Can it still be counted like this?

When Zhang Shou counted so eloquently, not to mention that the emperor was stunned, even the nobles who had just watched from the wall couldn't help but be stunned, and after they were in a daze, they laughed together. For Zhang Shou, there were a total of five nobles present, and the most familiar with him was Zhang Kang, the Bo of Weinan, followed by Zhang Qiong, the Bo of Xiangyang, and then Zhang Jingzhou, the Marquis of Huaiqing.

Weinan Bo Zhang Kang got acquainted with Zhang Shouyu and listened to the rain Xiaozhu, and then not only took Zhang Shou to see the ball instrument left by Emperor Taizu Mengtian, but also gave Zhang Shou a top problem of unlocking the text lock of Taizu's secret box. And Zhang Qiong is not familiar with Zhang Shou because of his son Zhang Da, that is, Zhang Wuji's cheating incident, and he is relatively familiar with his temperament.

And when it comes to Zhang Jingzhou, the Marquis of Huaiqing, although his son Zhang Lu is a student of Zhang Shou, he also sends people to give gifts during the New Year's holidays, and his familiarity with Zhang Shou is limited to meeting Zhang Shou when he rarely goes to the court, and he definitely does not speak more than five fingers alone. The most impressive ...... Well, that is, Zhang Shou is the future son-in-law of his old boss Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing, and that's it.

As for Zhang Qian, Dingtaobo, and Zhang Wuxi, Linfenbo, they know more about Zhang Shou than ordinary people in the capital. Except for Zhang Shou's sensational events in the capital, they know nothing about people.

Therefore, Zhang Shou's five-to-five description, after they laughed, Huaiqing Marquis Zhang Jingzhou couldn't help but quip: "Yue Shanchang doesn't seem to be a civil official, right?" Tang Xie Yuan is the same, although he is the Xie Yuan of the Shuntianfu Township Test, he is just a person after all. ”

"Emperor Taizu has a saying, local scholars, if the school teaches the right learning, there are hundreds of protégés, and there are five teachers, then the mountain chief is regarded as the seventh grade." This time, the one who spoke was the emperor. Seeing that Zhang Jingzhou was stunned by what he said, he continued with embarrassment, "During the Taizu period, there were few jinshi in the world, and those who could pass the examination were often directly awarded officials. So from this point of view, it is not an exaggeration to say that Yue Qing and Tang Jieyuan are civil officials. ”

How can it be solved like this?

This time, the surprised person became Zhang Shou. He is just forcibly sophistry and leveling the ratio of civil and military, in fact, he also knows that Yue Shanchang and Tang Ming are not civil officials - and strictly speaking, Lu Xuan, who has handed over the post of secretary of the military department, is also not an official.

Even the name of sacrificial wine was added to him by the emperor in recognition of Lu Xuan's courage, and even retained his former grade and treatment.

And the emperor explained it himself, and Xie Wanquan only saw the face of his senior brother Tang Ming, which was flushed red at this time, which was really exciting. Thinking that there would be a chance for the emperor to speak for him once in his life, no matter who he was, he was excited. But in comparison, Xie Wanquan only felt that he was sitting in the middle of this big building, which was really out of place, and he couldn't help but want to slip downstairs.

But at this moment, he heard Lu Sanlang's voice from below: "Mr. Liu, slow down." ”

With this voice, Lu Saburo helped an old man up the stairs and appeared in front of everyone. It's just that just looking at the old man's vigorous pace and straight posture, anyone can see that Lu Sanlang's support is not only unnecessary, but also just a show. Sure enough, after the person went upstairs and stood firmly, his face was not red, his heart was not beating or panting, and he went straight forward and saluted.

The emperor raised his eyebrows, and immediately pushed the four princes beside him and said, "Shilang, go and help Mr. Liu over and let him sit next to me." ”

"The minister will not dare to be." Liu Zhiyuan smiled and saluted again, seeing that the fourth prince actually grabbed his arm stubbornly, he looked down at the person, and then said helplessly, "Don't forget, the emperor, when the minister was in the court, a large number of people said that the minister was heavy and the blood was heavier, otherwise there would be no such reputation as the decapitated Liu." The minister sits next to the emperor with a bad star, isn't it big? ”

"It is said that the rule of chaos should be done with heavy codes, but I feel that the rule of the world should also be like this, otherwise it will be broad again and again, and the punishment will be light for serious crimes, and in the long run, many people will have a fluke heart. Besides, you kill those who deserve to die. ”

The emperor beckoned to the four princes, and when he saw that someone dragged Liu Zhiyuan over, he pressed the old gentleman to sit down on the seat on his right, while Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying sat directly opposite him, but the seat on his left hand was empty, so he glanced at the fourth prince again: "Shilang, you go and invite two guests to come over and accompany you." As for who to choose, you can do it yourself. ”

It is naturally a great honor to share the table with the emperor, but among the remaining civil and military forces, no one is a fuel-efficient lamp. Especially a few nobles, no matter how they thought about it, they felt that they were not suitable to sit next to the emperor.

