Suddenly, there was a sneeze that disrupted the two people who were thinking about the void.

Xiao Mo rubbed his nose and said, "It's cold." ”

"It's a little cold, but it's possible that someone else misses you." Shu Yan said with a smile.

"What does sneezing have to do with missing?"

"Yes, this is still a famous sentence from the Book of Songs." The end of the wind and the dawn, the day will not come, the words will not sleep, and the words will sneeze. That is, if someone talks about you, you will sneeze. ”

"If you can't sleep, if you want to talk, you will sneeze." Xiao Mo repeated this poem, muttering to himself, and said after a while: "Well, this is wonderful, this is wonderful." After a while, he said, "Is it really so amazing?" ”

"It's just a romantic imagination, how can it be taken seriously? It's important to get back and get dressed. ”

"I won't go back, it's rare to have such a beautiful moonlight, it's a pity to go to bed early." Xiao Mo picked up a small stone mortar, "Brother Shu, let's two smash the walnuts and eat." ”

"Papapa" smashed a few walnuts, Xiao Mo peeled the walnuts out of the crushed crust and handed them to Shu Yan. This kind of thing was originally a thing in the Western Regions, and it was not yet widespread in the Central Plains. The only time Shu Yan ate it was when he was five or six years old. That day in his own field by the Ru River, he and Zhixin two drooping children, as a clay figure to worship the church to get married, was playing happily, but was broken by Xiao Shide, Zhixin cried nonstop, Shi Hui as compensation, gave Zhixin a lot of fresh fruits, including walnuts. Zhixin got these fruits that she had never eaten before, and the first thing she wanted to share with Shu Yan was. Shu Yan still thinks it's funny when he thinks about it now. The feast of the horns seems to have been yesterday, but now—how are you doing in heaven?

Shu Yan looked up at the sky, looked at it, and suddenly felt that the black shadow in the moon slowly turned into Zhixin, gradually drifted away from the moon, fell on the orchid, and looked at himself and Xiao Mo.

……

That night, Shu Yan had a dream. In the dream, Zhixin was dressed in gorgeous clothes, still dignified, still affectionate, but not so affectionate, and said to herself: Brother Yan, I didn't expect you to be here, so I was easy to find. You and I are so far away, and you don't go to look for me.

Shu Yan shouted: "Zhixin, where are you, tell me quickly, I'll look for you!" ”

Zhixin just sneered: "There are already people around you, why bother looking for me!" Suddenly, his eyes burst into tears, "Brother Yan, I am relieved to see that you are doing well." After saying that, he turned his body and walked away without looking back.

Shu Yan shouted anxiously, but Zhixin ignored it, wanting to chase it, but couldn't catch up.

Suddenly, he was grabbed on his left arm and woke up suddenly. It turned out that Xiao Mo heard him shouting in his dream, came out of the room, woke him up, and saw his bare shoulders due to excitement and the red plum scar on his shoulder.

Xiao Mo had heard the story of this plum blossom and knew that this was the scar of Brother Shu who was scratched by a wolf's claw in order to save Zhixin, and the infatuated Zhixin was stupidly burned an identical plum blossom scar on his left arm. This is a proof of the heart-to-heart between the two people, and it is also used as a token of their parting. She smiled gloomily, didn't say anything, settled Shu Yan, and went to bed.

On the second day, after the morning dynasty, Shu Yan was sorting out documents in Shangshutai. Suddenly, Shang Shu ordered Wei Qian to hurry back from the court, and said to Shu Yan: "Hurry up and follow me to see Your Majesty." ”

Shu Yan was stunned for a moment and asked, "I shouldn't be on duty in the palace today, why did the emperor call me?" "In the Jin Dynasty, there were twenty-three Shangshulang, except for sending one or two people to be on duty in the palace every day, so that the emperor could issue an edict at any time, the rest were all serving in the headquarters of Shangshutai.

"It's not for writing an edict to the emperor."

"It's not about writing an edict, what else does the emperor have to look for me?"

"Uh," Wei Qian was a little hesitant, "It might be a little troublesome, it's about Jiang Xiaomo." You don't have to ask, just follow me. ”

The early dynasty has dispersed, and Sima Yan is playing chess with the minister in the side hall. After Shu Yan finished saluting, he didn't dare to be alarmed, and waited beside him. peeked at it from time to time, as if the emperor didn't have much anger. There shouldn't be a big deal, otherwise the emperor would be able to play chess quietly like this?

At the end of the game, Sima Yan laughed, obviously winning. He looked down, saw Shu Yan, and asked, "Shu Yan, are you guilty?" ”

Shu Yan had already thought in his heart that it was because of taking in Xiao Mo. It's no wonder that the emperor knows that after all, there have been people coming and going in the party hall for so long. He sat on the ground, and there was no word in his mouth.

"You are known for your erudition. Presumably you also know what is the crime of leaving a foreigner in the content of the party? ”

Shu Yan didn't make a sound, just kowtowed on the ground.

Shi Hui shouted beside him: "The emperor asked you, speak." ”

This kind of thing is big when it is big, small is small, it can bring hidden dangers to the court if it is big, and it is a small violation if it is small. "The minister knows the law, and the minister's sin can be punished by beheading." Shu Yan doesn't lie.

With a "snap", Sima Yan suddenly slapped the royal case: "Okay, drag it out and cut it." ”

"Huh?" This can frighten Wei Qian, Shi Hui and others. They all knew that the emperor would definitely cure Shu Yan's crimes, but His Majesty had always been lenient, and he never expected to kill Shu Yan. Even Shi Hui didn't want Shu Yan to die, he embarrassed Shu Yan everywhere, he just didn't want Shu Yan to surpass his son in the Zhongzheng evaluation.

