"Ah?" Jia Chang's mouth opened wide in an instant, and he almost dropped the grapes inside. "The murderer must be careful. Lei Daxia has always been known as 'chasing life for thousands of miles'. How can his friend be so easy to get along with?"
With that? Don’t worry, since I pointed out the wrong way to Master Lei, I can’t just sit back and watch. As long as I find out who shot that poisonous arrow, I will definitely try my best to let you know!"
Seeing the surprised expression on Jia Chang's face, which quickly returned to normal, Wang Xun had to secretly admire him in his heart. But at this juncture, he did not dare to make enemies everywhere, so he cupped his hands and said with a smile:
"Then I would like to thank Brother Jia first. With Brother Jia's methods, it must not be difficult to find someone in Chang'an City!"
"Put it on me, keep it on me!" Jia Chang agreed without hesitation, "By the way, I just needed to go somewhere today for Zida's business. If Mingyun is free, can you accompany me?"
"No problem. I am also scratching my head about Zida. I heard Brother Lei said that as long as he makes Xue Rongguang sick for a few days, you can get Zida out of Wannian County Prison!" Wang
Xun smiled and stuck to Jia Chang's words.
Jia Chang looked at him and smiled, his two big, clear eyes like children flickering, "Come with me, that place is very close to here. You will know it when you go there!"
The destination was indeed very close. As he spoke, the carriage had stopped. The servant who was driving the carriage reached out to open the carriage door and hung up the steps to get off. Wang Xun and Jia Chang walked out of the carriage one after another. This alley should be Anfumen.
Outside, in Fuxingfang, which is next to the palace, every inch of land is of high value. But with Wang Xun’s mouth full of famous restaurants in the capital, he didn’t know that there is a restaurant hidden here. Looking at the size of the store, it is only ten
It is the size of several rooms. But there is a long queue of carriages in front of the store. They are all decorated with gold and silver. You can tell at a glance that the owner of the carriage has a good background.
"This is opened by a friend!" Jia Chang raised his chin towards the plaque on his head and explained in a low voice, "Normally no one comes to this place very often. Mingyun just follow me and eat when you get inside, don't ask any questions!"
Seeing that the other party spoke mysteriously, Wang Xun had no choice but to nod lightly. He followed Jia Chang into the store door, and was greeted by several very handsome waiters. He asked Jia Chang's servants a few words, and then
Nodding, he smiled and welcomed the guest to the elegant room that had been reserved.
The private room is very small, with only a square table set up. It can only accommodate two or three people eating at the same table. Such specifications are not to mention used for banquets for officials. Even for friends, it seems too simple. But the pictures on the wall
The calligraphy and painting were written by famous artists. Wang Xun glanced at it and knew that the price of the calligraphy and painting was so high that even a first-class restaurant in the capital could not afford it.
In this way, it is difficult to think of this restaurant without making people think of it. But Wang Xun searched his memory, but he couldn't remember that there was such a gold-selling cave in the capital. Newly opened? Wang Xun stared round.
I looked around with my eyes, but found that the edges of the tables and chairs in the room were polished and shiny. They were obviously not items that had been used for a year or two.
Although his face was full of curiosity, Jia Chang did not explain. He just took a cup of tea and drank it slowly. After a while, a quiet waiter came in, bowed to the two of them, and then asked in a low voice.
He said: "Two guests, have you already made a reservation for the banquet, or do you want to order it now?"
"The table has been reserved. Taoist Master Qiu made the reservation for me. Come on now and choose the most suitable pairing of drinks!" Jia Chang was already very polite to a waiter, nodded and ordered with a smile.
"Okay, wait a moment, sir!" The waiter threw the towel over his shoulder, responded loudly, and turned around to go out.
"You didn't invite anyone else?" Wang Xun couldn't help but ask as soon as the door was closed. It was so strange. He clearly said that he wanted to work on Yu Wenzhi's case, but the other party didn't show up for a long time, so how could he ask for his help?
"You don't need to invite anyone to eat here!" Jia Chang replied nonchalantly, with a profound expression on his face. "Drink some tea, it tastes quite good!"
Wang Xun couldn't get the answer, so he had to pick up the tea cup with full of doubts. As soon as the water touched his tongue, his eyebrows jumped again. It was tribute tea, tea specially made for tribute and the royal family! This taste is just for Yu.
A few months ago, I tasted it once in Ma Mansion. Afterwards, in order to secretly show off the tribute tea given by the royal family, Ma Fang even got a slap from his grandfather. Unexpectedly, in this humble shop in Fuxingfang
Here, tribute tea can be sold casually.