If this is Zhao Guogong, Chu Guogong, Qin Guogong these three are still about the same, the first two are Emperor Ruizong named the Duke of Guo, they are all very convinced people, although Qin Guogong is already the second generation, in terms of meritorious service, but the title is still above them.

Therefore, Zhang Jingzhou, the Marquis of Huaiqing, who had the highest title among the people present, saw the eyes of the four princes turning around, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "Fourth prince, I don't dare to go up to the same table with the emperor like my old Zhang, besides, Old Master Liu and Dr. Zhang are both knowledgeable, but I will drink and eat food, and I can't do anything else." ”

Regardless of whether the Four Princes were designed in advance or not, Zhang Jingzhou decided to take himself out first.

And he took such a head, and the rest of the four nobles surnamed Zhang naturally expressed their stance of not mixing. However, to their relief, but also overjoyed, the four princes stood silent for a moment, and then asked the little eunuch on the side to pour a cup of tea with a small wine glass, and then went directly to the table of the eight immortals where the five of them were sitting.

"You are all the important ministers of the ancestor Ruizong's grandfather, with high seniority and old age, I know that everyone is so resigned to help me, and I have nothing else to thank you, so I will replace the wine with tea, and I will pay tribute to the marquis and uncle."

Seeing that the four princes said this, they actually raised their glasses, and everyone hurriedly stood up, and when the four princes really drank the cup of tea directly, they didn't care about how much wine was left in the wine cup in front of them, and quickly drank it all. And after drinking, seeing that the four princes actually came up and whispered apologies, no matter what the mood was, at this time everyone at least felt that there was light on their faces.

Therefore, when the four princes went to the table of Wu Ge Lao and Lu Juan, Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong couldn't help but whisper: "The third prince and the fourth prince really have their own merits, and this temperament alone is thousands of times stronger than their two elder brothers." ”

Who's to say it isn't?

Not to mention that a group of big bosses all think so, even Lu Juan and Wu Ge Lao, who saw the posture of the four princes, are in the same mood. And when he found that the four princes were walking towards them, Wu Ge Lao quickly glanced at the emperor, and when he saw that this son of heaven's face was as usual, and the corners of his mouth still showed the usual smile, he immediately woke up in his heart.

The emperor ascended the throne for twenty-seven years, and his career has been exactly twenty-seven years, as an Enke Jinshi, although he can't be called watching the emperor grow up, he can definitely be said to be well versed in the emperor's temperament. Otherwise, how can this son of heaven be a good worm?

So, he immediately hahad: "The third prince invited Lao Lu over to accompany him, I am such an old vegetable skin, the emperor does not look up and look down, and then go over to pestle on an occasion like today, what is the taste, it is better to change a few fresh faces!" Lao Lu, you don't have to worry that you will be alone without me, Tang Jieyuan, Xie Gongzi, how about coming over to drink and chat with me? ”

Tang Ming and Xie Wanquan immediately looked at each other. When they saw that the four princes were really good, but they thanked Wu Ge Lao for a cup of tea, they immediately invited Lu Juan, who was obviously surprised, as if he was not well prepared, although they didn't understand what would happen next, but they didn't refuse the invitation of a dignified elder, so they quickly got up from their seats and moved the dishes and chopsticks directly.

And at this time, because he had come to Beijing from afar, he didn't know anyone, so he simply sat at a single table, and he had completely understood it.

When he saw that the fourth prince sent Lu Juan to sit down next to the emperor, he immediately came to him with a smile and a long salute, and he hurriedly got up and returned the salute. Although he had intended to be humble in the most amiable voice, the words came to his lips and ended up with another question.

"I don't know what the four princes like in addition to arithmetic?"

"What else do you like...... The fourth prince didn't know anything about Yue Shanchang, only that he probably came to the capital to be his teacher. Although he admired Zhang Shou more, he was impulsive but very smart, and he would not casually give people a look, so he tilted his head and thought about it, and he said with a smile, "I still like history and physics." ”

History is very easy to understand, but children who like history books at a young age can be seen to be smart, but what is physics?

