The New Year's seal, Emperor Yongchang didn't have to listen to the government, but he didn't relax, and it was the fifth day of the first month in a blink of an eye, remembering what Guo Gonggong reported, Qian Wenjin didn't borrow anyone's name, and actually took care of the hotel prosperously, understanding that Wen Jin traveled in casual clothes, and it was really for business. At the same time, his curiosity about Wen Jin increased greatly, and he even wanted to go out to see what Wen Jin's restaurant was like.

Although the emperor doesn't have to make money, he also knows that money is hard to earn, a small official, often for a few hundred taels or even dozens of taels of silver, will ignore the law of the country, if the money is easy to earn, open a restaurant like Wen Jin, and immediately make money, who would take the risk of breaking the law?

Gonggong Guo listened to Emperor Yongchang's words and was very worried: "Your Majesty, this is too dangerous, how can you be a little obedient to make a risk." ”

"I can't even go outside and take a look, it can be seen what the chaos in the capital has become, you talk about the peace of the country and the people all day long, are you lying to me?"

"Your Majesty, it's really a peaceful country, but no matter how peaceful a society is, there are bad people, if you meet someone who is not long-sighted, how can you get into trouble?" Guo Gonggong was sweating all over his head, and he tried his best to dissuade him.

"Where's your kung fu? Aren't those few around you known as the Five Tiger Generals? Are you blinding me again? ”

"Your Majesty, how powerful is the Western Xinjiang they followed you to, you still don't understand?"

Emperor Yongchang smiled: "Could it be that the capital is more dangerous than the western frontier?" ”

Guo Gonggong was the emperor's opponent, and he was defeated in two rounds, so he obediently went to arrange.

Besides, the Qian family took a carriage on this day, took the servant with him, and went straight to Wen Jin's hotel.

Wen Jin and the county lord have a carriage, and Wei's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sit in one. Wen Jin saw her adoptive mother sitting dignifiedly, and admired her upbringing.

"Mother, don't you want to see what's going on outside? I see that every time you go out, you sit like this, aren't you curious at all? ”

Lord Yujie smiled: "Look twice, I still don't understand what's going on." ”

"Hehe" Wen Jin then remembered that the county lord of Yujie had been living in the courtyard of the deep house, and the small stalls and hawkers outside had never dealt with her, and she had never dealt with it, and after a few glances through the gap in the curtains, she naturally didn't understand anything, so she could only add to her troubles.

There was not a single guest in the hotel, the carriage did not stop until it reached the courtyard, and the two boxes closest to the kitchen had been cleaned up, and after getting out of the carriage, Wen Jin took the arm of the county lord of Yujie and walked inside.

"It's a pretty good house."

"Yes, the guild halls in various places are often built with donations from big businessmen, and the funds are abundant, and the houses are well repaired."

As the two spoke, they entered the lobby of the hotel, and a few juniors dressed up and bowed down to welcome the arrival of their masters.

Walk through the hall, almost to the end of the corridor, wipe everywhere along the way, the wall is either hung with pictures of the store's specialties, or, there are some dish recommendations, Yujie County Lord is very curious, one by one carefully look at the past, and occasionally comment: "Yo, this dish is very delicious, it must sell well in the restaurant!" ”

"Well, yes." Wen Jin nodded perfunctorily, in fact, the dish was a bit expensive, although the profit was good, but she could only sell three or five plates a day, but she didn't plan to tell the county lord of Yujie.

No matter how hard the county lord of Yujie was in the past, he had never seen the outside world, and he didn't know what kind of poverty ordinary people were in.

Entering the box, Yujie saw that the window was pasted with white silk, the house was still relatively bright, there were paintings on the wall, there was a green plant with big leaves in the corner, the table was painted, polished bright, very clean, she nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it's good, people look at it, and their hearts are very comfortable." ”

"Thank you for the compliment." Wen Jin said casually.

The county lord of Yujie knocked her lightly: "Poor mouth, who praised you?" ”

Yan Ran, who was following behind, laughed softly, held Wei's arm, and motioned for her to sit next to Lord Yujie.

Wei's curiosity was even greater than that of Lord Yujie, and it wasn't until she sat down that she seemed to understand, and sighed: "I don't know how Jin'er thought of this." ”

"Second aunt, I haven't eaten pork, and I haven't seen a pig go? Who wouldn't want to have a hot and fragrant meal just like at home? Especially in the capital, there are many rich families, so I thought, what our family is like, what the hotel is like, and customers will feel at home and like it here. ”

"Well, treat others with yourself, Jin'er has a good idea." Lord Yujie nodded.