Satisfied with the expression on his face, Jia Chang nodded slightly. After a while, the door of the private room was opened from the outside again, and several waiters placed Jia Chang's dishes on the table one by one. They were nothing more than shark fins, blood
Swallows, deer lips, bear paws, etc. are all made very delicately and placed on a four-inch white porcelain plate, which makes you salivate.
After the waiters withdrew, Jia Chang held up a cup of wine to each other. Wang Xun smiled and took the cup, and then picked up the chopsticks at the other party's signal. When the dishes entered his mouth, he was immediately disappointed. With a mouth accustomed to delicacies from all over the world,
He could tell that the dishes were all made of first-class ingredients. The deer lips alone were made with at least twenty kinds of rare things. However, the taste was too complex!
Like a nouveau riche, he put all his gold, silver, pearls, and jade into strings and put them all around his neck. Not only did he not show off his wealth, but it actually made people feel bored.
Seeing that he was reluctant to move his chopsticks a second time, Jia Chang laughed triumphantly again. After laughing, he pointed at the wine cup and suggested in a low voice, "This wine is good, it is specially provided by Jiannan Road.
It’s rare to see it outside. If Mingyun’s portion is large, you might as well drink more!”
"It's indeed good wine!" Wang Xun smiled, picked up the wine cup, and drank it all in one gulp. The only things worth tasting on the table were tea and wine. These two things did not require too complicated processes, so they were not consumed.
That idiot cook in there ruined it.
Obviously, Jia Chang himself didn't like the taste of the dishes. He just moved his chopsticks a few times and started to drink wine. As he drank, the guests and hosts laughed. After laughing, Jia Chang wiped the corners of his eyes.
, said in a low voice: "I'm really sorry, I didn't know that the royal chef in the palace was so skilled. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't have brought you Mingyun here. Eat more, eat more, to give others face...
....."
"Royal chef?" Wang Xun's hand shook, and the wine in the glass almost spilled on his clothes. "You said that the food and wine on this table were cooked by the imperial chef in the palace? Who is so bold as to invite the imperial chef out of the palace?
!”
"Shh!" Jia Chang put his finger on his lips and made a silent gesture, "Don't ask. Eat and drink. You will understand in two days!"
"It's weird to understand!" Wang Xun thought to himself. He had no choice but to grab the wine cup and continue drinking.
The meal came to an end soon. Both the host and the guests were half empty, but they did not dare to complain at all. Before leaving the house, Wang Xun glanced behind him secretly. He saw Jia Chang's servant.
A red silk bag was placed respectfully in the shopkeeper's hand. The silk bag didn't look big, but it was obviously very heavy. The shopkeeper was obviously used to this, so he put the red silk bag away without even looking at it.
In the cupboard.
"Good day, sir! Please come back next time when you have time!" The handsome waiter took a few steps after him and said goodbye to the guest warmly.
Jia Chang, who was boarding the train, staggered suddenly, staggered, and fell into the carriage.
"Two guests, please come in. Have you already made a reservation for a table, or are you ordering food now?" The waiter turned a blind eye to this, turned around, and greeted the other two distinguished guests with a smile.
"Already, the table has been reserved. Yes, it was made by Zhang Jushi's gang for me." Among the two new guests, the older one stammered, as if he was not here for a banquet.
, but headed towards the execution ground.
"Okay, wait a moment, sir!" The waiter tossed the towel and led the guest into the dark restaurant.
In the kitchen, the master chef holding the spoon raised his knife and dropped it. The cold light was dazzling.
It’s no wonder that Jia Chang was willing to be slaughtered here. That night, the twenty taels of gold he paid in Fuxingfang was transferred to the owner of the restaurant behind the scenes, in the hands of the young eunuch Feng Cunzhong. The young eunuch Feng put the gold in first
Then he put away the nearest account book, carried a basket of Panzhou snacks, and walked towards Tai Chi Palace with a smile.
After entering the palace, he did not go to the Hall of Eternal Life, where His Majesty the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine lived. Instead, he walked along the wall and walked around the corner into the Hall of Wude, which is connected to the East Palace.
In the Hall of Wude, General Hussar and Bohai County Duke Gao Lishi were kneeling beside the desk, holding a brush and writing calculations on the paper. The first snow had already fallen, and the weather in the capital was very cold.
It's going to get cold soon. The charcoal and copper stoves that need to be bought in the palace, the doors, windows, tables and chairs that need to be replaced, and the brocade robes and mink furs that the young princes and princesses need to buy, all have to be prepared before the next snow.
