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Chapter 378 Jiangdu has a steamed bun shop

In Jiangdu, Pei Ju, the squire of the Yellow Gate, has a not very conspicuous house, which is quite far away from the emperor's palace, and it takes about half an hour to walk to the palace by carriage.

The emperor has always thought that Pei Ju is just a little greedy, and he is not greedy for everything, even the house is chosen in such a remote place, who can say that Lord Pei Ju is not a thrifty person? Although the emperor himself is extravagant, he doesn't like the courtiers to be extravagant, if he can't see this clearly, how can Pei Ju be in this position now? The government is controlled by him and Yu Shiji, what they say is what, isn't it because the two of them can best figure out the holy will?

I don't know when, in the small alley where the back door of Pei Ju's house is located, a snack bar was opened across the street more than 20 meters away from the back door of Pei's house, which only sells soup dumplings. Even Lord Pei Ju likes to eat it, so the people nearby also want to taste it, how can a simple bun be favored by this big man in the court.

Business is good, and the owner of this small shop is naturally happy.

In his opinion, Pei Ju is his God of Wealth, and it is precisely because Master Pei Ju often patronizes his small shop that business will get better and better. In just three days, the owner of this small shop surnamed Wang knew the habits of Master Pei Ju, and every morning before dawn, he got up and instructed the cook to carefully make a few steamed buns first, and then prepare a few light and delicate side dishes, boil a pot of porridge, and he could wait at the door of the small shop in person.

Pei Ju has the habit of getting up early, usually getting up when it is still dark, practicing the five-bird play in the small back garden of his house for a while, and then bathing and changing clothes to prepare to go to the palace to deal with state affairs for the emperor. Since the opening of the small shop that filled the soup dumplings, Pei Ju has liked this sweet and delicious snack, and the carriage always came out of the main entrance in a circle, and he only went to the palace after breakfast in that small shop.

If you eat two meats a day, you can buy one soup dumpling, so frugal, even the people nearby are full of praise for Lord Pei Ju.

The sky was just revealing a hint of brightness, so Boss Wang got up and went to the door to wait. Today he woke up half an hour earlier than usual, so he looked a little sluggish. Originally, he didn't look very likable, and his sallow face always looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness, but he had a pair of sharp teeth, and his ass was definitely pleasing to the eye.

Sitting on the steps at the door, Boss Wang remembered a few guests who came last night, frowned slightly, and said in his heart that his life in Jiangdu was getting worse and worse.

Just thinking about something that had a headache, Pei Ju's carriage turned around from the street. Boss Wang hurriedly got up, and squeezed out a bright chrysanthemum-like smile on his old face to greet him. After saying hello to the coachman, he bowed and waited by the side of the carriage. A subordinate lifted the curtain of the carriage, and then took out a small stool from the carriage and put it on the ground.

"Master Pei, you look really good today."

Boss Wang said with a smile.

"Not bad?"

Pei Ju glared at him and asked, "Did you see that my complexion was good?" ”

Pei Ju's tone was a little cold, and Boss Wang immediately said with a smile: "Isn't there something annoying about my lord?" I guarantee that you will be in a better mood immediately after eating a basket of soup dumplings today. Today's steamed bun is different, I specially asked the chef to carefully select the shrimp to be shelled and peeled, and then accompanied by fresh mushrooms and tender beef, and the filling is fresh and the soup is fresh. Last night I got up and boiled a pot of lotus seed porridge by myself, and the lotus seeds were picked back from the lotus pond in the north of the city yesterday, which is the first tent of this year, which is guaranteed to make you eat smoothly. ”

Pei Ju glanced at him, sighed and said, "You guy, don't you know that I'm going to get angry today, that's why you're so prepared?" ”

Boss Wang smiled and said, "I opened a store here, how can I do it without your care?" ”

"Let's go inside."

Pei Ju waved his hand and walked into the shop. Sitting in the private room, Boss Wang hurriedly asked people to bring the prepared breakfast, and he personally served a bowl of fragrant lotus seed porridge for Pei Ju, and added a little sucrose.

