Thanks to the help of the spirit beads on the three-tailed turtle, Yang Chan's injuries improved a lot after a few days. She still had to run to save her mother, so she said goodbye to Qi Yuan and the other two.
Spending these days together, facing a gentle and kind girl like Yang Chan, Qi Yuan, as an older single man, will inevitably have some thoughts in his heart.
But thinking of his current appearance, he quickly put an end to this thought.
Now that Yang Chan has decided to leave, there is no reason to keep her here anymore, so I have no choice but to send her away.
"We're going to say goodbye. I don't know when we can see each other again. Please take care of yourself, Miss Yang."
Qi Yi also waved goodbye to Yang Chan: "Sister, be careful along the way."
Qi Yuan felt very uncomfortable hearing this, and he hesitated whether to ask Qi Yi to be called another person, such as aunt.
"You guys should also take care of yourself." After Yang Chan nodded, she turned into a light and went straight into Qingming, disappearing in an instant.
Qi Yuan stood there in a daze, and after a moment he sighed softly: "Forget it, let's go too."
Some things still depend on fate and cannot be forced.
He traveled westward all the way to Xiqi.
However, he was not in a hurry as he walked on the road, because he knew that although he had some reputation, after all, he was just a cook who knew how to cook.
The reason why he went to Xiqi was not to seek an official position, but to become familiar with the people in Xiqi so that he could build relationships in the future.
In fact, for any qualified high-ranking person, it is impossible to give him a particularly high position like him who neither knows how to fight nor run a country. The most he can do is to borrow his reputation to attract more people.
Many people came to rely on him.
Anyway, it's not time for the curtain to rise yet, so why should I be anxious? What's more important is to continue to accumulate my reputation.
He passed many cities along the way, and would stay in each place for a period of time, ranging from ten days and a half to three or two months at most, to teach his cooking skills and promote his reputation.
As a result, the reputation of the great sage of Qi spread wider and wider, and was no longer limited to Chaoge, Chentangguan and other places. The name of the sage was finally spread widely.
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Because he deliberately delayed a lot of time on the way, by the time he arrived at Xiqi, Jiang Ziya had long stopped playing tricks like fishing with straight hooks to fool ordinary people on the Weishui River. He was first hired by King Wen to be the prime minister, and later
After King Wen passed away, he was worshiped as his sub-father by King Wu, and he was regarded as a highly respected minister.
Now even Huang Feihu's family had rebelled against the Yin Shang Dynasty and came to Xiqi to join King Wu.
After hearing the news, Qi Yuan burst into laughter.
Since this old man Jiang has reached such a high official position, if he doesn't lend a hand, wouldn't it be a waste of the friendship he forged at Chaoge!
As for Huang Feihu, not to mention, they are all old friends.
Although he wanted to make friends with senior figures in Xiqi, he was not in a hurry for this kind of thing, so Qi Yuan did not go directly to the door. He still followed the old routine of teaching cooking skills among the people first. After the reputation spread, he did not worry about Xi Qi.
The top management of Qi will not know about his arrival.
With his current reputation, as long as they know that he has come to Xiqi, someone will definitely come to visit him.
At the very least, Jiang Ziya and Huang Feihu will definitely come to visit.
After what he saw and heard along the way, Qi Yuan had to admit that the people of Xiqi were richer compared to other places, far better than those in the hinterland of the Great Shang Dynasty who were taxed and levied heavily due to the constant war.
They are much stronger.
It seems that the officials in Xiqi are still working very hard.
However, when the war in Xiqi begins, it will definitely not be much better. No matter whether they are on the winning side or not, the common people will always be victims.
Soldiers, food and fodder all come from the common people. The casualties in a war are just a number to generals. But for these families, they lose not only their relatives, but also the backbone of the family, which will only make the family's life more difficult in the future.
However, these are beyond Qi Yuan's control. All he can do is to spread his cooking skills to the best of his ability. While benefiting the people, he can also publicize his reputation.