Be prepared before you leave. At this time of year, Gao Lishi wishes he could grow three heads and six arms and do everything at once.
Of course, with his current status, he can be a hands-off shopkeeper and leave everything to his disciples. But after all, those children are not as experienced as him and may not be careful in doing things, so he
I would rather be tired and sleep less than make irreparable mistakes and distract His Majesty the Emperor.
Eunuch Feng was Gao Lishi's adopted son and was very familiar with the guards guarding the door. He saw Gao Lishi's back reflected on the window from a distance. He waved his hand gently to stop the guards from announcing. Then he stood up on tiptoe like a thief.
Tiptoe, he slipped in silently.
Suddenly he smelled the smell of his hometown in his nostrils, and Gao Lishi's tired spirit was immediately lifted. He turned around and smiled at Little Eunuch Feng, "Little bastard, you think that if you walk close to the wall, we won't be able to see you."
What? Come here and put away those little tricks for me!"
"After all, it's Grandpa who sees all directions and listens to all directions!" Little Eunuch Feng complimented with a smile, picked up the bamboo basket and placed the food inside one by one on the corner of the desk, "It's late at night, Grandpa
Let’s have something to eat, it’s just been shipped from Guangzhou, I think it should suit your old man’s taste!”
"I've heard it!" Gao Lishi nodded with a smile, his eyes slowly swept over the plates and bowls on the corner of the table, and finally landed on a few pieces of brown carrot cake.
"Grandpa, you don't have to do anything!" Little eunuch Feng was smart and immediately took the silver chopsticks, picked up half a piece of carrot cake, and slowly brought it to Gao Lishi's mouth.
Gao Lishi opened his mouth and bit a corner, then stretched out his hand to push the chopsticks away. While tasting it, he smiled and scolded, "You stupid kid, the carrot cake is eaten hot. When it is cold, it doesn't taste the same at all. It's the lotus paste."
The pastry box can be used either hot or cold. But it must be paired with suitable tea. Putting it out like this will be a waste..."
"Ah, hey hey, hey hey, is the child from the north? Hehe, actually I can't even give him the full name, but I just thought that grandpa would definitely like it when he saw it..." Little eunuch Feng stuck out his tongue and scratched it.
Raised the back of the head.
"Still not interested!" Gao Lishi grabbed an account book and lightly knocked on the other party's forehead, "Serve me, no matter how careless you are, I won't blame you. If our family transfers you to serve me in a few days,
My dear concubine, if you serve the food that should be eaten hot while it’s cold, even if it’s our thin noodles, you’ll definitely get a slap in the face!”
The imperial concubine was born in Bashu, but she also loves Guangzhou delicacies. Therefore, the major post stations from Lingnan to the capital are now undertaking an important task of transporting various foods from Guangzhou to Chang'an as quickly as possible. His Majesty the Emperor is willing to spend a lot of money to
Bo Qingguo smiled, so the eunuchs in the palace also regarded serving the imperial concubines and tasting Guangzhou delicacies as a shortcut to promotion. There once was a servant named Li Jingzhong in the imperial kitchen because he ran fast enough when delivering soup to the Palace of Eternal Life.
, and was praised by the imperial concubine for "doing things with all her heart". A few days later, His Majesty the Emperor personally ordered him to be promoted to the rank of Sixth Grade Stable Chancellor. Less than half a month later, he was promoted again and became the eunuch of the East Palace.
Leader, fourth-grade prison general. (Note 1)
The little eunuch Feng was not willing to accept Gao Lishi's arrangement. He shrank his neck and murmured in a low voice: "I would rather serve my grandpa all my life than go to the Palace of Eternal Life to join in the fun! The imperial concubine has great rules.
, if I accidentally see something I shouldn’t see one day, not to mention I’ll get slapped, I’ll probably even have to pay for my life!”
"Nonsense! The imperial concubine has always been very merciful. How could she kill a servant casually?" Gao Lishi immediately stared and scolded in a low voice. "You are getting more and more courageous now. I will slap you ten times to prevent you from growing up."
memory!"
"Master, calm down, I've realized my mistake!" Eunuch Feng was startled, quickly put down his chopsticks, and reached out to hug Gao Lishi's thigh.
"Get out of here! Why are you pretending to be pitiful! Our family doesn't pity you!" Gao Lishi kicked the other party away angrily, but did not mention the slap again. Seeing Little Eunuch Feng getting up from the ground aggrievedly, he sighed.
In a low tone, he said: "You are a smart child. Don't forget about it just because you are smarter than others. A gentleman has nothing to eat and a place to live, and he is sensitive to things but cautious in what he says. If you don't have a good mouth,
Who dares to entrust important things to you!"
