg you to cut your love to him, I was entangled by him and couldn't do it, so I brought him here." ”

found that there were only two Xu Xun, and there was silence downstairs, Tang Yin's heart moved, and then he smiled sideways and invited the two of them in, and said while closing the door: "I have been idle in Suzhou for so many years, and I painted them casually, not to mention any masterpieces, Lord Xu is really awarded." Speaking of this, he turned around, and before he could speak, he found that Zhu Houzhao was looking around as if he was familiar, and then he was standing in front of the desk and looking at the painting that he had not yet finished. ”

"The painting is charming but not gaudy, this is clearly an elegant work, how can it be said to be graffiti?" Zhu Houzhao has a wide range of interests, he has seen all the famous calligraphy and paintings in the royal collection, and his favorite is those landscapes and all kinds of freehand characters with suitable shades, but the flowers and birds are just mediocre, at this time he admired the beauty picture for two sentences, and suddenly raised his head and asked, "By the way, where did you find all these women in your pen?" ”

Speaking of this, Tang Yin was suddenly a little embarrassed, glanced at Xu Xun, and saw that he nodded and hinted but said that it was okay, so he said embarrassedly: "Everyone can't show their heads, so most of what I paint is just some small jasper, and ...... And then there's some fireworks women. Flower Street Willow Lane attaches great importance to reputation, and it is a kind of fame to be able to let me write...... It's really hopeless for my future, so I can't help but be willing to fall and make my son laugh. ”

"See what a smile! If you are wronged, you can still send love poems and paintings, it is better than complaining about the sky and others! Zhu Houzhao didn't realize what it was like to hear his serious words in the ears of others, he picked up the scroll with both hands and looked at it again, he suddenly said on a whim, "By the way, you are idle in the capital now, you might as well let me find something for you to do." Since your beauty picture is so beautifully painted, how about simply going to a place to paint a beauty for a few months? I can guarantee that there are hundreds of women from good families to paint for you, all of them are beautiful! ”

Although Xu Xun stood aside with a smile on the corner of his mouth, his mood at this moment was simply wonderful - where would he not know the surname Zhu Houzhao, this clearly felt that Tang Yin and Tang Bohu's painting was excellent, stronger than those painters in the palace, so he planned to invite people to paint those candidate beauties for himself, so that he could feast his eyes without leaving the Chengqian Palace! Catching a glimpse of Tang Yin's face, there was a burst of surprise at first, and then it was cloudy and uncertain, and he was about to interrupt a few sentences, but he didn't expect Tang Yin to kneel down suddenly.

"The emperor is very loving, and the people are grateful, but they don't dare to give the edict!"

Zhu Houzhao was originally standing there, but at this time, he was stunned. Soon, he reacted, glared at Xu Xun viciously and said: "I deliberately left Xu Jing behind, just because I was afraid that he would show his stuffing, you are good, and you even secretly reminded him!" ”

Before Xu Xun could explain, Tang Yin raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's not about Lord Xu, it's Xiaomin who sees it himself!" First, Lord Xu has now been made an earl, how can there be a few guards in and out, plus this Gusu Inn usually has a lot of guests, with Lord Xu's approachable surname, it will definitely not reveal his identity to disturb the guests, there should always be some noise below, but the downstairs is silent, how can it not make people suspicious? ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and saw that Zhu Houzhao's face really showed a little appreciation in addition to surprise, and he said calmly: "Second, Lord Xu said that the emperor was his cousin, but he did not explain the emperor's name and surname to Xiaomin, etc., just vaguely, and Xiaomin was more attentive in his heart; Third, after the emperor saw the painting, he said that he wanted to find something to do for the small people, but he wanted to paint hundreds of beauties from good families. Of course, it can only be the current election. That being the case, the identity of the emperor is naturally about to come out. ”

Only then did Zhu Houzhao realize that he had revealed so many flaws, and couldn't help glaring at Xu Xun fiercely. At this time, Xu Xun smiled and said: "The emperor doesn't stare at the minister, the minister is just thinking about giving the emperor a surname, so he didn't say the origin of the surname, but the others have nothing to do with the minister." ”

"Humph! Forget it, recognize it, recognize it...... Tang Yin, tell me, why did you say that you didn't dare to obey the edict just now? ”

"Back to the emperor, although painting is a minister's specialty, but the minister is a grass people, because he was only infamous before, if he wants to paint, he will inevitably come into contact with those women who will be mothers in the future, and spread it, even the emperor's reputation is not good. Besides......" Seeing that Zhu Houzhao pouted directly when he heard the word reputation, Tang Yin roughly had some guesses in his heart, and then said word by word, "Besides, the minister is now alone, it is inevitable that he will have the thoughts of a lady, in case the beauty surrounds the heart ape, then the sin should be ten thousand deaths!" ”

"Hahahaha!"