Because it had been prepared for a long time, Xiao Er quickly served refreshments. Wen Jin wanted her family to truly experience the feeling of eating out once, so she specially arranged to wait a while before serving the meal.

A table of people drank tea and chatted leisurely, and after waiting for more than a quarter of an hour, Wen Jin estimated that it was time to serve the food, Wen Han suddenly knocked on the door and walked in: "Jin'er, don't you take your mother and second aunt out for a walk?" Ascending high and looking into the distance, it is easy for the mother to come out and observe the folk customs. ”

Yan Ran was a little excited, and turned her eyes to the county lord of Yujie and her mother-in-law: "Niangniang, mother, climb high and look far away, although it is sluggish in winter, there is also a scene, why don't you go and see it together?" ”

Wei Shi didn't seem to feel good, but the county lord Yujie nodded, and she followed the county lord to stand up.

At the end of the third floor, there was a junior who bowed his head and stepped aside, holding a rag in his hand, as if he had just finished wiping the handrail of the stairs, and the Yujie county lord and the others walked over without suspicion, only Wen Jin felt very strange, the railing had dried, why was the person who wiped it still here?

Wen Jin walked last, she looked at Xiao Er contemplatively, only to see that he let go of the women in front of him, and when he came to Wen Jin, he raised his head slightly.

died, it turned out to be Qian Jun, no wonder this figure is so familiar, if it weren't for the fact that this running clothes were relatively small, stretched on his body, covering his unique chic and sharpness, Wen Jin would have recognized it a long time ago.

Qian Jun smiled, revealing his white teeth, Wen Jin's footsteps paused slightly, and there was a burst of joy in his heart for no reason, but he still glared at him fiercely.

If this is known, not only will it be bad for him, but Qian Jun's reputation will also be damaged. Fortunately, today is all her own family, Wei and the monarch are less vigilant, Wen Jin sneered, keeping up with the steps in front, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, she couldn't tell whether her mood at the moment was annoyed or happy, anyway, she was afraid, worried, and a little sweet.

When Qian Jun saw it, his mood was even more comfortable, and he felt that this trip was really not in vain.

In the room on the third floor, there is no earth dragon and no brazier, in order to overlook, the window was also opened, the spring cold was precipitous, everyone quickly couldn't stand it, turned back to the first floor, Qian Jun bowed his head and walked behind Wen Jin, the two didn't dare to speak, only exchanged information with their eyes, Wen Jin didn't think he was causing trouble, but Qian Jun smiled and was satisfied, and quickly walked up the stairs, a few people came to the end of the corridor, Qian Jun shrank back vigilantly, and didn't dare to show up.

Xiao Er, who was guarding the door of the box, hurriedly greeted him: "This guest officer, it's not open today." ”

"How can you open a hotel and push guests out? Besides, I can smell the food, it's open, and you're lying! ”

"Yes-" Wen Han wanted to explain that his family came out to go around, the corridor was dimly lit, he took two steps forward, and felt that something was wrong, the momentum of the person who came was by no means ordinary people, he hurriedly signaled Xiao Er to shut up, and waited for the female dependents to enter the box and close the door, and then stepped forward: "Sir, it is indeed closed today, but since you are here, there is no reason why the small shop is not welcome, but the dishes are not complete, please bear with me." ”

A scribe beside him said, "It's okay, let's bring something." ”

Wen Han hurriedly let people go to the room prepared for them, Qian Xiancong was very strange that someone came in, stood up and was about to ask, when he suddenly saw a face that made him both respectful and afraid, and knelt down with a puff: "See Your Majesty!" Long live my emperor, long live! ”

It turned out to be Emperor Yongchang, Qian Xiancheng knelt down as soon as his legs were weak, and his body was still trembling, I don't know if he was excited or afraid. Wen Han also quickly knelt down.

"Get up, I'm here to eat, not to listen to politics, don't come to these clichés." Yongchang Emperor Road.

At this moment, several big men brought by the emperor were already guarding the door and stairs, and Qian Xiancong got up and wanted to take his brother and nephew to withdraw, but he was also stopped.

