Chapter four hundred and eighty-fifth VIP guests gathered to prosper
On the first day of the new class, Zhang Shou, the Guozi doctor in charge of Jiuzhangtang, and Lu Sanlang, the second-year headmaster, quietly left the Imperial Academy and went to Xinglong Tea House. Anyone else would of course be doing this in a sneaky way, because if they were
When people see this, they will definitely say that they are irresponsible. However, when Zhang Shou left, he generously went to the Shengqi Hall to report to Xu Heijun.
And Xu Heijun, who was originally the most disgusted with all kinds of unhealthy tendencies, immediately raised his eyebrows when he heard that Jiuzhangtang was conducting a public election for the chief priest, and Zhang Shou regarded this as the first lesson for the new students.
He swallowed his doubts, and without Zhang Shou's request, he immediately rushed to Jiuzhangtang, intending to see what happened with his own eyes.
Lu Sanlang had always been disgusted with Xu Heizi. Seeing that this man was so enthusiastic about learning, when he walked out of the archway of the Imperial College and mounted his horse, he couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "Why do I think this Xu Heizi is holding the salary of the Prime Minister of the Imperial College?"
, worrying about the fourth grade?"
Zhang Shou knew that Lu Sanlang was mocking Xu Heitun for being the Superintendent of the Shengzhen Hall, but he was worried about offering wine to the Fourth Grade Imperial College, so he couldn't help laughing: "This kind of person who is really willing to do things and is not afraid of offending his colleagues at the top,
Why do you have to be too harsh?"
He coughed slightly, then changed the subject and said, "Are you ready?"
"Of course." Lu Sanlang grinned at this moment, "This is the first rematch, just like the first preliminary round last time, I also invited a lot of people. Needless to say, Uncle Weinan,
He will definitely come. But the one who has more honor is the young lady. She sent someone to tell me that she invited Marquis Huaiqing, Uncle Xiangyang, Uncle Dingtao, and Uncle Linfen..."
When he heard Lu Sanlang calling him "Little Master" as a matter of course, and announcing the titles one by one like the names of dishes, Zhang Shou just wanted to laugh.
Could this be...the Zhang Family's Kissing Conference?
Huaiqing Marquis Zhang Jingzhou, Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong, Dingtao Bo Zhang Qian, Linfen Bo Zhang Wuxi, Weinan Bo Zhang Kang, if we add the Duke of Qin Zhang Chuan, the governor Zhang Xinling and the scholar Zhang Yu, the Duke of Chu and the Marquis of Nanyang who are not in the capital,
This seems to be what Zhu Ying did when he asked about his life experience and asked who had names in the capital, the eldest lady counted them for him on her fingers, okay?
After complaining secretly, Zhang Shou still had to sigh. Fortunately, he went to find Zhu Ying. The eldest lady was so generous that he couldn't believe it. Last time, Zhu Ying came forward to tell Xie Wanquan and the daughter of Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong.
For a marriage, this time Zhang Qiong himself was invited directly. Does the Zhu family have a feud with the Zhang family? In this situation, he would believe even if there is a marriage!
Lu Sanlang saw that Zhang Shou seemed to be used to the title of his little master wife, and he immediately became more unscrupulous. After getting on the horse and walking away, he said with relish: "That's not all, the little master wife said that she will go and invite you again."
Let Mr. Wu Ge and Grand Scholar Zhang try it. I heard that these two are taking a break today. If they can be invited, it will be a supplement. If they can’t be invited, we have to forget it.”
Zhang Shou was even more critical at this moment. Listen, Tangtangge is always adding insult to injury! This really must be Zhang's kissing party!
Lu Sanlang did not notice Zhang Shou's subtle psychological change, and shrugged with some regret: "Zhang Chen and Zhu Er are back, and they have replaced their two fathers. After all, distinguished guests like Qin Guogong and Zhao Guogong,
It was a big deal if I invited him once, but I won't be so dignified if he invites you again. It's just Zhang Chen and Zhu Er who are useless, they can't invite their father."
Zhang Shou ignored Lu Sanlang's application of eye drops to Zhang Chen and Zhu Er, and asked with great interest: "What about your father?"
"How can it be less?" Lu Sanlang's eyebrows were filled with excitement, but he didn't forget to add, "Xie Yuan Tang Ming and Xie Wanquan are also here. Hey, if you had instigated these two people to Rongshui Village to find the young gentleman, the guy who made trouble was not just a surname.
There is an old man named Jiang, and there are others... I will piss him off to death today! As for Chief Yue Shan, I have also sent an invitation, and it doesn’t matter whether he comes or not."
Zhang Shou was not surprised at all by such an answer in Lu Sanlang's style. He immediately gave Lu Sanlang a thumbs up: "Although there is no Princess Yongping today, there are four princes, plus these people,
The momentum is enough.”