Yue Shanchang decided in his heart that he must sweep all the bookstores in the capital in the near future. But he didn't show any timidity on his face, nodded with a smile as if to show encouragement, and then followed the four princes and came to the emperor.

Although this was the second time he had met the king, the time he had met outside the Nine Chapters Hall of the Guozijian was not a very good memory for him, and even here and now, he was worried that someone would expose Fang Qing's words that were not cautious at that time. However, until he saluted and took his seat, no one mentioned this stubble, until a little eunuch came over with a plate to serve the food.

And when the dishes were delivered to everyone, they saw a small bowl like a fist, a clear soup with little water, two or three shallots, and there were silver thread-like noodles in the middle that were half-floating and half-sinking, at most it was a scene of chopsticks.

The emperor, who came to Xinglong Tea House for the first time to taste the future imperial kitchen skills, saw this scene, and his eyebrows couldn't help jumping. Just a little bit? It's not enough to even fill in the gaps between your teeth! However, seeing that Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying immediately ate it with chopsticks after taking it, and then chewed it slowly and tasted the taste, obviously very experienced, he took a sip of the soup first in some confusion.

The soup seemed a little light at first glance, but when the noodle soup gradually spread in the mouth, the faint sour and spicy taste instantly spread throughout the mouth, so he didn't use chopsticks, and directly poured the rest of the noodles and noodle soup into his mouth.

At this moment, he had never had expectations for a creature like the imperial chef, and he couldn't help but slap the bowl directly on the table: "Another bowl!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the emperor greeted Zhang Shou with a cough: "Your Majesty, this first appetizer is made by Chef Fang of Yangzhou Guild Hall, and he is already an imperial chef, but he has not yet entered the palace to serve." The emperor wants to eat his craft, and there is a chance to turn back. ”

What the? Is it the most unlucky but luckiest guy who was tied up by the second prince and went back to cook and made a so-called Kunning Palace poisoning incident? Although he was in a bad mood at that time, he still didn't want to be angry with others, so he casually appeased the imperial chef, and he didn't even plan to really summon people into the imperial dining room.

If you have real talent and real learning, why don't you send it to the palace as soon as possible, it will cause me to eat monotonously these days! The taste of the Queen Mother's small kitchen is certainly better than that of the imperial dining room, but there are too few tricks, and I always talk about health, and I am about to fade out of my mouth! If this Chef Fang really has this level of appetizer in cooking, I will definitely raise my hands and feet to support such a selection of imperial chefs in the future!

The emperor couldn't wait to order Chef Fang to be tied back to the palace right now...... Send it back to the palace. Fortunately, he reacted very quickly, and immediately regained his reserved expression, and said with a slight bow: "It is worthy of the imperial chef, this noodle is good." ”

It is worthy of me, who has always been very discerning, and directly ordered someone to be the imperial chef!

Zhang Shou saw such an emotion strangely in the emperor's eyes, and couldn't help laughing. Fortunately, he was taking the opportunity to taste delicious food to sell private goods today, and of course he would not debunk the emperor's careful thoughts, but he didn't smile at the moment.

Next, the same extremely delicate small dishes were sent upstairs, apparently specially changed to facilitate the emperor's food. After all, unless it is a person with a strong heart like Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying, most people have a very psychological shadow about grabbing food under the emperor's chopsticks.

And the emperor went from snoring and snoring at the beginning, scoring like a thunderbolt, to gradually slowing down, most of them only tasted one bite, Zhang Shou knew that after the initial amazement and joy, after eating more than 20 dishes, the emperor inevitably had a full stomach.

Therefore, when he asked if there were about seven or eight chefs left who had not submitted their works, he smiled and said, "You go down and see if these dishes have not been made yet, or if they still need work." If you need effort, you might as well slow down, let the emperor have some time to digest it, and then taste it slowly. If you haven't done it yet, just stop and wait. ”

The emperor was very satisfied with Zhang Shou's knowledge, and when he glanced at people at this time, he hiccuped, and when he saw Lu Juan and Yue Shanchang, he was also full of expressions, but Liu Zhiyuan and Zhu Ying were still calm, as if their stomachs were open to the sea, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and when he went to see Zhang Shou again, he found that Zhang Shou was the same as if he hadn't eaten before.

And at this time, it was Zhu Ying who revealed the mystery with a smile: "The emperor and the elders have never been here before, so they have no experience." On such occasions, no matter how delicious a dish is, you can only taste one bite, otherwise you want to eat it in your mouth, but your stomach can't hold it! ”

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