Jingwen returned to the imperial dining room and told everyone the news that he had become an official, and those senior brothers and brothers were stunned for a while.

"Senior Brother Jingwen, are you an official?" A senior brother asked.

"yes? Are you an official? "This is the first in the Tang Dynasty, rare in the ages!" "Yes, as far as I know, the earliest cook who became an official was Yi Yin in the Shang Dynasty." "Yes! Maybe our Jingwen junior brother can also be like Yi Yin, and can become a generation of virtuous ministers! ”

Those senior brothers and younger brothers were very happy for Jingwen, because Jingwen was the first chef to become an official in the Tang Dynasty, and perhaps the only chef in the Tang Dynasty who could become an official.

"What a pity! This food doctor is also an official position under the ninth grade, which is too low. It would be nice if I could be a first-class or second-class product. Jingwen whispered.

But Master Hu patted Jingwen's head and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" One or two products, which is what our chef can peep into? It's good that we can be in your position, even your master and I don't have this official position. Don't look at it as just a positive nine products, but the meaning is very different. Since ancient times, how many emperors would make cooks officials? This shows that the emperor favors you, so that you can break some rules and become an official. You still don't know Shane, what kind of first- and second-class officials do you still dream of? ”

But Jingwen replied: "Master, there is an emperor in the Taixi countries who said that a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. If it were for us, it would be that an official who didn't want to be a prime minister was not a good official, although I was only a nine-grade eunuch, but I also wanted to be the prime minister one day! ”

"Hmph, you bastard, what are you talking about? If you can stop the prime minister, then you may be able to become the second Yiyin. Master Hu pretended to be angry, but there was no anger in his eyes.

After all, this Jingwen is his land and adopted son, and now that his apprentice has a future, it is naturally worth celebrating. There are many teachers who hope that their land has a future and they can become big officials. Of course, this is just hoping that his apprentice will have a future, and some ill-intentioned masters will keep a hand, which is very bad.

Not long after, a eunuch with a very shrill voice came out of the door, and it was clear that he was a eunuch.

"Ouch, isn't this Mr. Jing Wenjing, a food doctor? I came here by the order of Yang Gonggong, the bureau commander of our Inner Servant Provincial Court Bureau, and I am here to give you a gift! Congratulations to Lord Jingwen on your ascension! ”

As soon as the eunuch arrived, he left immediately, leaving only a bunch of gifts.

"Master, what kind of place is this court bureau?" Jingwen asked.

"This court bureau is to deal with the female dependents of those officials who have committed serious crimes, that is, the young ladies of those serious officials, who will be sent to the court bureau to teach dance and talent, and serve the emperor in the future. However, sometimes those women in the court bureau sleep to know whether they will be favored by the emperor, so they dare not offend. Master Hu said.

But Jingwen is also envious of those eunuchs, guarding so many official ladies, isn't that a dead earning? However, thinking that they were all eunuchs and couldn't really do what those women were, Jingwen had no reason to balance it. They are all eunuchs, what do you have to do with them?

But then another eunuch came, but this time it was a normal person.

"Lord Jingwen, I came here to congratulate you on your promotion on the order of Lord Yu Zhou from the Shangyi Bureau."

The man also put down the gift and left.

"Master, how many officials is this Fengyu?" Jingwen asked.

"This Fengyu is a five-rank official position, much higher than you!" Master Hu said.

Jingwen is also estimating that since this Shangyi Bureau Fengyu is a fifth-grade official, his status is much higher than his own, why do he still come to give him a gift? Since ancient times, only subordinates have given gifts to their bosses, but it was the first time Jingwen had heard that a high-ranking official had given a gift to his petty official, which surprised him very much. So, Jingwen asked this question.

"You know what a! They give you gifts for the sake of your face, and they give you gifts for the sake of the emperor's face. You are now Jane in the emperor's heart, and they all want to please you, so that you can help them speak in front of the emperor. Master Hu said.

"What? Let me speak to them? I'm just a little cook, how can I help them talk? Jingwen asked.

Master Hu patted Jingwen's head and said, "Do you finally remember that you are just a little cook?" But as long as the emperor has you in his heart, then you are not an ordinary little cook! Do you know? Your official position shows that the emperor is very kind to you, and he can make you an official. Do you think it's easy for a chef to become an official? If it was easy for a cook to become an official, there would have been more than just one Yi Yin for thousands of years. ”

After Master Hu's explanation, Jing Wen knew how much he had won Li Shimin's favor. In ancient times, chefs belonged to the lower ninth class, and they were almost unable to be officials at all. And the Shangshi Bureau, or Guanglu Temple, which was in charge of the emperor's meals, was all served by civil officials, and was never promoted from the bottom cooks. This is the low status of chefs in ancient times, even the imperial chefs were very low. If it weren't for the fact that this food doctor was a eunuch in the palace, and his status was not high, and Li Shimin was a country made by himself, and his power was very strong, so he could appoint Jing Wen as this food doctor so smoothly.

If one of these situations is missing, then it will not be able to be this high-ranking official. This is enough to show how good Li Shimin is to Jingwen, because Li Shimin is enough to make an exception for Jingwen to give him an official position. And it is precisely because of this exception that countless officials have realized that Jingwen is Li Shimin's favorite minister and must not be offended.

"That master, those Fengyu, aren't they higher? Can't they gain the emperor's trust? If they can't be trusted, then why are they in this position? Jingwen asked.

Jingwen didn't know much about a lot of political things, so he still asked a question that seemed very childish.

"In fact, sometimes a high official position does not mean that the emperor trusts him. Sometimes, when the official position of the subordinates is high, the relationship with the emperor is estranged. It's a state of mind, and I can't explain it. And those in high positions, in order to maintain their status, can only blame those who are close to the emperor and help them say a word. Sometimes, it is to please the concubine, and when there is time, it is to please the people around the emperor. And you? It is because it seems that he has won the trust of the emperor very much, so he has such a heavy task to please. To put it mildly, you're just a courtier. Master Hu said.

From Master Hu's words, Jingwen knew that he was also a courtier who curried favor with the emperor and gained benefits.