"Of course." Lu Sanlang was about to continue to be proud, but suddenly he saw a pair of sharp eyes flying towards him from one side. When he saw it was Ah Liu, he quickly restrained himself a little, but he quickly smiled and said, "Listen
Said that the young gentleman even chased Song Juren out to participate in the semi-finals? What if he makes a fool of himself..."
"Do you think he is really as good as he said, only good at sugar water, and not good at cooking or frying?" Zhang Shou interrupted Lu Sanlang's unfounded worries, with a look of disapproval on his face. "Don't forget, he is the first
After passing your words, and then entering the preliminary round, he is not sure that they will ask questions about snacks or desserts."
"He is good at making sugar water, but his other cooking skills aren't too bad."
If Song Juren knew that Zhang Shou thought so highly of him, then he would never have time to express gratitude for the kindness of knowing him. Instead, he would complain that Zhang Shou didn't keep his word. If it was the time when he was unknown, then he would have no time to express his gratitude.
People will pay attention to him, who competes under the name of a small restaurant, but now everyone knows that he is a dignified person among a group of chefs!
When he showed up today, some idle person shouted that this was the Song Juren. So, for the first time in his life, he experienced the attention of the public. It's so pitiful that he didn't even win the imperial examination when he was selected.
It has never been so beautiful.
And Fang Qing, who came with Song Juren, felt that he had suffered a disaster, as if countless pairs of eyes were examining him, and countless fingers were pointing. He almost wanted to run away, but Song Hun
He was holding him tightly with one hand, but he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.
Angry and embarrassed, he immediately cursed: "You are here to compete today, why do you insist on me coming?"
"Anyway, every chef can bring a helper. I didn't have one last time. It's just right to have you this time." Seeing that Fang Qing was so angry that the veins on his forehead were about to burst, Song Juren said in a coaxing way, "Don't act inappropriately.
Yes, Princess Yongping came last time, Grand Master Ge, Duke Zhao, Duke Qin and many other dignitaries also came, maybe the Emperor will come this time too?"
"Come on, you big-headed devil!" Fang Qing tried hard to break free from Song Juren's grasp, but he was just a weak scholar, how could he compare to this weird one among the scholars. So, he could only curse in a low voice, "
Don’t forget that we heard the news on the way when we first came here. Chief Hong Shan of Yuzhang Academy requested that his virtuous and virtuous daughter be married to the eldest prince. The emperor must be very upset!"
"Who knows this?" Song Juren's eyes flickered, but his expression was clearly disapproving, "Food is the most important thing for the people, and the king must be no exception. If the emperor comes and thinks of me as a weirdo, won't you be able to get to the water first?
Already?"
The two of them were still chatting around, attracting many curious eyes, when suddenly they heard a loud shout: "Look, there are a lot of people coming, all on horseback, not in cars!"
Fang Qing was confused by the second half of the adjective, but Song Juren murmured in a low voice: "Although there are many civil servants riding horses, except for the particularly young ones, most of them are either riding in cars or carrying sedans. Since there are many riding horses, then why not
Are they all honorable?"
Sure enough, as soon as he said these words, some good people in the crowd started to submit their names for dishes... and for their titles. As the prominent names were announced one by one, even at first, they thought that Song Juren was completely fooling around.
Fang Qing also showed a serious expression without realizing it.
As the leading figures from business gangs and guild halls in various provinces arrived one after another, just when he was about to express his habitual hatred against the rich, he only heard someone shouting loudly from the other side: "Miss Zhu invited Mr. Wu Ge to come over!
"
Although Mr. Wu Ge has always been known as a good gentleman in the cabinet - in fact, he is called the emperor's yes-man in private - but outside, he is still respected by the people and has a high position of power.
And I heard that Zhu Ying personally invited him. Even though Fang Qing didn't know that most of the other nobles were also Zhu Ying's handiwork, he couldn't help but take a breath and said: "Dr. Zhang's fiancée is so powerful.
, doesn’t it mean that Duke Zhao is at odds with many civil servants?”
"God knows." Song Ju was not one to comment on things he didn't understand. He shrugged and said with a smile, "Well, I didn't lie to you just now, did I? With so many people here, maybe the emperor will come too.
?”
"That's none of my business." Fang Qing instantly gave up the eager expectation and snorted, "I'm not you. I'm not good at anything in the kitchen, even if I do odd jobs for you.
, I probably only know how to make a fire. If you don’t want to burn things, then just keep me as your ‘helper’!”
Song Juren had no choice but to let go. Seeing Fang Qing wave his hand and squeeze into the crowd, he had no choice but to slowly go to the registration office in front of the big kitchen, but he whispered in his mouth: "What happened to the fire? Emperor Taizu originally
I also personally commented on the legend of Tianbo Mansion in the Northern Song Dynasty, and I was full of praise for the fire-burning girl Yang Paifeng..."