Zhu Houzhao finally couldn't help laughing, and seeing that Xu Xun was also a gentleman, he pointed at Tang Yin and said to Xu Xun: "Where did you find such an honest and clever person, he dares to say this kind of thing!" ”

"Only if the emperor is so tolerant and elegant, he will not blame him." Xu Xun secretly thought about Tang Yin's performance today, he didn't need to say anything beautiful at all, and his mood was naturally quite good. Therefore, after flattering Zhu Houzhao, he said with a pun, "But Bohu is right, even if he is willing to agree, he has now lost his fame, but he is just a white body, even if the emperor really orders him to be a painter, it will cause an uproar." ”

Zhu Houzhao's surname has always been to ignore the spleen and stomach as long as he cares, and immediately said with his hands behind his back: "Tang Yin, I already know your affairs, you get up first!" What does it matter if you lose your fame, I just give you back! ”

Six years of discouragement, six years of embarrassment, and six years of indulgence, Tang Yin didn't even have a trace of luck than Xu Jing, and dared to come to the capital to see if he could turn the tables around, and he was already disappointed in his heart. At this moment, the emperor's resounding words made him burst into tears for a while, and he couldn't even say a word after kowtowing three times, so he just lay there and burst into tears. It wasn't until a hand went to help him up that he wiped his eyes vigorously, and after finding that the person who was supporting him was Xu Xun, he couldn't help but hurriedly bow down and thank him.

With such a small episode, when Zhu Houzhao talked about asking for his painting again, he was full of promises. But when Zhu Houzhao asked about the umbrella beauty in the painting he wanted, he was stunned for a moment, and then cautiously asked a few details, and then pondered. After a while, he coughed lightly and said, "Back to the emperor, that is a woman that Xiaomin met on the shore of Shichahai when he entered Beijing this time. At that time, the rain was pouring down, and she held an umbrella to shelter from the rain under the eaves of a family, most of them were small jasper, and Xiaomin did not know her name. ”

"I see......"

Although Zhu Houzhao regretted it, he could only put aside this stubble for the time being, but after thinking about it, he still said: "After all, this is outside the city, doesn't Xu Jing live in Xing'an Bofu, it is spacious, it is inconvenient for people to come and go in this inn, you also live there with the surname Suo, if I want to see you, it will be more convenient." ”

Xu Xun had already mentioned this matter, and when he saw Tang Yin's hesitation, he didn't force it, and when he heard Zhu Houzhao say it at this time, he knew that this matter was already ironclad. After Tang Yin agreed, he went out with Zhu Houzhao with a few words of laughter, just when he went downstairs, the little emperor suddenly stopped, and then said without looking back: "Xu Xun, I waited until Min Jue's matter was resolved, and then used the name of amnesty to restore the fame to Tang Yin and Xu Jing, what do you think?" ”

This was originally one that Xu Xun was going to admonish, but when he heard Zhu Houzhao say it at this moment, he couldn't help but be surprised and delighted: "The emperor is wise!" ”

Zhu Houzhao keenly heard the change in Xu Xun's tone, glanced back at him, and then said triumphantly: "What a wisdom, I also learned from you!" It's better to take a detour than to attack with those bosses, I've learned it! Wait, I think about it, the edict of amnesty has already been promulgated when he ascended the throne before, so it is better to change it slightly this time...... It's better to let the Criminal Department clean up the world's prisons, and by the way, kill Zheng Wang and the others who should be killed, and also find something to do for the new officials of the Criminal Department, so as not to make them noisy. In this way, Tang Yin's case can also be turned over by the way. ”

The little emperor has really grown up! Hearing this, Xu Xun only felt that it coincided with the idea of the new criminal department Shangshu in his heart, and couldn't help but praise sincerely: "The emperor's article is really a stroke of genius!" ”

"That is, this one comes out, who dares to say that I don't have state affairs in my heart!"

All the way downstairs, Liu Jin, who was already standing there, greeted him with a smile on his face, and after a few words, he asked a few attendants to go to change clothes with Zhu Houzhao in his arms. As soon as the others left, he came to Xu Xun's side and said, "Brother Xu, thank you for giving me such a good thing in front of the emperor before." Don't worry, but let this son get it, I will never forget your affection! ”

"You and I are polite! It's just that this is a good thing, you must not give people the news in advance, otherwise this favor will not be enough to surprise and not be big enough! ”

"That's that, surprise, surprise is joy!"

(To be continued)