There are two departments of delicacies and good wines, one is responsible for making delicacies and the other is responsible for making fine wine. These Lingcheng, although the grade is very low, but because they can be close to the emperor, they are beautiful. Many people are peeping into these positions and secretly accommodating Wang Rong. In Wang Rong's heart, Zhen Yuling once had a candidate, but when he saw the emperor's meaning, he must have deliberately let Jiang Xiaomo do it, how could he not cater to the emperor? As for this wine man, he also has a candidate, since the emperor did not specify it, then he can say the candidate in his heart.

"Back to Your Majesty, to be this winemaker, first, you must have Dong wine and good wine; Second, although the official rank is low, it also requires some knowledge. It's hard to find, I weighed it for a few days and recommend ......"

"Wang Shangshu doesn't have to be embarrassed about this matter, I recommend one." It turned out that when Shu Yan heard the word good brewing, he directly thought of Ye Zhen. I heard Wang Rong say that this position requires good wine and knowledge, and these two Ye Rong are in line with it, isn't Ye Rong who is?

Wang Rong sold a few words, and was about to say who he would, but was preempted by Shu Yan, who looked at Shu Yan in dismay: "Who do you recommend?" ”

"The person I recommend is called Ye Zhen, he is a Hongnong person, he was elected by the local people as filial piety this year, he came to Beijing to take the test, he has passed the Zhongzheng evaluation, and now he is waiting for the official in the party hall."

Wang Rong sneered when he heard this: "I have heard of that person, although he has a good character and is talented and learned, but he is addicted to alcohol, and when he drinks, he makes mistakes, and even speaks upside down, how can such a person be used?" ”

Shu Yan listened to Wang Rong's words, and said secretly: Why isn't Ye Rong like this? When he officiated at the crown ceremony for himself and Xiao Mo, he mistakenly said the wedding greetings; When boasting about the fish he and Xiao Mo made in the party hall, he also used words indiscriminately, which was all a joke about drinking. But he thought that Ye Qing had been waiting for an official here for many days, and his family was in difficulty, and he often worried about Ye Qing, but he couldn't help. Today's opportunity is here, how can you easily miss it?

Wang Shangshu was wrong. As you said just now, the first thing you need to be good is to make this wine. He is responsible for brewing fine wine for His Majesty, so in the process of brewing, he must follow the whole process, even if he is drunk, he must taste it several times, so as to ensure that the wine is the most beautiful, so he must find a person who is addicted to alcohol, otherwise he is irresponsible to the emperor. As for what you said, he drank and spoke upside down. Excuse me, Jiu Cheng is just a petty official in charge of winemaking, and he doesn't care about national affairs, and he doesn't need to meet foreign envoys, even if he speaks a little upside down, he doesn't delay national affairs, and he doesn't lose the face of my Celestial Empire, what does it matter? ”

After hearing this, Sima Yan nodded and said, "Reasonable, reasonable." If Jiang Xiaomo and Ye Jian agree, then it will be decided. ”

Wang Rong was so angry that his beard was crooked, and he thought, why is it so awkward today? Treasures and good brews, I have already had a candidate, and I have already promised others, but one was stirred up by the emperor, and the other was stirred up by Shu Yan, how can I explain to others?

Shu Yan heard that the emperor agreed to it, and he was not afraid that Wang Rong would regret it, so he said happily: "These two people are in the party hall and are familiar with me, so I will inform them of this matter." Then he bowed his head and thanked him.

As soon as he got up, he heard Shi Hui sneer: "Don't be too happy too early, you are reckless and make decisions for that Jiang Xiaomo, do you know that people agree to clean up or not?" ”

"What? Clean, clean? Shu Yan was stunned, he had never heard that he had to be a food official? The Treasure Food Department is the same as the Taiguan and other offices, and it is not in the harem, so why should you purify yourself? ”

"Of course, you have to be clean." Wang Rong also sneered, "That Ye Mo doesn't need it, but that Jiang Xiaomo is different from other delicacies." He is a foreigner, and he has to serve the emperor's royal food at any time, and enter and leave the harem at any time, how can he do if he is not clean? ”

Shu Yan was still in a hurry just now, but now it was like being poured with a basin of cold water, and he said loudly: "No, this will never work!" ”

Shi Hui snorted coldly: "You have to think clearly, if you don't agree, Your Majesty will continue to hold you, Jiang Xiaomo, and Wei Gong accountable." Moreover, Ye Jian's wine is also not guaranteed. ”

"No, no matter what, I must not let Xiao Mo suffer so much physically and mentally." Shu Yan's mind went blank, but he decided this.

Sima Yan heard this and said angrily: "What a Shu Yan, obsessed." Others will not be punished for the time being, and you will be removed from the official position first. ”

"If you remove an official, you will be dismissed, and the minister will have no complaints." Shu Yan calmly took off his curly beam crown, took off his official robe, and handed it to the attendants.

Everyone was shocked when they saw it, Sima Yan had no steps to go down, he took a few shots, "Do you think that your guilt is enough to exonerate the official?" Fifty rods were given first, and then he was imprisoned. ”

The warriors in the hall swarmed up, pressed Shu Yan to the ground, took the big staff and beat him. The wooden staff of execution is divided into a large staff, a magic staff, and a small staff, and the large staff is the thickest and the heaviest when it hits a person. If you are weak, it is not impossible to be killed on the spot. In an instant, there were seven or eight "crackling" blows, Shu Yan gritted his teeth, responded awe-inspiringly, and did not say a word. Seeing this, Wei Qian was afraid that the fight would be broken, so he thought of a plan to delay the army, first stop the beating in front of him, and then talk about the future, maybe when the emperor is angry, this beating may be avoided! Thinking of this, he hurriedly shouted, "Your Majesty, move slowly." ”

Sima Yan didn't want to beat Shu Yan either, but Shu Yan was too stubborn and didn't give himself face, so he really had no choice, so he beat him. At this moment, when he saw someone pleading for mercy, he was also busy drinking the samurai.