"My father taught me that the child will definitely change!" Little Eunuch Feng lowered his head, looking pitiful. "But the child really doesn't want to serve the imperial concubine. My father doesn't have many suitable helpers here. If the child leaves,
Already..."
"You can't do anything to help me here. It's just more trouble!" Gao Lishi scolded again, but a smile appeared on his face involuntarily, "Forget it, you don't know how to make progress, and our family is too lazy to spend any more time on you.
.Forget it, I’ll let you continue to have fun for a few days!”
"You know, I love you the most!" Eunuch Feng immediately smiled, knelt down in front of the table and picked up a piece of lotus paste cake with chopsticks, "Master, try this, it looks very delicate!"
"
"Go away, I'll eat it later!" Gao Lishi didn't pick it up with his mouth, but cursed with a smile. He had been a eunuch in the palace since he was a child, and had always regretted being childless, so he didn't care about the situation in front of him.
The adopted son loves him very much and rarely gets really angry with him.
Eunuch Feng smiled, stood up quickly, but did not walk away immediately. Instead, he came behind Gao Lishi and gently hit him on the shoulder. Gao Lishi closed his eyes and enjoyed it for a while, shook his head, and asked with a smile: "
Tell me, what did you randomly promise to others outside again?"
"No, I didn't agree randomly. The business of Qingyunju has been very good recently. I brought the account books from the kid's bar. I would like to ask Grandpa to take a look at them!" Eunuch Feng's eyes lit up and he took out the account books from his arms with a smile. "This month alone.
, just make money..."
"You can take care of it yourself, I don't need to look at it!" Gao Lishi pushed away the account book impatiently, "If you make money, don't keep it to yourself. These people in the palace are all childless. Share some with them so that everyone can live in the future.
You can have someone to rely on when you are old. Money is something you can’t bring with you when you are alive, and you can’t take it with you when you die. Just have enough, don’t be too greedy!”
"My child knows. Grandpa is really kind-hearted! The last time I was ordered by my grandfather to visit Sister Gongsun who left the palace, she kept thinking about how well you grow old?" Little eunuch Feng beat Gao Lishi.
The service was extremely comfortable.
"Well," Gao Lishi moaned in a low voice, "my godfather is old and his body is not as strong as before. This change makes him extremely sore. You kid, you don't want to make progress. One day I won't be able to protect you."
It’s up to you, let’s see what you do?”
"Then the child will leave the palace, buy a village, and become a rich man with me!" Little eunuch Feng has his own plans for the future. "We, the two of you, will raise chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep.
Dig two ponds and raise one lotus root. Look at the lotus flowers in summer and collect lotus seeds in autumn..."
"It's great to be in love!" Gao Lishi was moved by the idyllic scenery described by Little Eunuch Feng. He closed his eyes and imagined. Is it possible? Where he is now? Either he will always be here forever, or he will be kicked away.
To return to the countryside, I’m afraid it can only be in a dream!
"Haier has already started to do it. The last time I met Jia Chang, he said that there was a three hundred hectare village by the Wei River. It turned out to be..."
"It's too big, we can't take it!" Gao Lishi immediately interrupted before Little Eunuch Feng could finish his words. "The original owner of such a big Zhuangzi was at least the founding father of the country. They are already in dire straits, we can't take advantage of them!"
"Oh!" Little Eunuch Feng was stunned, and responded with a bit of frustration. "Then let Jia Chang help us look for the child. He has many friends, so I guess he can find someone younger!"
"How much do you walk around with him?" Gao Lishi smiled and asked absentmindedly.
"Not bad!" Little Eunuch Feng answered quickly while squeezing his adoptive father's shoulders.
"Did you promise him something?" Gao Lishi's voice suddenly became deeper and he asked in a low voice.
"No, no, I just have more contact with him recently!" Little Eunuch Feng denied repeatedly, but there was a hint of guilt in his tone.
"Try not to provoke him in the future. That man is too smart!" Gao Lishi turned around and glared at him, and ordered in a deep voice.
"Yeah!" Little Eunuch Feng's plan failed again, and he pursed his lips with helplessness on his face.
"Did you take money from him?" Gao Lishi was suddenly startled and asked with raised eyebrows.
"No, the kid really confiscated his money. It's just that I owe him a favor! However, it's not a big deal, and I can ignore it completely!"
"You little bastard!" Gao Lishi raised his hand and made a gesture of getting ready to hit him. "Tell me honestly, what kind of favor do you owe him, and what did you promise him to do?"
