Yan Zhengsu finished drinking a cup of tea and shouted in a deep voice: "Yan Kuan, order someone to prepare a car, I want to enter the palace." ”

Yan Kuan is Yan Zhengsu's personal servant, Yan Zhengsu has been an official since he went out to be an official for more than ten years, and Yan Kuan has been serving by his side, and he is also the most useful. Very eye-catching and diligent.

Yan Kuan poked his head out of the door and said, "My lord, the carriages and horses are ready, and you can leave at any time." ”

Yan Zhengsu smiled: "I am getting more and more eye-catching." Tidy things up, let's go. It's getting hotter and hotter here, and it's cooler in the palace. ”

Yan Kuan nodded and said, "Yes." The one on the east side and Vice Minister Qian have placed ice cubes there, and there are handymen playing fans. If you refuse to use ice cubes or call people, isn't that hot? ”

Yan Zhengsu smiled and said, "Do you treat your family adults as the same as them?" When did your family ever ask someone to serve you like this? You have followed me for so many years, you have lived in the yamen that leaked rain and wind, the embankment tent when the flood came, and the yamen fell and you lived in the broken temple when the county order was in the south, when did your family complain? ”

Yan Kuan smiled: "I don't think of adults as people like them. Don't I know you yet? What I hated most was these extravagances. ”

"That's right, it's not in vain that I've been with me for so many years. Think about how much manpower and material resources it takes to dig the ice from the river in winter, transport it to the cellar by cart and horse, and dig deep into the cellar when it is moved around? Just to cool off in the summer? Those handymen who play fans are not people? asked others to play fans, but their sweat was gone, and they all ran to others. Is this what those of us who are officials should do? Dozens of people serve one person, and if they work hard and lose money, what kind of thrift can they talk about? They can talk about it, but they don't do it. That's how little the silver of the court is gone. Yan Zhengsu said coldly.

Yan Kuan stuck out his tongue and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, adults, you can't make a fire, it's so hot, it's not possible to get on fire in a hurry." ”

Yan Zhengsu smiled: "What I said is that I can't do it." Now that we've got those files, we'll go. ”

Yan Kuan responded, picked up a stack of dossiers on the table and wrapped them in the package, and when he stepped on his shoulders, he suddenly remembered something.

"My lord, I almost forgot to tell you something."

"What's the matter?" Yan Zhengsu is taking a bamboo hat from the wall, which is still brought from Hangzhou, to protect from rain in rainy days and sunscreen in summer.

"Hmm. Yesterday, when you went to court, Lin Jue from our Hangzhou Mansion found the villain in the parking lot outside the palace gate. He begged the villain for something, and said that he wanted the villain to tell the adult, if you can have a meal with him at noon today. He said that it was in front of the Yude Building on the north side of Xiangguo Temple. Yan Kuandao.

"Noon today? Why didn't you say it earlier? "Solemnly solemn.

Yan Kuan smacked his lips and said, "I'm so busy, I forgot about it." When I saw an adult holding a hat, I remembered. When he came to see me yesterday, he also brought a hat. ”

Yan Zhengsu was stunned, and muttered a little in his heart. It's been a long time since I've seen Lin Jue, and even Lin Jue didn't congratulate him when he got married. Yan Zhengsu also heard about Lin Jue's official award. But he didn't show up. On the one hand, he is indeed very busy, and on the other hand, he is also a little afraid of seeing Lin Jue. said that he was afraid, but it was better to say that he wanted to avoid Lin Jue. Because he took the three divisions of the yamen to open the knife, he involved Lin Bonian, the head of the Lin family. Although it is business, there is some guilt after all. At the same time, Yan Zhengsu didn't want Lin Jue to make a request after seeing Lin Jue, and it was really difficult to say if he refused in front of Lin Jue.

Yan Zhengsu admitted that he felt guilty in his heart at this point. Lin Jue really helped him a lot at the beginning. If it weren't for Lin Jue's advice, it would have been impossible for that matter to succeed. The success of suppressing the bandits also gave him the capital to directly worship the deputy prime minister, otherwise he would have been spoken to if he directly visited the prime minister from the prefect. The eradication of the pirates is a great achievement. Moreover, in the matter of the cottage on Guishan Island, he was ashamed of his trust in Lin Jue. Lin Jue finally forgave himself. Therefore, after making a move against the Sansi Yamen, Yan Zhengsu was indeed unable to face Lin Jue.

Lin Jue could have come directly to see him, but now he was speaking through his Yan Kuan. This attitude is intriguing. This may seem like a form of respect, but it is not a form of alienation. And Yan Zhengsu actually knew very well that Lin Jue must have come for one thing when he asked to see him, and that was Lin Bonian's matter. He chose to hold a banquet in a restaurant, which was also a smart choice to use private occasions to highlight personal friendship. Take off your official uniform and walk out of the official office, sometimes things will be much easier.

Seeing or not, Yan Zhengsu was a little hesitant. If he didn't go, then Lin Jue would never have any interaction with him again. Since reading the "Theory of the Six Kingdoms", Yan Zhengsu thinks that Lin Jue's insight is much higher than that of his important ministers. And he actually needs someone like Lin Jue to help him implement the law change. The newly prepared yamen specializing in law reform needs a large number of young talents to join, and it is absolutely impossible to rely on himself and Fang Dunru, and a large number of officials with passion, ideas and dare to do things are needed to promote them everywhere in the Great Zhou. Lin Jue is a candidate that Yan Zhengsu has already looked for, and there is no one more suitable to join the matter of changing the law than Lin Jue.

If he ignored Lin Jue, with Lin Jue's hard and arrogant temper, he would definitely refuse. Although one less Lin Jue may not be impossible, one more person like Lin Jue will definitely be beneficial to big things. Not to mention that he is still King Liang's son-in-law, if King Liang supports the change, then he will have more strength.

