The hot pot was called "antique soup" in ancient times, and it was named after the "coo" sound made when the material was fed into the boiling water, and its history can even be traced back to the Warring States Period, when people used clay pots as pots, and in the Song Dynasty, hot pot has been very popular among the people.

In the cold season, sitting around the table while roasting the fire and eating a hot and spicy hot pot is undoubtedly a very comfortable enjoyment. At this time, Wu Dinghou and Zhang Xuan and others were eating hot pot, the pot was made of copper, it was placed in the center of the table, the table was hollowed out, and a honeycomb coal stove was placed below, the honeycomb coal in the furnace was boiling vigorously, and the water in the pot had been boiled, and the hot steam was steaming.

I saw beef, mutton, donkey meat, chicken, fish, etc., and even green vegetables on the table. In ancient times, when there were no greenhouses, green vegetables in the northern winter were more expensive than meat. In addition, the Ming Dynasty forbade the eating of cattle, but with Guo Xun's status, it was obviously not difficult to get beef.

At this time, I saw Yan Song, the priest of the country, put down his chopsticks, picked up the wine glass, brushed his beard and smiled: "The Marquis of Wuding will go to Huguang'an and Luzhou to welcome the emperor's tablet in the next day, and it will be a great achievement on the day he arrives in Beijing, and we should congratulate the Marquis of Wuding." ”

"It's extreme, it's extreme!" Everyone present raised their wine glasses to congratulate Wuding Marquis Guo Xun, who had a flash of color on his face, and took a glass of wine with Yan Song and others.

Among the Wuxun Group, Guo Xun was the first to stand up and support Zhang Xuan Guicao, so he was also the biggest beneficiary among the nobles, not only from Wudingbo to Wudinghou, but also to go to Huguang'an Luzhou to welcome the merits of the emperor's biological father Zhu Youqing's tablet, and the credit is nine out of ten.

British Gong Zhang Lun put down the wine glass, sandwiched a piece of beef and put it in the hot pot to soak, and said jealously: "Lao Guo, this time you have taken all the benefits, it's really unfair." ”

Guo Xun pouted and said: "Xiao Zhang, it's not right for you to say this, if you talk about taking advantage, who is worthy of Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin in this court now?" I'm not worth mentioning compared to others. ”

After Guo Xun finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Xuan and the others intentionally or unintentionally, as the so-called cutting off people's financial routes is like killing their parents, Zhang Xuan Guicao and others made their fortunes through the discussion ceremony, and now Xu Jin actually warned that it is not allowed to provoke trouble by using the discussion ceremony again, and it is not clear that it is a shortcut to cut off everyone's promotion, which is more serious than cutting off people's financial routes. Therefore, Guo Xun obviously wanted to lead the topic to Xu Jin at this time, trying to provoke everyone's hatred of the same enemy, not an ordinary yin loss.

Sure enough, the British Duke Zhang Lun snorted coldly after hearing this, and said in a weird manner: "That's right, Xu Jin's kid is now taller than his own father, and even the two side rooms have been sealed." Now Xu Jin is not only the left servant of the household department, but also in charge of the Shenji Battalion, and the mentor is the first assistant of the cabinet. ”

Although Zhang Lun is a prince of the country, he is too young after all, only twenty-five or sixteen years old, and he is far from the fire, and he is indignant after being guided by Guo Xun. Among those present, Zhang Xuan and Yan Song are both deep people in the city, as for Gui Cao and Huo Tao, although their political level is not as good as the first two, they are not mediocre people, and now Xu Jin is deeply favored by the emperor, and even the "Zuo Shunmen Incident" that made such a big fuss a few days ago was easily settled by Xu Jin, and at this time the idiot will act as a pioneer and fight against Xu Jin.

Because of this, when Xu Jin directly warned him that day, Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao both chose to obey very wisely. Therefore, at this moment, no one answered the words of the British public Zhang Lun, and the atmosphere was awkward for a while, and Zhang Lun's goods obviously realized that he had lost his words, and silently put the cooked beef into his mouth and chewed it vigorously to resolve the embarrassment.