Pei Ju took a sip and nodded slightly.

"Wang Qinian, what do you Yanyun Zhai want to do!"

He put down the porcelain spoon, raised his head and asked coldly.

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Pei Ju said coldly: "I kindly recommended it in front of Your Majesty, and at the risk of being blamed by Your Majesty, do you think it's easy?" Your Majesty has long known that Wen Yidao died in the hands of your Yanyunzhai, but I don't know, you can't imagine how dangerous it is! I didn't expect Your Majesty to be gracious, regardless of Wen Yidao's affairs, and directly promote your big boss to be the general of Wu Benlang of the fourth grade, this is a position where the children of the Han family have rested and climbed up for several lifetimes, and as long as you can exterminate the anti-thieves in Wagangzhai and Gaojibo, Your Majesty also promised him the high position of the general manager of Qi County! But it's good that you are in charge, you actually humiliated and beat the Qincha, if I hadn't pressed it, let Your Majesty know about this matter, could it be that the imperial court would not be able to dispatch a large army to destroy your stockade now?! ”

The owner of this steamed bun shop is Wang Qinian, and he has always been handling the matter of bribing Pei Ju and Yu Shiji in the past six months, and the secrets and trends in the court have also been sent back to Yanyunzhai from this small steamed bun shop. His shop is regarded as Yanyunzhai's stronghold in Jiangdu Ming, because he has to contact with a court official like Pei Juyu Shiji, so he has to be placed on the bright side. Naturally, there are a lot of people in the dark of Yanyun Village in Jiangdu, after all, Yang Guang plans to live here for a long time, and a lot of information is very important.

Seeing that Pei Ju was really angry, Wang Qinian hurriedly said with a smiling face: "My lord, dissipate your anger, don't hurt your body...... In fact, you also know that our big boss was originally born in the army, and he thought about the imperial court, and when he was in Liaodong, our big boss made a lot of military exploits, and you also know it. If it weren't for Yuwenshu's old thief's sincerity in squeezing out and making things difficult, even if he had accumulated military merits, we would have achieved the position of Wu Benlang General now. ”

He paused for a moment and said: "Besides, my lord doesn't know, Wagangzhai has occupied Dongjun for several years, and even the people of Dongjun are on their side, with no less than 100,000 soldiers, and they also occupy the geographical advantage and people, and they are conscripted and suppressed...... It's hard. Coupled with Dou Jiande in Hebei, its strength is stronger than that of Zhai Rang in Wagangzhai, no less than 150,000! And Dou Jiande is now self-reliant as the king, occupying several states, and the soldiers are full of food, how can we fight with only the men and horses of Yanyunzhai? Your Majesty's seemingly exceptional reward is actually just an empty official position, with no food and grass, no supplies, and this battle is not easy to fight. ”

"Alas......"

Pei Ju sighed and said: "I have also heard a little about the things in Liaodong, at that time the whole army was defeated, but Yan Yun came back with men and horses, and he also performed many miraculous feats, Yuwenshu that person was narrow-minded and naturally could not tolerate him." His Majesty is also very sorry for this matter, but now that the Yuwen family has lost its momentum, you don't have to have any scruples about returning to the imperial court. ”

He thought for a moment and said, "But even so, he shouldn't have beaten Qincha!" If Your Majesty knows, can you still have your Yanyunzhai good fruits to eat? ”

"Adults don't know!"

Wang Qinian said indignantly: "The eunuch who announced the decree, the first thing he did after arriving at Yanyunzhai was to bribe, and he was unwilling to give twenty taels of gold, what did he say in front of His Majesty that our people in Yanyunzhai were unruly, you also know that some of our big bosses are heroes, and their tempers are quite short-tempered, how can they stand the eunuch's bird spirit?" If it weren't for our big boss to stop us, I'm afraid we would have beaten that eunuch to death. ”

"Forget it"

Pei Ju waved his hand and said: "Don't mention this matter, I have already seen the people sent by your big boss last night, and your big boss is too arrogant, you want 30,000 sets of government soldiers armor and weapons when you open your mouth, and 200 Yellow Dragon Clippers, this is just a joke!" ”

"Negotiable......"