Shu Yan was also stunned, thinking: Yesterday Zhixin gave me a dream, saying that I would not look for her, but I didn't expect that I would go to her today. Thinking of this, my heart is relieved.

"Come back." The warrior in the hall pushed Shu Yan to the door of the hall, and Sima Yan suddenly stopped.

Shu Yan knelt on the ground again. Seeing that Shu Yan's face did not change and his heart did not beat, Sima Yan couldn't help but admire in his heart, so he asked, "Why don't you beg for mercy?" ”

Shu Yan said: "The minister knows the law and violates the law, he deserves it, and he has no face to beg for mercy." ”

Sima Yan twisted his beard, "The imperial court decree cannot be violated, but I don't want to kill you, can you give me a reason not to kill you?" ”

When Shu Yan heard this, he knew that the emperor intended to exculpate himself, so he thought silently in his heart for a moment, and had a very reasonable reason, so he played: "Actually, the Jiang Xiaomo I accommodated, is also called a native of Central China. Although he claimed to be a Qiang, his grandfather was a Han Chinese, a member of the Chang'an Hua clan. From this point of view, he should be considered half Chinese; His ancestors were still officials in the Later Han Dynasty, and his grandfather, as an official and merchant, communicated with the Western Regions, exchanged our silk for a lot of specialties of the Western Regions, strengthened trade at the same time, and spread our Chinese civilization to the countries of the Western Regions, which helped to establish the prestige of our Celestial Empire. Although his grandfather was a businessman, when the country was in danger, he gave up Dawan's stable life, was not afraid of danger, and resolutely returned to China with his fiancée. Since his grandfather is an official and businessman who has contributed to the country, then he is not a common man even after half an official eunuch. In this way, he is half Chinese and half an official queen, so the sins of the ministers can be mitigated. ”

"What sin should I punish you, according to your will?"

"The minister immediately went back and persuaded Jiang Xiaomo to leave the party hall immediately."

Wei Qian was overjoyed when he heard Shu Yan's words, and he also followed: "Your Majesty, the minister has indeed heard that there was a Chang'an Hua clan in the Han Dynasty, and they have been loyal and good for generations. And according to Shu Yan, since Jiang Xiaomo's grandfather is Han, then according to the consistent tradition, the children follow their father's family, and Jiang Xiaomo is undoubtedly Chinese. In this way, as long as Jiang Xiaomo is driven out of Shangshutai, there is no need to pursue Shu Yan for anything. ”

Before Wei Yan's words fell, Xun Xuan, the supervisor of the middle book, said: "Regarding Shu Yan's private accommodating Jiang Xiaomo, Wei Gong, as the chief of Shangshutai, must also be responsible, right?" You are suspected of exculpating yourself by saying this. If this is the case, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. ”

Sima Yan ignored the two of them, but asked Shu Yan: "I heard that Jiang Xiaomo's cooking skills are extraordinary, known as the 'God Chef', and many wealthy sons and brothers covet his cooking skills, but is there such a thing?" ”

Shu Yan replied truthfully: "Back to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing. In the past few months, Weichen's diet has been all Jiang Xiaomo's cooking. The dishes he makes are not only first-class in taste, but also pay attention to various combinations of meat and vegetables and nutrition, which is indeed rare. ”

Sima Yan smiled: "Well, no wonder you want to accommodate him." You're a blessed boy. Such a good thing is so that you can take it alone. ”

Shi Hui observed his words and looks, figured out what the emperor meant, and said: "According to the minister, the matter of Shu Yan allowing Jiang Xiaomo to be retained, Your Majesty does not have to solve it according to common sense. Since Jiang Xiaomo has such good cooking skills, it would be a pity to throw him out, wouldn't it be better to send him to the palace and let him serve His Majesty's imperial meal? ”

"Well, yes, yes, I mean that too. I'm tired of the dishes made by the imperial chefs in the Imperial Officials' Office. If Jiang Xiaomo is willing to enter the palace to cook for me, then Wei Qian, Shu Yan and others will not be held accountable. Shu Yan, what do you think? ”

Shu Yan thought: Although Xiao Mo is debauched, he has excellent cooking skills, and he is buried in me all day long, isn't it a pity? Now that I have such a good opportunity, what an honor it is to be able to cook for the emperor in person, and I can't miss the opportunity. Thinking of this, he hurriedly replied: "Being able to serve Your Majesty is a blessing from the ancestors of the courtiers. Although Weichen didn't know if Jiang Xiaomo agreed, Chen was willing to persuade him and promised that he would agree. ”

"Well, that's good." After Sima Yan finished speaking, he looked down again and said, "Where is the secretary of the ministry?" ”

Wang Rong turned around: "The minister Wang Rong is here." ”

"The day before yesterday, I set up two offices for delicacies and good brews outside the Taiguan Bureau, do you have the candidates needed for these two offices?"

Wang Rong bowed and replied: "There is still a shortage of the order for the delicacies in charge of the Delicious Brewing Bureau, and there is still a lack of an adjutant for the Good Brewing Administration, so no one has been determined. In the opinion of the minister, this Jiang Xiaomo is completely suitable for this delicacies. ”

"It's very agreeable! Wang Aiqing is the secretary of the ministry, and the talents selected have always been very appropriate. As long as this Jiang Xiaomo is willing to enter the palace to cook food for me, then I will make an exception for him to make this food order and serve my food and drink at any time. It's just that wine man, who do you think is more suitable? ”