Xiqi now has many refugees who have fled from the Five Passes. Many of these people have heard of Qi Yuan's reputation. After Qi Yuan entered Xiqi to teach cooking skills, they flocked here one after another.
Inevitably, this craze spread and eventually reached the ears of officials.
In the main hall, King Wu Jifa sat high on the throne, with civil and military officials lined up on both sides below.
I heard the doctor San Yisheng say: "I recently heard that the sage Qi Baimei came to Xiqi and spread his skills among the people, and he was highly praised by the people."
Ji Fa actually didn't have much impression of Qi Yuan, but felt slightly disgusted in his heart.
Because his Ji family has been rooted in Xiqi for hundreds of years, his father Ji Chang alone has won the title of Great Sage. Part of the credit for this is due to the hard work accumulated by his ancestors for several generations.
Isn’t it easy to call anyone a sage if they appear randomly now?
Therefore, he had some doubts in his heart whether this person was a deceitful person.
However, of course Ji Fa would not say such words. Instead, he nodded and said, "I have also heard of this wise man. It is said that many people in Chaoge have benefited from him."
San Yisheng said again: "Not only Chao Ge, I also found out that there are many cities in the hinterland of the Great Shang Dynasty where the name of a sage is spread. It is said that this old man once threatened to teach his skills to the people of the world so that all the people will benefit.
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Ji Fa looked around and said, "Prime Minister, King Wu Cheng, what do you think of this person?"
Huang Feihu bowed and said: "I and Mr. Qi are irreversible friends. Mr. Qi is a kind-hearted man and cares about the common people. In order to benefit the people, even the official position that King Zhou gave him as a senior official was rejected by Mr. Qi.
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Jiang Ziya also said: "Mr. Qi is a great sage in the world. I dare not deceive my lord. When I was forced to make a living, I also learned skills from Mr. Qi for a period of time. What he did is indeed worthy of the name of a sage."
When Ji Fa heard this, he was overjoyed: "Since he can be praised so much by the Prime Minister and King Wu Cheng, he must be a virtuous man. He must be seen. I will pay him a visit in person tomorrow."
The next day, at noon.
The courtyard where Qi Yuan lives now is bustling with people. After all, so many people are learning from him at the same time, it is impossible not to be lively.
At this moment, a group of people came outside the door, but it was King Wu Jifa and several ministers who came to visit.
Most of these people have only heard of the name of a sage, but they don't know how a cook can spread such a great reputation.
When they arrived outside the courtyard and smelled the tempting aroma of food, they looked surprised. They had never smelled something like this before.
One of the guards was planning to go and make an announcement so that the people inside would know that King Wu was coming and not lose etiquette, but he was stopped by Ji Fa.
Ji Fa only brought Jiang Ziya, Huang Feihusan, Yisheng, Nangongshi and several other ministers into the courtyard.
After entering, they saw a white-haired old man instructing people, whether it was the cooking, knife skills, or the combination of various ingredients and seasonings. After his instructions, the food that was originally simple ingredients suddenly made people appetite.
Ji Fa and others had a noble status and were dressed differently from ordinary people. Someone soon recognized their identities and fell to their knees in fright.
Qi Yuan turned around and saw Jiang Ziya and Huang Feihu standing behind the leader, and knew that this person must be King Wu Jifa.
Before he could speak, Huang Feihu took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, when I left Chaoge that day, I thought I wouldn't see each other for a long time. I didn't expect that I would come to Xiqi. I'm really lucky."
Qi Yuan returned the gift, pretending to be surprised and asked: "Why is King Wucheng here?"
"Haha, it's a long story. You and I will talk about it later."
Huang Feihu pointed at Ji Fa and said: "Let me introduce you to Sir first. This is His Highness King Wu. King Wu heard that Sir came to Xiqi and came here specially to visit."
Qi Yuan hurriedly bowed and said: "I didn't know that King Wu was coming, and I missed you from afar. Please forgive me for my sins."
Ji Fa smiled and said: "Sir, I have heard about him a long time ago. I am lucky enough to see you today. With your great name, I should come and visit you."