Hearing this, Academician Zhang, the old man who had just said goodbye to Zhang Shou suddenly turned around and stared at Zhang Shou in disbelief.
Not only him, the area was already crowded with people, and I don’t know how many people immediately cast their eyes over. For a moment, they asked where Xuashi Zhang was and who he belonged to. It was so noisy that Zhang Shou actually asked.
I didn't have time to find out who was so stupid and exposed my identity in front of the public. I only had one thought in my mind, and that was to get away as soon as possible.
He can still wear a bamboo hat in spring, summer and autumn. In this winter, wearing a bamboo hat to show off in the market will attract everyone's attention. So since the weather has gotten colder, he simply wears a fur scarf and a thick leather jacket like those noble men in the capital.
Hat, so not much of a face is exposed. In this case, unless someone is familiar with him, he shouldn't be able to recognize him!
And he soon found out who the silly boy was who exposed his identity. Because in this messy situation, another loud voice suddenly sounded: "I said Mr. Xiao Ye, why are you so rash? Look at you
After this shouting, the situation is now chaotic...Lin Laohu, the head of the execution room of Shuntian Prefecture, is here. If anyone makes noise and causes trouble again, they will all be locked back to the yamen and asked questions!"
Although Zhang Shou is now very famous in the capital, in this kind of street, where ordinary people gather together, no matter how bachelor Zhang is, he can't be as intimidating as the words "capture the head in the execution room of Shuntian Prefecture".
Zhang Shou saw that the people who had initially surrounded him from all directions now receded like the ebbing sea water, forming a huge vacuum around him.
Of course, people still have to watch, but these people are finally not so presumptuous. Moreover, compared to the inner city where dignitaries gather, there are more outsiders and ordinary people in the outer city, and they are more afraid of the government.
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Seeing him shouting "Jiangong Gong", Lin Laohu just led a group of people forward, and then smiled and bowed his hands to Zhang Shou: "Scholar Zhang, I happened to be taking Young Master Xiao Ye and Young Master Zou around here, okay?
What a coincidence that you are here too."
With a quick glance, he saw that Ye Mengqiu, who had just revealed his identity, had an embarrassed face. His companions beside him shook their heads. Even Zou Ming, who had been ill for many days because of falling into the water, came out with two companions. Zhang Shou couldn't help but
smile.
Although these seven people except Lin Laohu are all residents of his own house, Zhang Shou, who spends most of his time recently at home, in the palace, and in Jiuzhang Hall, has not even had time to see them these days.
You know, although Ye Mengqiu and the others often attended classes at Jiuzhang Hall, the emperor was summoning them recently. It was said that they had been studying hard at home from elementary school and had not gone out for the past three days.
Thinking of this, the anger caused by the commotion just disappeared. He jumped off his horse and greeted everyone with a smile.
"It was indeed a coincidence. After I left the city, I remembered that the Royal Chef Selection Competition was over, so I came here for a casual walk, planning to go to the public school later. I didn't expect to see such a scene of great construction. Lu Jijiu was really surprised.
It was well hidden, even Gao Yuan never mentioned it."
Ye Mengqiu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang Shou didn't pay attention to his sudden remarks. Before he could speak, Lin Laohu said enthusiastically: "Master Zou has just recovered from a serious illness. We are on the street again. Why don't Zhang Shou say it?"
Bachelor, Young Master Xiaoye and all of you go to Xinglong Tea House to talk? Only there aren’t that many people there, so Bachelor Zhang won’t be surrounded by people like this.”
The head of the execution room of Shuntian Prefecture said as he glanced around at the people watching: "To be honest, when the imperial chef was selected before, there was a huge crowd of people. Now it's not like no one wants to come. After all, the emperor and the queen mother have both been here.
Who wouldn’t want to come and soak up some of the true dragon’s energy to protect your body?”
"It's just that the dishes in Xinglong Tea House are all ordered by customers and freshly made in old shops nearby. The price on the first floor is only twice as expensive, but the price on the second floor is four times more expensive. Even if you have money, you can't afford it on the third floor.
Go, otherwise it would have been full just because of its reputation. In the first few days when I was receiving ordinary guests, I even brought people to maintain it. Later, I saw more inquiries and less admissions, so I felt relieved. "
"But now that we have Master Zhu in the outer city, the people from the Nancheng Military and Horse Department have finally started to do their work, and I have a lot more free time."
Zhang Shou couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when he heard this. He thought back to the time when he thought of the imperial chef selection competition, followed Lu Sanlang running around and ran such a competition, and Lin Laohu, as one of the people in charge of the specific implementation of security,
It’s true that I don’t know how much hair I have lost. Even if these public servants don’t eat and drink for free, they can probably eat at small restaurants and Xinglong Tea House on weekdays...
