The weather in spring is changeable, especially near Qingning, like a needle-like drizzle will fall from time to time, with a slightly cool cold wind blowing, so that pedestrians walking on the street can't help but wrap themselves tightly in the thick clothes they have just put on.

When I came to a tavern, I shook off the umbrella outside the store, and after there was not much water left, I handed it to the shopkeeper.

After taking the towel handed by the shopkeeper and drying his body, Zhang Zheng strode into the tavern and walked towards the position that had been set a long time ago.

Here is the person he has already made an appointment with, and now his top boss, Jiang He, the secretary of the ministry.

"Taihe is here? Hahaha! I've been waiting for you for a long time, sit down! Sit down! ”

Seeing Zhang Zheng coming, Jiang He, who was sitting on the edge of the bed listening to the rain and drinking with a wine glass, immediately smiled, and beckoned Zhang Zheng to come over and sit down.

Zhang Zheng was not polite, arched his hand and said goodbye, and Shangshu sat opposite.

As soon as he sat down, a glass of warm wine that had already been warmed was pushed in front of him, and Jiang He said with a smile:

"It's cold, hurry up and take a sip to drive away the cold."

"Xie Jiang Shangshu!"

After thanking him, Zhang Zheng picked up his glass and drank the wine.

The warm drink flowed down my throat and into my stomach, and the warm feeling spread all over my body in an instant as the wine entered my throat, making my body warm and comfortable because of the rain.

Call!

With a long exhale, a puff of white mist was spit out with the last cold in his body, and in the blink of an eye, it dissipated without a trace.

Zhang Zheng put down the wine glass that had been drunk all in one go.

Sitting in his position, he looked at his boss and asked curiously:

"Lord Shangshu, it's not easy to take a break, you don't rest at home, why did you suddenly call the officials to come and drink?"

At this time, Jiang He was holding the wine, looking at the drizzle outside the window with a sideways face, and was silent for a while before suddenly saying with a slight smile:

"Why, it's okay, I can't call your family out for a drink? Or do you Zhang Taihe have an opinion about me, a Shangguan? ”

"How dare you! Taihe has no opinion on Shangshu. ”

Zhang Zheng hurriedly shook his head.

Jiang He smiled, took a sip of the wine in the cup, and spit out a mouthful of white mist before saying: "Forget it, I won't tease you, you kid has been like this since he was in Yunzhou County, one by one, no fun." ”

Zhang Zheng is silent, his personality is like this, he is not the kind of person who jumps out.

Jiang He slowly continued: "Taihe, do you feel that the court has been quiet recently? ”

Zhang Zheng looked at his boss in surprise, not understanding why he would say this.

Jiang He didn't explain, but suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "It's about to be Jingcha, right?" ”

Zhang Zheng nodded: "At the beginning of next month, we will start Jingcha, starting with the first to third grades of the sixth department, then the fourth to seventh grades, and finally the seventh to ninth grades." ”

Jiang He nodded after hearing this, and then said:

"The court is the center of a country in the Great Song Dynasty, and countless things are happening here every day, for their own interests, all parties have been constantly tilting, fighting for their own interests.

From the moment the court appeared, it had never been quiet.

But don't you think the recent court is a bit too quiet? ”

Zhang Zheng's brows furrowed slightly.

At this moment, a plate of hawthorn cake was placed on the table of the two, and the voice of the shopkeeper sounded next to him.

"Two, this is the pastry you ordered, it has been served, please use it slowly!"

With that, the little boy with a smile on his face turned around and left, going to work on other things.

The rain outside the window seems to be heavier again, just now it was a silent needle-tip drizzle, but at this time it has become a heavy rain, and the sound of falling rain makes people's hearts calm down.

The store fell silent.

The next moment, a grumble rang out.

"What's the rain? Broken! I didn't bring an umbrella, how can I get home later! ”

"Hey, me too, when I went out, I saw that the rain was light, so I didn't bring an umbrella, who would have thought that the rain would be heavy all of a sudden!"

"Hehe, blame yourself for not being careful, what time is it, it's almost clear, it's raining every day.

Who knows when it's going to go down all of a sudden? Like me, I have prepared an umbrella early, I'm not afraid! ”

"Oh! Brother Tai brought an umbrella? Wait a ride, okay? ”

"And me! And me! ”

……

The noise in the store sounded in his ears, and Zhang Zheng suddenly felt a flash of inspiration.

Fiercely looked up at Jiang He:

"What Shangshu means is that they have action?"

Jiang He smiled, reached out to fetch some rain from the window, looked at his hand that was drenched to death in just a moment, and smiled:

"Your Majesty once said when he was still a prince, calm is always a precursor to a storm.

It's like the heavy rain outside the window, it also starts with a little bit of rain, but if you don't care because it's rainy, then you're them. ”

Saying that, Jiang He looked at the group of people in the tavern with remorseful faces, obviously they didn't have umbrellas with them.

Zhang Zheng also looked over and nodded.

Jiang He said again: "And if you pay attention to it, when the storm comes, you will be him!" ”

Jiang He looked at the person who was holding an umbrella and was sought after by everyone.

Zhang Zheng also looked at it.

"No matter what this storm will bring you, as long as you are prepared in advance, then you don't have to be afraid of anything, not afraid of the child's noise, just afraid of his sudden quietness.

Once it's quiet, then the designation is a demon.

At this juncture when Jingcha is about to be checked, they should have panicked, but you see that now, no one is in a hurry, which is very wrong.

You need to be careful lately, don't let people fall for it.

Your Majesty has high hopes for you, and don't let Your Majesty down. ”

Zhang Zheng understood Jiang He's words and nodded slightly.

Jiang He said suddenly:

"No matter how good the policies in this world are, people have to implement them.

And people have feelings and can take advantage of them.

Sometimes it's important to pay more attention to the people around you. ”

Zhang Zheng's pupils suddenly shrank.

"What do you mean, Lord Shangshu?"

Jiang He glanced at him, picked up a piece of hawthorn cake and put it in his mouth to chew, and swallowed it with a satisfied face after a long while, and said with a smile:

"Taste it, the hawthorn cake in this shop is the most delicious in the capital, but the May Zhai, which specializes in making pastries, is not as delicious as his family.

Many people in the capital like to come here to eat this hawthorn cake.

The old man was also recommended by someone from our ministry to know such a place. ”

Zhang Zheng was stunned, and then picked up a piece of hawthorn cake and ate it.

It tastes really good.

"Delicious, right?"

Jiang He asked with a smile.

Zhang Zheng nodded: "The taste is really good." ”

Jiang He smiled: "That's natural, just this plate costs two taels of silver!" Can that not be delicious? ”

"What? Two two?! ”

Zhang Zheng's eyes widened, he looked around, and then looked at the plate of crystal clear red hawthorn cake in front of him, only six pieces.

I never imagined it could be so expensive.

Although it is said that the capital is not easy.

But it's not as good as a few pieces of hawthorn cake sold for two taels.

This is the last month's expenses for ordinary people.

Jiang He's face showed a look of pain, and said, "Yes, you also think it's expensive, right?" Even the official is reluctant to come here a few times a month.

Fast! Eat more, don't waste it. ”

Zhang Zheng nodded, although it was said that with their official position, it was natural for them to eat this thing, but the family also had to spend money, and the size of the house had to be expensed, and there was not much silver left in a month.

Hawthorn cakes like this two-by-one plate really can't be eaten often.

Eating and eating, Zhang Zheng's movements paused.

Jiang He, who was sitting opposite and looking at him with a smile, suddenly became even more smiling when he saw him pause.

……

(End of chapter)