Guo Xun frowned secretly, it seems that Xu Jin really no one dares to provoke him now, he coughed lightly and said: "The British public drank two cups of nonsense, everyone don't take it to heart, don't be an outsider, come, today's Shangyuan Festival, may I have a smooth wind and rain, and the country and the people are safe!" ”

Everyone raised their glasses and drank together, and the atmosphere relaxed again, Guo Xun asked with a smile: "Lord Huo, the imperial court plans to set up a silver trumpet, but there is a specific charter?" ”

As long as you are not an idiot, you can understand the huge profits of establishing the silver number, if you can get a piece of the pie, even if you drink some soup, it will be enough to make a lot of money. You don't see the four major banks now, how many billions of dollars are earned every day, no matter which dynasty, the most profitable business is to open a bank.

Huo Tao said with a smile: "This subordinate really doesn't know, the emperor has handed over the matter of establishing the silver number to Xu Shilang, and Lord Xu has been on vacation since returning to Beijing, and the specific charter should not be decided." ”

Zhang Lun's face sank when he heard this, it was Xu Jin's kid again, and he really took advantage of all the benefits. Gui Cao coughed lightly, and said meaningfully: "The emperor really favors Xu Shilang, and he is more willing to hand over major matters to Xu Shilang, hehe, however, Xu Shilang's ability is obvious to all, and the emperor's reuse is understandable." ”

Zhang Lun snorted slightly when he heard this, but Zhang Xuan, who had not spoken, changed the topic at this time and said, "I heard that Lord Yan intends to be promoted to the post of probationary envoy of the Oriental Metropolitan Protectorate?" ”

Zhang Zhang's Hanlin Attendant Bachelor is from the fifth grade, and Yan Song's Guozi Priest Wine is the fourth grade, so in terms of rank, Zhang Xuan is lower than Yan Song, so he calls himself a lower official.

However, the bachelor of Hanlin is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he can listen directly to the heavens, so when it comes to Qinggui, the wine of the Guozi Priest is far less than that of the Hanlin Bachelor, and Yan Song does not dare to take the official shelf in front of Zhang Xuan, so he said with a polite smile: "This official has been in the Guozi Prison for three years, so I plan to take advantage of the fact that he is not old enough to move his legs, and let him go out for a few years, which makes Lord Zhang laugh." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Since Lord Yan is interested in this, this official will recommend him in front of the emperor." ”

Yan Song couldn't help but be overjoyed, he came to the banquet this time to take Zhang Zhang's path, but he didn't expect that before he could speak, Zhang Zhang took the initiative to extend an olive branch, and quickly stood up and solemnly said: "Yan Song thanked Master Zhang." ”

Zhang Xuan also said politely: "Brother Weizhong (Yan Song's expression) is serious, you and I are of the same age, if you don't mind, you can match the words." ”

"Hehe, so disrespectful, Brother Bingyong!" Yan Song solemnly bowed.

Guo Xun laughed and said: "Since Lord Zhang promised to recommend him in front of the emperor, then the position of the protector of the Oriental Metropolitan Government, Lord Yan is afraid that he will be nine out of ten, come, first congratulate Lord Yan on a cup." ”

Guo Xun is not an exaggeration, now Zhang Xuan is a bachelor in Hanlin, often lectures for the emperor at the banquet, although not as good as Xu Jin, but also very favored by the emperor, if it is not for Xu Jin's sudden intervention this time, it is estimated that the officials of the Protector faction will be completely overturned, plus Mao Ji and Jiang Mian The two elders of the cabinet will go to work, and Zhang Xuan will inevitably be more reused at that time, and he may enter the cabinet to fill the vacancies in the near future.

Yan Song blushed and drank a drink with everyone, and then sat down again. Gui Cao coughed lightly at this time and said: "I heard that the current Oriental Protector Wangzhi was once a pirate merchant, and even openly erected a flag to call himself King Hui, and was later recruited by the Marquis of Jinghai, and now he is actually a party guarding the capital, it is really the ancestral tomb that is smoking, but the so-called country is easy to change...... Ahem, the official felt it for a while, and lost his words, everyone drank this cup, wishing me a prosperous Ming Dynasty, Weijia at home and abroad, and the country forever. ”

The eyes of everyone present flashed, and they raised their wine glasses and drank them all, all tacitly, and when Yan Song put down the wine glass, he glanced at Zhang Xuan thoughtfully.

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