However, if he goes to see him, Lin Jue must intercede for Lin Bonian, and he must hope that he can open up the net, so how to reply to him? Promising Lin Jue to bend the law for personal gain is absolutely impossible. This matter is not aimed at Lin Bonian, but to overturn the entire Sansi Yamen, break it and stand up. At the same time, it is also neutralizing the power of the DPRK and paving the way for the change. But if you don't agree, what's the point of going by yourself?

Yan Zhengsu's expression was cloudy, and the bamboo hat was hung on the wall for a while, and then taken off again, and tossed several times.

Yan Kuan looked strange and asked, "My lord, Lin Gongzi is our acquaintance, and when he invites the adult to the banquet, he will give him a face." Don't adults think of him very much? They are all familiar people who can't be cooked, what's the matter? ”

Yan Zhengsu frowned and said slowly: "What do you know? He wants to intercede for the head of the Lin family, if it is you, what should you do? If I promise him, I am bending the law for personal gain. If you don't agree, you're offending him. That's why it's so difficult. ”

Yan Kuan smacked his lips and said, "Also, the little one almost forgot about this stubble." It's also tricky. But...... In the eyes of a villain, adults can't always avoid him. The villain sees that Lin Gongzi is a person who knows right from wrong, if the adult explains things clearly, he should understand the adult. It's better than not seeing him like this, but being misunderstood by him. In any case, it is good to explain the words, otherwise it will be misunderstood for a lifetime. ”

Yan Zhengsu was stunned, nodded and said, "You're right, I didn't expect that I am not as knowledgeable as you." After all, you have to face it, so it's better to make it clear. If only he could understand my struggle, if he really didn't, then he couldn't do it. Hiding is not a problem. In that case, it is already noon, and we don't have to go into the palace. After a while, you go to the gate of the palace, and ask the guards guarding the door to send a letter to the Longtu Pavilion and tell Lord Fang that I will not go to the palace today, so as not to make him wait in a hurry. ”

"Okay, the villain will go and inform him." Yan Kuan put down the package on his shoulder and walked out quickly. Yan Zhengsu also re-hung the bamboo hat in his hand on the wall, and sat on the table and was stunned.

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On a fork in the East Lane of Bianhe North Street, Yude Restaurant is located in the shade of green trees.

In Bianliang City, the most famous restaurants are none other than Pan Lou and Fan Lou, which are undoubtedly famous restaurants in the Great Zhou. There are delicious dishes in all seasons, the most elegant environment, the best service, and the most beautiful and sweet singers. Therefore, it is reasonable that the business of Fan Lou and Pan Lou is prosperous.

Most of the customers who patronize big restaurants like Fanlou and Panlou are those who are sons of Yanei and rich young masters. Because it was their paradise. They can spend as much as they want, showing off their wealth and prestige. They also love the opulence of the style, and the coziness of a table full of delicious food and wine. In a word, there is the most suitable place to 'pretend'.

There are also some customers who come from other places. When I arrived in the capital, I didn't go to Pan Lou and Fan Lou to eat a few meals; Don't go to a few big washers to go shopping; Don't go to Daxiangguo Temple and Taiping Xingguo Temple to burn a few incense; Don't go to the Bianhe River for a few boats; Don't take a few glances at the splendor of the Ouchi Palace. Can you still call the capital? How do you brag to others when you go back?

Ordinary people? It is absolutely impossible to go to these two restaurants to consume a meal. I'm afraid that this meal will eat up the family's expenses for a year. Banquets of dozens of taels of silver abound in the two restaurants. The most important is also a banquet of ten taels of silver. Where do ordinary people consume.

However, even if Fan Lou Pan Lou is famous, every day is lively like the New Year, there are many rich young masters in and out of the brocade clothes, and you can almost see the big rich families in the capital in the two restaurants. But there is a category of people who will never be seen in Pan Lou and Fan Lou. That was the most mainstream group of high-ranking officials and scholars in the Great Zhou court.

It's not that these people can't afford to eat, in fact, this group of people is not much richer than the nouveau riche in the capital. Instead, they disdain to go in and out of occasions like Pan Lou and Fan Lou. The unattainable luxury restaurant in the eyes of ordinary people is the most uncultivated and tasteless in the eyes of this group of people. Besides, it is taboo for officials to enter and leave luxury restaurants. No matter how rich an official is, he won't be so ostentatious, isn't that looking for death? Moreover, places like Pan Lou and Fan Lou are eye-catching, and they are not places to talk about things at all. And once these officials go to the restaurant, it is definitely not for the sake of appetite, but for the sake of talking about things and exchanging feelings.

Therefore, there are a number of restaurants in Hangzhou that are not well-known and have secluded locations, but are extremely elegant. Yu Tak Building is one of them. In a restaurant like Yu Tak Lou, you can eat whatever you want, but more importantly, it's low-key and private, guaranteeing your privacy, so you don't have to worry about being disturbed or meeting awkward acquaintances here. Because here, the dining times are staggered, and even the road to the restaurant is separate, which greatly guarantees privacy.

The price of such a place is several times higher than that of Pan Lou and Fan Lou, and it is only a regular customer, and will never accept a stranger's banquet, so as to expose the business nature of this kind of restaurant. To put it bluntly, this is a new type of high-level membership venue, and it is the safest meeting place for those high-ranking officials. This kind of place, except for the capital, is really impossible to open anywhere else. Because only in the capital will there be so many high-ranking officials, and only in the capital will there be ears and eyes, which will make officials cautious. What's more, only these officials in the capital will have such spending power. They are willing to pay a lot of money to talk about things here, which is much safer than in the yamen and in their own homes.