"Come, Lord Qian, sit together. In Western Xinjiang, we often eat at the same table, but when we arrive in the capital, why do we have a part? ”

Qian Xiancong didn't dare to refute, and said in his heart, what is the situation? The military situation is urgent, and when I often eat, it is the time for consultation and consultation, I hurriedly fill my stomach, turn over and get on my horse and am about to embark on the journey, how can I have time to talk about etiquette and humility? But now ......, Qian Xiancong explained with trepidation: "Western Xinjiang is special in wartime, peaceful and prosperous, how can Weichen dare to trespass again?" Xiancong is willing to serve the emperor. ”

"Don't be so polite, sit down, you serve me, how about letting them?" Emperor Yongchang pulled Qian Xiancong's sleeve, "Come together, come together!" ”

Qian Xiancong was moved to tears, and made a big salute before sitting sideways.

"These two are your brother and nephew, right? All sit, money, money what's coming from, you. ”

"Qian Wenhan!"

"Oh, Qian Wenhan, the person who has made great contributions in Zhongjiang Mansion, accompany me to dinner, and tell me about you and Lu Can when you're done!"

Qian Xiancheng gave a big gift and thanked the emperor, and then he was sitting in a precarious position, with a panicked face, Qian Wenhan was better, and after the initial panic, he calmed down a lot.

After Wen Han consulted the emperor, he signaled to start serving.

Regardless of the knife work and taste, it is very different from the imperial kitchen in the palace, the emperor is in the western Xinjiang, and he has eaten spicy seeds, but when he enters the palace, the taste is almost gone, this time he saw the red chili oil, and he couldn't help but mourn, Guo Gonggong put him on the plate in front of him, and he took a bite into his mouth. It was so spicy that his face turned red all of a sudden, and it took a lot of effort to hold back and not cough it out.

Wen Han hurriedly handed over a glass of kiwi juice, which was originally prepared by Wen Jin for the county lord, Yanran thought it was delicious, so Wen Han brought more over, fortunately, it saved the scene.

Some cool, sweet and sour juice entered his mouth, and Emperor Yongchang felt very comfortable: "Hmm, this is good." ”

"This was discovered by Shemei when she was in Shanyang County, and she took people to transplant it along the old Jinhe Road, and now, many people there have planted it, and in a few years, it will be able to benefit one party."

"Well, that's good!"

Seeing that Emperor Yongchang seemed to be in a good mood and loved the things in the cup, Guo Gonggong asked carefully: "Then, do you want to pay tribute from Shanyang?" ”

Wen Han hurriedly answered: "Your Majesty, this is a good thing, it tastes good, it is also very good for the body, it has the effect of delaying aging and promoting health, students have always wanted to dedicate it to the emperor, but unfortunately there is no way......"

Emperor Yongchang smiled: "It's hard for your heart, sit down and talk!" ”……

Qian Jun heard the emperor's voice and knew that there must be a secret whistle outside, no matter how Qiao pretended at this moment, it was very likely to show his feet, so he simply let it go out, pulled his turban down, and really acted as a junior. I saw him walk generously to the kitchen, and several guards in the corridor didn't recognize him because of the bad light.

At the door of the kitchen, there was also a black iron tower, staring at the busy people inside, Qian Jun lowered his head and made an obscene appearance, but the man didn't pay much attention. The lady who burned the fire was very scared, and the hand holding the little shovel kept trembling, Qian Jun walked over, signaled her to get out of the way, and helped add firewood to it, fortunately, in the days of Huaijin, he had the opportunity to contact the lives of ordinary people, otherwise, how could a noble son like him do this?

When the eldest lady finally calmed down, Qian Jun had already made a face of dust, he carefully wiped his neck, hands, and wrists evenly, and then took the rag and wiped it everywhere, and those guards didn't see the clues, which made Qian Jun's courage bigger and bigger.

Wen Jin and they are female dependents, so they also brought a few maids and mothers-in-law, Xiao Er delivered the dishes to the door, and the mother-in-law took them, Qian Jun easily won a chance to serve the dishes, but was blocked outside, and he was very depressed. Fortunately, Wen Jin was sitting with his back door, and he could still see a pretty back, which made him feel a little comforted.