Little eunuch Feng immediately hugged his arms, feeling as pitiful as possible, "Grandpa, I really don't owe him any favors! He took the initiative to help. When I left the palace last time, I saw Li Bai's guy. I secretly
He cursed a few times. Jia Chang happened to be nearby and heard it, so he ordered someone to beat Li Bai!"
"You little bastard!" Gao Lishi slapped his hand, "We are using you to help vent our anger. He is so arrogant and arrogant that he relies on his talents and makes enemies everywhere. There are many people in the capital who can make him stumbling blocks. You have become a troublemaker.
Our family is too small-minded to tolerate talented people! You little brat, just bring trouble to our family!"
Little eunuch Feng received several slaps in succession, but he refused to even hide. He hugged his arms and choked with sobs: "Isn't my child extremely angry? Even His Highness the Crown Prince respectfully called me "General" when he saw Grandpa. He
Li Bai is a nerd who can write a few bullshit poems, how can he deserve to be asked to take off his boots?!"
Gao Lishi's face suddenly twitched when Li Bai asked him to take off his boots when His Majesty requested something from him. Because of his physical disability, his self-esteem was much stronger than that of ordinary people. After being humiliated by Li Bai for no reason, he would naturally hate it.
Deep into his bones. However, he hated himself, but Gao Lishi was unwilling to vent his resentment in the form of private revenge. As long as Li Bai did nothing in his life except writing poems, future generations will naturally understand who is the bold and arrogant maniac and who can tolerate it.
For the prime minister of the country.
What Eunuch Feng did in private completely ruined his original plan. No matter how Li Bai made enemies in the future, outsiders would regard him as the chief minister of the inner court as the biggest reason for Li Bai's bumpy career. Although in fact,
He did not even slander His Majesty the Emperor.
However, after all, the children were out of filial piety. Gao Lishi sighed and put away his slap helplessly. "Then Jia Chang took the opportunity to ask you for help, and you agreed on behalf of our family?"
"No!" Little eunuch Feng cried like pear blossoms and rain. "My child went out yesterday. I originally wanted to treat the man who beat Li Bai to a meal. However, I heard from Jia Chang that he accidentally offended someone and was arrested by Wannian County.
The Yamen arrested him!"
"Oh!" Gao Lishi nodded and sighed. "What's his name? On what charge was Wannian County arresting him?!"
"His name is Yu Wenzhi, and his crimes seem to include setting up a horse to injure people, gathering to fight, ramming the imperial officials' cars, and a lot of them, but they were all planted on his head!" Little Eunuch Feng wiped his eyes and responded with a choked sob.
.
"Is he the younger brother of Yu Wende, a member of the household department?" Gao Lishi frowned and asked in a low voice, "Then he should be Yang Guozhong's man?! Why didn't his brother Yu Wende help him?"
"You're talking about that!" Little Eunuch Feng immediately made an angry look, "On the day of his accident, his brother Yu Wende kicked him out of the house. He was bullied as a commoner, and all his property was taken away from him.
Shopkeeper Zhu Qi was originally on good terms with him, but seeing that the momentum was not right, he also retracted his head into his shell!"
"This guy!" Gao Lishi spat disdainfully. Then he fell into silence for a long time. It was a piece of cake for him to save someone from the Wannian County Yamen. However, the conflict between Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu was terrifying.
Avoid it. Frankly speaking, neither party is a good person. Li Linfu is a sweet talker and jealous of talents. As for Yang Guozhong, he doesn't even have the talent to be a prime minister. If he becomes a politician, he may not be as good as Li Linfu.
"Master, is the child causing trouble for me?" Seeing that Gao Lishi was reluctant to express his position, Eunuch Feng raised his face and asked cautiously. "If you feel embarrassed, please don't bother with this matter.
Anyway, I didn’t talk to Jia Chang to death!”
"After all, he once vented his anger on me, even though our family didn't instigate him!" Gao Lishi sighed and shook his head slightly, "Based on this alone, our family can't watch him being wronged! You take me
According to the post, I will go to the Wannian County Yamen tomorrow morning. Just say that the person named Yuwen is from our family and let Wannian County Magistrate show his favor!"
"Yes!" A burst of ecstasy surged through Little Eunuch Feng's heart, but he still had a cautious expression on his face, "Will it cause trouble to Grandpa? If it is very troublesome..."
"Yang Guozhong has no balls, but we can't live without them." Gao Lishi smiled, stretched out his hand, and gently stroked Little Eunuch Feng's head, "You remember, although we are eunuchs, we can't help ourselves.
Be a man!"
Note 1: Li Jingzhong, later the powerful traitor Li Fuguo.