At this time, Fang Qing struggled to squeeze into the crowd and tried to leave. Of course, he would not hear Song Juren's complaints, but he soon discovered what it was like to walk against the surging crowd. Because he almost took a step forward and was squeezed.
He took three steps back, but in the end, instead of being able to leave, he was pushed back directly!
If it weren't for the fact that so many people didn't remember that he came with Song Juren, and no one was looking at him, talking, and pointing, he might have been tempted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in and hide.
Just when he was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard a louder voice than before: "The Emperor is here... The Emperor is here with the four princes! The entire Nancheng security team is listening, everyone is on guard and salutes!"
As the crowd started to commotion, the people at the back were unable to catch up, but the people at the front looked back. Just when a stampede was about to happen, they heard a voice from high up in the Xinglong Tea House: "There are 500 seats set up in the tea tents along the street today.
, as long as you take a rest inside, you will receive two random meals prepared by today’s participating chefs!”
With someone guiding the crowd from the front, the crowd suddenly had a direction to divert. People like Fang Qing who were squeezed in the front were soon involuntarily being carried forward by the people behind them, and finally ended up confused in a tea shed.
Sitting down on the bench.
On the same long bench, there were two other people sitting, a cheerful seven or eight-year-old child, and a smiling old man with a hunchback. The grandfather and grandson were discussing with others how lucky they were to meet the Holy Lord, and they were talking about it.
They talked about the delicacies they could taste for a while. Fang Qing, who stumbled upon this scene in a daze, felt that he was out of tune with the others around him.
Because when he heard the news of the emperor's arrival, his first reaction was that this was against the rules, and his second reaction was... what if something goes wrong!
However, at this time, the entrances of these tea sheds were already guarded by heavily armed guards. Although he left his seat with half his buttocks at one time, he finally sat back after thinking about it. He was considered a suspicious person because he was trying to persuade the emperor to surrender.
So stupid. But at this moment, the people below were shouting luck, and how could a large group of guests at Xinglong Tea House not be the same?
This time it was still the same as the previous preliminary competition day. Lu Sanlang sent his classmates, plus the Nancheng Security Team and Shuntian Prefecture's head catcher Lin Laohu and his agents, to select forty people from the people in the outer city and investigate the details.
Later, they were invited over, and they were placed at a table of four people on the first floor. The leading figures in the major halls and the famous wealthy businessmen in the capital occupied the second floor.
As for Mr. Wu Ge and a large group of nobles who had just arrived, they went to the third floor. However, let alone the people on the first and second floors, now even the dignitaries on the third floor who had not seen the emperor every day had not seen each other.
, at this time, they couldn't help but look at each other. When he saw the emperor holding the fourth prince in his sight, Mr. Wu Ge, who had already stood up, could only smile bitterly.
"Your Majesty... your sudden arrival has put a lot of us on the fire!"
"Others can put me on the fire to roast, but I can't put you on the fire to roast?" The emperor's tone was quite cold, but when he said the words, he seemed to feel that this was a bit of a way to express his anger on others, and he dismissed it.
When he saw that Zhu Ying was very conspicuously among a group of old heroes, he pointed at her with his finger angrily.
"I'm just wondering why there are so many unexpected people. Yingying, was it you who came forward to invite us?"
"Yes!" Zhu Ying did not mince words at all, and even winked at the fourth prince and said, "Even the fourth prince was invited by me, but I didn't expect that he would come and invite the emperor even if he didn't tell me when he came.
You uninvited guest."
The only person who could classify the emperor as an uninvited guest was the confident Zhu Ying. The emperor looked at each other for a moment, and when he saw that her eyes were unblinking, he finally gave up on this futile pursuit of questioning. Looking around, he saw that he was saluting.
Among the people who got up later, they found Chief Yue Shan, whom they had met once. He nodded slightly, then frowned and asked, "Where are Zhang Shou and Lu Sanlang?"
"Ah Shou is in the second period of Jiuzhang Hall today... No, it's called the first grade of Jiuzhang Hall. Freshmen are starting classes. He shouldn't be here, right?" Zhu Ying answered casually, but then she heard someone from downstairs.
The voice said, "Your Majesty, Dr. Zhang and Lu Zhu are here together."
Walking ahead and going up to the third floor, Zhang Shou saw the emperor at a glance. When he saw the person looking at him intently, he calmly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, and said in a natural tone: "I have met the emperor, and the new students of Jiuzhang Hall are starting classes today.
After I asked Lu Sanlang to give them a lecture as my senior brother, I gave them the first topic - nominate a Zhai Chief yourself."