Wang Qinian smiled, handed over a hot soup dumpling and said with a smile: "My lord, you have a few kind words in front of Your Majesty, as long as you can fight for more for us Yanyunzhai." When the time comes, our big boss will naturally not forget your help. Your prestige in the DPRK and China is unmatched, and it is not a matter of words. Let's talk ...... again."

Wang Qinian said seriously: "If this matter is completed, Yanyunzhai is your help outside the court." With tens of thousands of soldiers in my Yanyun Village, what do you say, what else do you need to worry about? ”

Pei Ju's heart moved, and he couldn't help laughing.

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Yang Guang leaned on the bed, looking at Pei Ju and Yu Shiji, who were standing respectfully on the side, his face was a little ugly, and there was a wave of anger between his eyebrows. It's just that he endured it and didn't have a seizure, even so, the cold gaze still made Pei Ju and Yu Shiji a little frightened.

"A thief, I made an exception to give him a high-ranking official of the fourth grade, and he still wants to ask me for benefits?"

Yang Guang stared at Pei Ju's eyes and asked, "30,000 sets of government soldiers are equipped with armor, how much inventory is in the treasury of the military department, do you know?" If you don't know, ask Yang Yichen! I also want two hundred Huanglong clippers, and give him boats, so that he can lead his troops straight down to Jiangdu? Pei Ju, you are not confused! ”

Pei Ju hurriedly lowered his head and said: "The minister didn't dare to respond to Yan Yun's matter, and he didn't dare to lose the prestige of the court." The person sent by Yanyun yesterday was beaten out by the minister, not to mention 30,000 sets of government armor, not to mention 200 Huanglong clippers, even if it is a grain of rice, a piece of cloth, and a pair of straw sandals, the minister does not dare to make his own decisions. The country belongs to His Majesty, and everything in the world belongs to His Majesty...... Yan Yun was bold and reckless, and the minister felt that the matter of recruiting peace would stop, and he could send the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Capital and the men and horses of General Xue Shixiong of the left imperial guard to the south to conquer and suppress. ”

Yu Shiji couldn't help but praise in his heart, Pei Ju is really thoughtful. If you want to catch it, this hand is really beautiful.

He also immediately chimed in: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, Yanyun does not respect the imperial power, and his crime should be punished." The minister thought that he could also transfer the general to Hu'er to lead the Donglai Water Division up the river, take the waterway to attack Juyeze, and attack the north and south with General Xue Shixiong, and Yanyun Village would be destroyed. ”

Pei Ju said: "The thieves are only fifty or sixty thousand, although there is the danger of Ju Yeze, but they can't stop Your Majesty's mighty sky, there are General Lai Hu'er and General Xue Shixiong, plus the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Capital, to exterminate Yanyun, just around the corner." ”

"Come to Hu'er to train troops in Donglai, and Xue Shixiong to suppress bandits in Zhuo County!"

Yang Guang glared at the two of them and said, "If you don't understand military affairs, don't talk nonsense!" The water division from Donglai to Juyeze, the waterway is long, and it is the flood season of the Yellow River. Xue Shixiong didn't have a boat, how could he cross the Yellow River? You two can only talk on paper, do you know how much it costs to mobilize troops like this? As for the transfer of the eastern capital to defend the people and horses to attack Dongping County, don't you know that there is a Dongjun in between? ”

Pei Ju and Yu Shiji hurriedly bowed their heads and said: "The minister doesn't understand military affairs, Your Majesty forgives you." ”

Yang Guang waved his hand and said: "Forget it, you go and tell the people sent by Yan Yun that the warship armor will be given to him three percent first, and then three percent will be given to each of the warships and armor, and then three percent will be given to Dou Jiande, and then the remaining forty percent will be given." This is already my biggest concession, if it weren't for his merits and grievances in Liaodong, how would I allow him? ”