"Wei Aiqing, do you want to intercede for him?"

Wei Qian hurriedly stepped forward and played: "Your Majesty, this board is confused." ”

"Confused? How to be confused? ”

"Your Majesty thinks, isn't it because Jiang Xiaomo is willing to enter the inner court because he refuses to enter the inner court? And the problem is that now it's just Shu Yan who makes his own opinion, saying that Jiang Xiaomo is unwilling to clean his body, but I don't know whether Jiang Xiaomo himself is willing to clean his body, and if that Jiang Xiaomo is willing to clean himself into the palace, it is unknown. ”

"Well, I was confused by this Shu Yan. You will send Shu Yan back to the party hall now, and by the way, ask if Jiang Xiaomo is willing to enter the palace to serve me. If you want to, then you can do it, if not, this board will continue to fight! ”

Shu Yan stood up, and two warriors came over to support him, Shu Yan pushed them away, endured the pain, and limped towards the party. As he walked, he was annoyed: What normal man would accept purification? I'd rather go home and farm, I'd rather be beaten to death, than let Xiao Mo suffer such physical pain and mental humiliation!

Xiao Mo had just come back from washing clothes, it was still early, and she was recalling the scene of admiring the moon last night. Suddenly, a group of people turned around the corner and walked towards her, and she saw Shu Yan who was bareheaded and wearing only a middle coat at a glance, and asked in surprise: "Brother Shu, where is your crown and hat?" Where's your uniform? ”

Along the way, Shu Yan told Wei Qian and others that before Xiao Mo made a decision, he could only say that he was dismissed from office, and he was not allowed to mention that he was beaten. He was afraid that Xiao Mo would make a wrong decision because he felt sorry for himself. After entering the party hall, he adjusted his walking posture and tried not to let Xiao Mo see that he had been beaten.

"Xiao Mo," Shu Yan said with a smile, "I'm going to wander the rivers and lakes with you." ”

Can Brother Shu come with me?! - My ultimate goal in life!

Shu Yan can wander freely with herself like a butterfly, that is Xiao Mo's dream for many days, and it is the thing she dreams of the most, and she feels happy to death when she thinks about it. But Xiao Mo knew that it was just his own beautiful idea. This young man in his prime, who is burdened with layers of entrustment and worries about the country and the people, will never be willing to be a wanderer, at least at this stage. If he said he wanted to go with him at this moment, then he must have been forced, and she couldn't let him go against his wishes.

"How, how? Who took off your official uniform and hat? Did you do it voluntarily or did someone else do it? Xiao Mo glared angrily at the people present.

"You are the one who took off his official hat!"

"Me?"

"Yes, that's you."

After Shi Hui told Shu Yan about his dismissal, everyone stared at Xiao Mo's expression intently, some people thought that Xiao Mo would definitely be in a dilemma, and most people thought that Xiao Mo would definitely refuse. But what everyone didn't expect was that Xiao Mo suddenly smiled heartily, "Haha, what kind of great thing should I be, it turned out to be for this trivial matter, you go back and tell the emperor Lao'er, hurry up and return my big brother Shu's official hat and official uniform." I promised him to enter the palace cleanly. ”

"Huh?" Everyone was dumbfounded. They didn't expect that such a major choice and such a terrifying thing Xiao Mo would agree so happily.

Shu Yan was so anxious that he shouted: "This can't be helped!" ”

"Why not? My business, my way. Don't listen to him, but go back to your life. ”

Wei Qian and the others went back to play the emperor. Shu Yan looked at Xiao Mo, his eyes were cold, at this moment he was shocked, angry and painful, and his legs trembled a little. Xiao Mo turned around, only to find that Shu Yan's legs and buttocks were bloodstained, stained through the white middle coat.

"Ah, Brother Shu, ......" At this moment, she already understood that Shu Yan's matter today was by no means as simple as dismissal. She hurriedly came over to hug Shu Yan, but Shu Yan threw her to the ground, and then walked into the room angrily.

Xiao Mo got up and rushed up to pick up Shu Yan again. Although Shu Yan hated him for making such a stupid decision and had the heart to get rid of him again, seeing that he felt sorry for himself, pitiful and innocent, he took his arm back again. Xiao Mo took advantage of the situation to help him lie on the bed.

"Silly brother, what is my pain? Not to mention seven or eight canes, even if I hit a hundred canes, I am young and strong, and it is a big deal to raise them for a few more days. But if you really want to purify your body, that thing will never come back! In that case, as a man, what dignity does there have to live? How can you just say yes? ”

Seeing that Shu Yan was worried about herself like this, Xiao Mo was amused in her heart, but she didn't know how to comfort her, she was a little squirming, "Brother Shu, you don't have to worry about me, I don't care, I don't have that thing." ”

"Huh? What?! Shu Yan almost didn't jump up.

Xiao Mo was in a hurry, and almost told her daughter's identity, she hurriedly covered it up: "Oh, no...... I mean...... When I was younger, my parents used to raise me as a girl, so over time, I started to hate that thing...... I've wanted to 'click' it for a long time......"

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