Chapter 506: Soaring
「…… If a man does not learn, he does not know righteousness?"
Hearing this famous sentence in the "Three Character Classic", Gu Yunji was stunned, and something flashed through his mind.
Slowly, the face of the young man in front of him coincided with the little prince who had learned the three-character scripture in the palace banquet hall many years ago, Gu Yunji suddenly reacted, and his eyes suddenly widened: "You...... You are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?!"
When everyone heard this, they were shocked: "What? His Royal Highness the Prince?!"
The officials present have been away from Beijing for many years, not to mention the crown prince, and they have not even seen the emperor's face a few times. A few years ago, Li Jinze had been concentrating on his studies in the Wenhua Palace, and he rarely showed up on weekdays, and ordinary ministers could not see him.
That is, since last year, Li Jinze began to enter the DPRK to listen to politics, and this slowly appeared in the field of vision of officials. In addition, the young man has changed a lot, one day at a time, even Shen Baiyi, who has not been in the capital for a few years, did not recognize Li Jinze at the first time.
Hearing that the young man called "Zhao Ji" in front of him was the crown prince of the dynasty, the officials present were shocked, and subconsciously knelt down to salute: "I don't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived, and the courtiers are not careful to ......greet him, and he is not far away."
"Shhhhhh
Li Jinze quickly helped Mei Feng, who wanted to kneel, and gestured to silence everyone with gestures, squeezed his eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid you're not mistaken, how can there be a prince here?" The boy's name is Zhao Jin, and he is a staff member next to Lord Cheng."
Seeing this, Gu Yunji was the first to react, and hurriedly covered it up in a loud voice: "Oh-it turned out to be Zhao Ji Zhao Gongzi, Zhao Gongzi is so young, he became the staff of Lord Zhongcheng of the Ministry of Officials, it seems that he is really young and promising!"
Since Li Jinze used a pseudonym and didn't say hello in advance, it was obvious that he was visiting Weifu and didn't want to be too high-profile. There were people coming and going on this wharf, there were many people with mixed eyes, and it was indeed not a place to speak, and everyone echoed in unison, not daring to stay any longer, and welcomed Cheng Yan and Li Jinze into the city.
It wasn't until he arrived at the yamen that he retired from the idle people, and the officials closed the door, and then they knelt down and saluted Li Jinze in a proper manner: "The ministers see His Royal Highness the Prince."
"Excuse me, get up."
Leaving the palace with strict rules, Li Jinze was like a bird jumping into the sky and a fish jumping into the ocean, and the whole person relaxed. Although there is less stability in his gestures, he has a more free and casual temperament, and he looks more like a high-spirited teenager.
Seeing that all the officials were a little nervous, Li Jinze smiled and soothed the atmosphere: "You don't have to be restrained, just be natural, Master Cheng is here to run an errand, and I am here to play." It stands to reason that I am causing you trouble, and you don't have to guard me, you still have to do what you have to do."
It's easy to say, this is the prince, how can it really be a little bit of care. The political envoy Ning Yuan was nervous from head to toe, and said cautiously, "Your Highness is serious. You are the prince, it is an honor for the ministers to come to Zhejiang to visit Weifu, how can it be said that it is troublesome? The ministers are afraid that they will not take care of ......."
"Alright." Li Jinze waved his hand and interrupted him, "One by one, 'Your Highness, 'ministers, etc.), remember, there is no His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, only the staff Zhao Ji." I originally intended to travel incognito, but are you so solemn because you are afraid that others will not know my identity?"
"Yes, Your Highness is right......
Ning Yuan snorted, received Li Jinze's eyes, and quickly changed his words: "It's Childe, Childe said yes."
Only then did Li Jinze retract his gaze with satisfaction.
Not to mention whether the officials can adapt or not, Li Jinze has adapted well and does not treat himself as a guest at all. He walked around the yamen twice, and when he saw the sun getting higher, he asked, "Are you ready for lunch?" There was nothing fresh to eat on board. I'm tired of eating just a few things, and I'm trying to taste Zhejiang's specialties."
Mei Feng responded: "Don't worry, Childe, the meals are ready, it's in the inner hall, please come with me."
When everyone arrived in the inner hall, there were already several tables full of dazzling dishes, full of color, flavor, and fragrance, exuding an attractive aroma, and Li Jinze's eyes lit up suddenly.
Because he didn't know about Li Jinze's arrival in advance, Cheng Yan's official rank was not high, but the one sent by Emperor Jingfeng, even if he was with Mei Feng and others, he could be regarded as an equal
There isn't much of an identity gap. Therefore, the banquet was held at a round table, and there was no division of food.
However, as soon as Li Jinze came, the situation was different, the micro-service visit was the micro-service visit, and everyone was like a mirror in their hearts, and it was impossible to really pretend to be confused.
Everyone was hesitating whether to set up a separate table for Li Jinze, and Li Jinze had already seen their concerns and took the initiative to say, "Don't think about getting me any special treatment, it's good, let's take a seat."
"Childe, you sit here...... Huh? Childe?" Ning Yuan was about to beckon Li Jinze to the main table, but found that he had already walked straight to the other table and sat down.
Li Jinze leaned over to Gu Yunji's side with great interest: "Master Gu, I'll sit with you, do you have no opinion?"
Gu Yunji was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Of course there is no opinion, the son can sit wherever he wants."
Li Jinze has a noble status, and he should be accompanied by Ning Yuan, Mei Feng and others, who knows that he doesn't play cards according to the routine, so he has to sit at the same table with Gu Yunji. Except for Gu Yunji, there are basically middle-level officials at the table, where have they received such a big person, they trembled for a while, and they were so nervous that they couldn't eat.
Li Jinze didn't care what others thought, his attention was on the dishes on the table, and he said excitedly: "Wow, there are so many seafood!"
Gu Yunji said with a smile: "Childe wants to taste Zhejiang specialties, we naturally want to serve you the most distinctive dishes, not to mention anything else in Zhejiang, there is still no shortage of seafood."
"This shrimp is so big!" While Li Jinze was busy eating, he didn't forget to talk to Gu Yunji, "Master Gu, I have never seen such a big shrimp in the capital, and I feel that the taste is also very different!"
"Childe basically eats river shrimp in the capital, but this is sea shrimp, of course the taste is different. Even if they are all shrimp, there is a difference, after all, the water quality in each sea area is more or less different, and the shrimp raised are not the same."
"Lord Gu is busy with official duties on weekdays, and he has done an excellent job in politics, so he doesn't want to have such an in-depth study of food?"
"The people live on food, and if the people eat well, they will live well. One more shrimp and one less dish may seem harmless, but in fact it is related to the most fundamental food problem for the people. Only by being careful in everything can we do our duty well and for the well-being of the people."
"Lord Gu said it well, with a good minister like Lord Gu, why don't I worry about Daxia?"
"Childe is overrated."
……
In the inner hall, the rest of the tables were quiet, only Gu Yunji and the others had a warm atmosphere on the table.
Looking at Gu Yunji and Li Jinze, who were chatting happily, the officials at the table next to them exchanged a vague look, and said leisurely: "It seems that Gu Yunji is about to soar......