I guess I can only look at the gate with excitement!
Four times the price, even if it is just to control the flow of people, is actually considered a money grab. After the people are exhausted, the price will be lowered. After all, this is nominally the property of Weinan Bo Zhang Kang, but in fact it belongs to the emperor!
I knew that when Lin Laohu suggested going to Xinglong Teahouse, he was definitely not complaining about the hard work of maintaining law and order in the past, nor was he implying that he should reward him. Instead, he was implying that he should not attract more people to watch on the street and let the executioner arrest the head.
To bear greater "security pressure", Zhang Shou simply agreed.
"Speaking of which, Capt. Lin has helped me many times, and I haven't thanked you yet. These guests of mine have troubled you to help entertain them. Today, I will take this opportunity to make a favor for you."
Lin Laohu was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Zhang Shou nodding and smiling at him in good faith, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed when he thought of this man's reputation for dealing with people.
The county magistrate of Wanping County Yachen had already followed the instructions from his superiors and quickly cut the knot with a knife to finish the trial of the evil man who bumped into someone and fell into the water. According to the law, he was injured but not dead. He directly ordered him to be hanged, so he asked Zhang Captou to send him a message.
, he personally went to Zhang Yuan to deliver a message to Zou Ming. He happened to meet the Juren who had just recovered from a serious illness and wanted to go out for a walk, so Zhang Shou's adoptive mother Wu entrusted him with the task.
As for other people coming out together, that is also Wu's entrustment. In Wu's words, a bunch of people at home are busy every day, but they don't go out all day long. This is harmful to the body. If it weren't for Yang
Zhan and Guan Qiu clamored to tie themselves up in Tiangongfang, and Wu originally wanted to drive them out.
Zou Ming's two friends, who were of course worried about recovering from a serious illness, followed him out together.
He was leading seven people by himself, and Lin Laohu couldn't help but worry too much along the way. Seeing Zhang Shou being so polite, he felt even more at ease, and he had to explain the reason why he brought the people out.
And when Zhang Shou heard Lin Laohu talk about Magistrate Shen's conclusion of the case, he couldn't help praising the person for being vigorous and resolute. When he entered the Xinglong Tea House and was personally greeted by the shopkeeper and went up to the second floor, he found that there were not many people at this time, only two people.
Although there was a lot of commotion downstairs just now, the guests at the two tables obviously recognized him. They seemed hesitant to come over at this time, but in the end they held back.
It happened that Zhang Shou didn't want to waste his precious time on idle people, so he immediately avoided the window where he could see the pedestrians downstairs, chose a round table in the corner to sit down, and asked the shopkeeper to put up a screen to block the view.
As for Ah Liu, the young man ordered the food at the water sign according to Zhang Shou's instructions. He originally planned to sit alone outside the screen. Anyway, he didn't care too much about the quality of the food, as long as he was satisfied, but Lin Laohu's face was full of it.
Duixiao pulled him over and saw Zhang Shou smiling and telling him to just sit down, so he finally sat down under Lin Laohu.
At this time, Zhang Shoucai whispered what happened last night. As expected, no one, including Lin Laohu, knew about it yet.
Hearing the complete reshuffle of the Supervisor of Ceremonies this time, only one of the four people with palm prints and pens was left, and only three of the four in the hall were left. Even if he fell into the water, Zou Ming, who was still in a depressed mood, couldn't help but
He was horrified by the emperor's thunderous treatment. Especially Lin Laohu, who knew that the word "Si Li Jian" was powerful, he lost his composure and even screamed in surprise.
Zhang Shou just mentioned this matter, but had no intention of going further or commenting. When Ah Liu suddenly coughed, he knew someone was coming. Sure enough, it was the waiter who brought a pot of fragrant tea and pre-dinner accompaniments.
There are a total of eight kinds of dried tea and fruit dishes of various colors, which is obviously the specialty of the tea house. When Zhang Shou saw this, he smiled and said: "There is a class in Jiuzhang Hall in the afternoon, so I will serve tea instead of wine, you can do whatever you want."
Ye Mengqiu and others have all followed the teacher in astronomy since elementary school, and are used to playing with calculations. Therefore, giving up drinking has been a long-standing habit, and it is natural to not use it at this time. But Zou Ming and other three Juren, are free in Zhang Yuan
They had free food and free accommodation, and even the medical expenses were generously donated by others. Now Zhang Shou invited them to eat at such an expensive place, how could they have the nerve to ask for a drink?
As for Lin Laohu, he is really the type who doesn't want to drink or have fun, but he was finally able to go to the second floor of Xinglong Tea House to have a good meal - although the food here is no different from the food at the old restaurants nearby. I heard that
It was half-tepid because it was delivered slowly, so it wasn't as delicious as the freshly baked ones over there, but wouldn't he be able to brag about it with old friends like Zhang Baotou when he went back?
