This time they changed places for dinner, instead of going to Zhuangyuan Building, they went to a newly opened restaurant in the inner city - Jiufu Building.
Bai Shan reserved a seat in advance. Once he entered, it was full of people and very lively.
He took Man Bao's hand and went directly to the third floor, and said to her: "I heard that his boiled mutton slices are very delicious and delicious."
The two of them were the first to arrive and sat down. Not long after, Yin You and Liu Huan arrived.
The two of them came here together. Yin Or is still studying in Chongwen Hall, but he can take a leave of absence, which is not difficult for him.
As long as Chongwen Hall doesn't let him graduate, he will probably continue to study there.
As soon as the two sat down, there were thumping footsteps outside the door. As soon as the door opened, Bai Erlang and Princess Mingda arrived.
There were only two personal servants left in the box, and the other servants and guards retreated outside.
Bai Erlang first pulled out a chair for Princess Mingda, and then sat down next to Yin You. He sighed and said, "There are too many people down there. Many people were looking at us when we came up."
Man Bao asked curiously: "Did they recognize the princess?"
Mingda said embarrassedly: "I have been here twice with Sister Changyu, so the shopkeeper here recognizes me."
Jiufulou is a newly opened restaurant. Princess Changyu came to eat there just two days after it opened. She tasted it once and thought it was good. However, she still had a lot to eat that time, so she took Mingda to eat again and thought the taste was good.
It was very good, I came here to eat again a few days later...
So the shopkeeper of Jiufulou recognized them.
Manbao said: "I think the three floors of Princess Changyu's building in the new city should not be used as a treasure pavilion, but should be used as a delicacy building."
Mingda couldn't help laughing.
Although Chang Yu has returned to the kitchen of the Princess Mansion half of the time during this period, he still eats half of his meals outside.
She seems to have little resistance to food.
It was okay in the palace, there were all kinds of rules and regulations, and the emperor and empress were suppressing them, so she would restrain herself even if she liked it. But when she left the palace, there were no restrictions, and she started to indulge.
Man Bao said: "I will give her some dishes next time."
Mingda was curious, "What dish?"
Bai Erlang guessed, "Medicine?"
Man Bao said: "Am I that kind of person? If you say it is food, then it is food."
Bai Shan had already asked the waiter to take his order. After hearing him tell him the menu, he ordered a few signature dishes that he had heard about before. Then he looked at them and said, "You guys order some more."
After everyone orders a dish, that's it.
After the door of the box was closed, Yin You held up the tea cup and said with a smile: "The meal may take a while. Come, let's serve you some tea first and congratulate you on your promotion."
Bai Shan smiled and raised his glass, "Thank you very much."
After everyone drank tea, Liu Huan asked curiously: "I heard from my grandfather that His Majesty intends to promote Zhongshu Sheren to a higher rank."
Bai Shan choked on his tea and asked: "Your Majesty officially proposed it?"
"I said it during the small meeting. That's why my grandfather said that you have a bright future. Now you are in the sixth rank of Zhongshu Sheren. If it goes up one rank, you will be in the fifth rank."
Bai Shan frowned, "You're so good, why do you want to promote Zhongshu Sheren to a higher rank?"
"Because the Zhongshu Order has always been vacant. I heard that His Majesty does not plan to establish another Zhongshu Order. This has set a precedent. Then the next dynasty and even the saints after that will also have a vacant Zhongshu Order."
Now that the most important Zhongshu Ling is free, we should mention the people under him and delegate the work of Zhongshu Ling to the people below. If we can't delegate it, the emperor will take it.
Bai Shan instantly understood the emperor's plan, and even lowered his eyes to think about it. Now it was not only the Zhongshu Ling that was vacant, but also the Shangshu Ling.
Only Wei Zhi was responsible for the province, so Wei Zhi was called Wei Xiang.
There were two high-ranking officials in the three years ago, but now there is only one left. If Wei Zhi also retires for some reason, and the high-ranking officials under his sect are vacant, then...