Wen Jin was listening to Wei Shi and Yujie County Lord, and suddenly felt uncomfortable behind her, she couldn't help but glance back, her body froze all of a sudden, and secretly scolded This guy is too bold, she glared, turned her head and didn't care about Qian Jun anymore. There was a big man on the wall, Qian Xiancong knelt down, and the female dependents here also knew it, but they all guessed wrong, they all thought that it was the third prince Fu Wang who came, Fu Wang was Qian Xiancong's superior, and he had the reputation of the virtuous king, and he acted chic and uninhibited, and suddenly came to sit in the restaurant opened by his subordinates, which was very in line with his usual style, and the people here did not feel abrupt, and they were still eating and drinking freely.

The county lord of Yujie originally brought a few female dependents over to pay respects, but was blocked by the guards at the door: "The master said that there is no need to bother, you can do it yourself." Lord Yujie thought that it was inconvenient for the other party to see his daughter, but he didn't insist, but continued to enjoy the strange feeling of coming out with a hard time.

Wen Jin didn't understand why Qian Jun hadn't left yet, but he was dressed up like that, was it to look at himself more? She has calmed down from the surprise of meeting Qian Jun, and she is like this to Qian Jun, she is moved, worried, and even, a little annoyed, a good swimmer drowning, playing with fire***, all of which are talking about Qian Jun's current situation.

Prince Ren was still resolutely opposed, but if there was any more gossip, the old man would have even more reason not to agree, Qian Jun was too arrogant!

If Wen Jin knew that it was the emperor who came, Qian Jun wouldn't be able to leave if he wanted to, and he would probably not be angry in his heart, only worried.

Wen Han entertained the emperor inside, although he was worried about his friends, he still cheered up, tried to keep his mood stable, and told the emperor about what happened in Zhongjiang that year.

"This Lu Can is really capable, very suitable!" Emperor Yongchang thought to himself, it turned out that he came out today, not just for fun, the Jiangnan political envoy recommended Lu Can to be the Jiangnan Dongdao platform, but the officials did not agree, and several cabinet ministers except Su Qing also felt that Lu Can had no fame, and let him be a prefect, which was already an exception and could not go further.

Su Young Man is sixty, his beard is white, but he still hasn't changed his stubborn temperament, he and Yang Jian have a few disputes, and they actually made things bigger, and took the opportunity to praise Lu Can in front of Emperor Yongchang.

In addition to saying that Lu Can's fame is not obvious, the opponents also did not say what Lu Can is not, Emperor Yongchang just wanted to rectify the Jiangnan officialdom and was ready to replace a few people, but he was worried about the lack of manpower, this time, it can be regarded as a purpose.

At that time, in order to cater to Yang Jian, Su Qing once recommended Guo Hao, after the incident, he regretted it very much, and now he does things, he no longer cares about other people, he knows everything about the emperor, and Emperor Yongchang's impression of him has also changed greatly, he understands Lu Can from several channels, and talks to Wen Han, which is only one of the aspects.

Wen Han is a person who has experienced it personally, naturally more detailed and specific than others, and more vivid and detailed, Emperor Yongchang can hear it, he admires Lu Can, but the words during the period are calm and rational, there is no deliberate praise, and there is no deliberate concealment.

After Wen Han finished speaking, he also summed up two sentences: "Some people are good at reading, but they don't necessarily know how to be officials, and some people are average at reading, but they don't necessarily know how to do things, of course this is individual, just like Lord Lu." ”

Emperor Yongchang nodded: "Hmm! What do you think of Lu Can's ability to be a platform? ”

Wen Han thought about it for a while, and said a little shyly: "I think he works very hard, he should be able to, no matter how big it is, it's hard to say." ”

Emperor Yongchang smiled: "You're right, if he does a good job of the officials of the Daotai, it is possible to make it bigger, if this is average, it is naturally impossible to go further, so well, the officials are getting bigger step by step." ”

Wen Han nodded respectfully.

Emperor Yongchang was serious in Wenhan, and when he saw that he was not frightened, but admired, longed, and respected, he knew that if this person was an official, he must be working hard to be honest and self-reliant, so he asked again: "You resigned from the first emperor's award, but you want to participate in the imperial examination?" Wen Han said respectfully: "Yes, I read for three more years, and I feel that I have benefited a lot, I was still too young back then." Emperor Yongchang nodded, then stood up and prepared to leave. Qian Xiancong hurriedly took his brother and nephew to make a big salute, knelt on the ground and respectfully bid farewell.

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