So, instead of repeatedly saying that he would not drink while on duty, he dismissed the waiters and diligently served tea to everyone with a teapot in hand. Although he knew that the people upstairs must know Zhang Shou's identity, he still remembered that Ye Mengqiu just said
The commotion caused by his throat was like a longevity son. When Ye Mengqiu, Zou Ming and others saw this, they suddenly realized and immediately learned this title.
But just as everyone was sitting and waiting for the food to be served, they suddenly heard the sound of gongs banging from downstairs.
"The Holy Emperor's eyes are like lightning, and he can discern evil! Those eunuchs who committed evil in the Supervisor of Ceremonies have been dealt with severely!"
"The Holy One is wise and the whole world celebrates!"
Hearing the banging sound of the gong, everyone immediately looked at each other. Even Zou Ming, who had been tricked inexplicably and had something to do with the Supervisor of Ceremonies, couldn't help but frown. Lin Laohu could no longer care.
Why was eating at Xinglong Teahouse worth bragging about? He almost jumped up, his face turned black for a moment.
"Master Shou, everyone, I'll stay with you for a while!"
Seeing the person rushing downstairs like a gust of wind, Zhang Shou didn't even need to wink, Ah Liu got up quietly and followed him. At this time, there was a noise downstairs, and through the screen, he could hear the same voices.
The undisguised comments from the tea-house patrons.
"The emperor has dealt with the eunuch who is the Supervisor of Ceremonies? The palm print Chu Kuan and the two pens have been demoted? This is great news!"
"It's really worth exposing the traitor and committing the crime!"
"It's really a pleasure. So many people submitted letters before, but the emperor ignored them all. Thanks to the Governor of Xuanda, Wang Datou!"
After this commotion, Zhang Shou only heard the sound of footsteps hurrying downstairs. When he stood up thoughtfully to check, he saw only their table of guests remaining outside the screen on the huge second floor.
People at the other two tables just now went downstairs to watch the fun. Seeing this, he simply moved the screen away.
Although as a serious scholar, it is politically correct to despise the unlucky eunuch, the eunuch of the eunuch, but after Zou Ming experienced life and death in the cold water, after being rescued from the water, he still shouted for help to save the eunuch who was in the water.
The real culprit who had plotted against him was naturally a very thoughtful person. When he heard the noise below, he was not happy but was shocked for a moment.
"It's strange, the Supervisor of Ceremonies is not so notorious, right? Even if I was knocked into the water before, it was just because of the evil man's luck.
The anger of the rejection was turned on the three of us, so we committed murders and harmed others. Now that the gongs and drums are so big, is there someone who deliberately wants to make things even bigger?"
"Brother Zou is right. I haven't heard of any serious evil deeds by Si Lijian in Guangping Mansion... No, I should say that I haven't heard much about the three Si Lijian there.
Words! During the first few days when I arrived in the capital, I didn’t hear anyone talking about them!”
Ye Mengqiu couldn't help but frown in confusion, and then added: "Besides, the director of rituals has been dismissed, and someone has to take over, and the person who takes over is also an eunuch. God knows whether the new person is good or bad? Those people below
As for being so happy that you beat gongs and drums and rejoice? What does it have to do with us outsiders if the change of Supervisor of Ceremonies changes?"
Hearing Zou Ming and Ye Mengqiu reveal the key point, Zhang Shou couldn't help but laugh. Maybe someone planned to chase down Shangyong... But the problem is that the heroes who defeated Chu Kuan were the snowflakes of impeachment.
Was it Wang Jie who made the final decision? No, maybe it was just that the emperor was annoyed and fell out!
Moreover, he had only guessed until now, and had not fully figured out the reason why the emperor was suddenly so merciless.
In this situation, there are still people who think that the results of the battle are not enough, and continue to pursue and fight fiercely. It is simply that the organization is too clever, and I don't know if it will cost Qing Qing's life...
When he was thinking this, Lin Laohu's shout could already be heard from below, but the shout was quickly covered up by the louder noise. Not long after, he only heard people stomping up the stairs.
When I looked again, I saw Ah Liu directly dragging Lin Laohu up, and Lin Laohu seemed to be still struggling.
When he saw Zhang Shou, Lin Huhu was helpless and anxious. He was about to tell Zhang Shou the pros and cons, but was interrupted by Zhang Shou with a smile: "This is the outer city, there is the Nancheng Army and Horses Division, Lin Qiao
First of all, you don’t have to work hard alone. Besides, let alone you, there are so many people down there, even if you bring all the servants here, can you hold it down? Why not just sit here and see how many waves it can turn?"