Bai Shan shuddered, became serious, and said to Liu Huan, who was still laughing and joking: "Don't make this matter public anymore, and don't talk about it outside anymore."
Liu Huan was stunned for a moment and then nodded, "Okay."
Yin You couldn't help but glance at Bai Shan, a little confused.
There was a knock on the box door, and the waiter opened the door and came in, followed by the waiters who served food and filed in carrying trays.
The largest pot was boiled mutton slices, which was placed in the middle. It didn’t look too big to the naked eye, but the other dishes were arranged well, including fish and meat. Manbao was stunned for a moment and asked: "Who?"
Did you order fish dumplings?”
Why didn't she hear it just now?
After hearing this, the clerk immediately smiled and said: "Back to Madam, this is a gift from our shopkeeper. Your Highness often visits the shop. The shopkeeper said that the princess has never tasted fish dumplings in the past few visits. In fact, the fish dumplings in our shop are not bad. You can
Have a taste.”
When the others left, Bai Erlang chuckled and said: "I didn't expect that eating with the princess would have such benefits. We will never be served food."
Man Bao said: "Do you think it's a free gift? This is a certificate of nomination."
"What is the name certificate?"
Man Bao said: "I'm afraid you don't know. His Majesty likes fish and shrimps very much. Prince Gong also likes them. Prince Gong also likes them. Chang Yu also likes them. If Mingda thinks the fish and shrimps are delicious, he will definitely introduce them to the palace later. Isn't that right?
Is it just a matter of submitting a petition?"
Mingda also swallowed his saliva while looking at the beautifully arranged fish breasts, but Bai Erlang said: "You can't eat it, right?"
Mingda nodded sadly, she couldn't eat it.
She can't eat, and neither can Yin.
No matter how greedy they are, they will not eat raw food. This is what the imperial doctors told them when they were very young.
So Manbao and the others kept it to themselves without any ceremony.
Manbao is dipped in seasoning. The fish fillets are very thin and the meat is fresh and tender. There is only a faint fishy smell. After being wrapped in seasoning, the fishy smell is even lighter. It melts after you chew it gently. It is no worse than what you eat in the palace.
, even the fish is more delicious.
Man Bao raised his eyebrows slightly and said to Ming Da, "This certificate of nomination can be accepted."
Mingda then smiled and said: "Go back and ask Sister Changyu if she has eaten it before. If not, you can ask her to try it."
When it comes to food recommendations, Changyu has more say.
Man Bao nodded.
The fish dumplings are good, but the boiled mutton slices are even better.
The mutton was cut into thin and large slices. It must have been rolled in soup, so it was very tender. It basically maintained the taste of the mutton, but there was no smell, which was really good.
Everyone had a great time eating, even Yin You couldn't help but eat more.
So everyone needed to eat something after the meal, so a few people paid their bills and walked slowly back along the street, with the guards leading the horses and carts behind them.
Yin You fell behind and walked with Bai Shan and Zhou Man, "Is there any problem with the people in the bookstore that Your Majesty mentioned?"
Bai Shan shook his head, "There is no problem now, but I think that if there is no more orders from the One Day Sect, then the powers of the chief officials of the three provinces should be divided into two parts, one part is given to the officials below, and the other part is in the hands of the saints."
There are good and bad aspects to this matter. The good thing is that power is more decentralized. The three senior officials in the government no longer have the final say. Small officials like them below also have a say;
The bad thing is that power is also more concentrated, concentrated in the hands of one saint. It's okay for future saints to be as wise as today. If you encounter someone who is ignorant and refuses to listen to advice, no one can restrain him.
Bai Shan lowered his eyes. In fact, according to his selfishness, he was unwilling to cancel, because there were still three high-ranking officials, but there was only one emperor. Obviously, the probability of the latter being infatuated with power was much greater than that of the former.
But his official position is too small, so he can't say this, and it will be useless if he does.
Maybe we can talk to Mr. Wei?
Let’s start with the matter of the Zhongshusheren’s recommendation.