Lord Moyu was forced to open

The weather in spring is changeable, especially near Qingning. The needle-like drizzle will fall from time to time, and a cool wind will blow by, making pedestrians walking on the street can't help but wrap up tightly. The thick clothes I just put on.

When I came to a tavern, I shook the umbrella clean outside the shop. There was not much water left before handing it to the waiter.

After taking the towel handed by the waiter and drying himself, Zhang Zheng strode into the tavern and walked towards the place he had already decided on.

Here was the person he had made an appointment with long ago, his current immediate boss, Jiang He, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

"Taihe is here? Hahaha! I've been waiting for you for a long time. Sit down! Sit down!"

Seeing Zhang Zheng's arrival, Jiang He, who was sitting on the edge of the bed holding a wine glass and listening to the rain, felt uncomfortable, immediately smiled and asked Zhang Zheng to come over and sit down.

Zhang Zheng was not polite. He cupped his hands and said "Shang Shu" before sitting opposite.

As soon as he sat down, a glass of warm wine that had been warmed was pushed in front of him. Jiang He said with a smile:
"It's cold, take a sip to drive away the cold."

"Thank you Jiang Shangshu!"

After thanking him, Zhang Zheng picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

The warm wine flowed down the throat and into the stomach. The warm feeling spread all over the body instantly as the wine entered the throat, making the body that was slightly cold due to the rain feel warm and comfortable.

call!
Taking a long breath, a puff of white mist was expelled with the last bit of coldness in his body, and it dissipated without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Zheng put down the wine glass that had been drained in one gulp.

Sitting in his seat, he looked at his boss and asked curiously:
"Master Shangshu, it's hard to take a break. You're not resting at home. Why did you suddenly summon your officials to come over for a drink?"

At this time, Jiang He was holding a glass of wine, looking sideways at the drizzle outside the window. He was silent for a while and then suddenly said with a smile:
"Why, if it's okay, I can't ask your family members to come out for a drink? Or do you think you, Mrs. Zhang, have a problem with me as a superior?"

"How dare you! Taihe has no objection to Shangshu."

Zhang Zheng shook his head quickly.

Jiang He smiled, took a sip of the wine in his glass, spit out a mouthful of white mist, and then said: "Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Your kid has been like this since he was in Yunzhou County. He is strict and has no personality. pleasure."

Zhang Zheng is silent. His personality is such that he is not the kind of person to jump out.

Jiang He slowly continued: "Taihe, have you felt that the court has been very quiet recently?"

Zhang Zheng looked at his boss in surprise, wondering why he said that.

Jiang He did not explain, but suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "Is the Beijing inspection going to be soon?"

Zhang Zheng nodded: "At the beginning of next month, the capital inspection will begin, starting with the first to third grades of the six departments, then the fourth to seventh grades, and finally the seventh to ninth grades."

Jiang He nodded after hearing this, and then said:

"The Chaotang is the center of the Song Dynasty. Countless things happen here every day. For their own interests, various forces are constantly fighting and fighting for their own interests.

From the moment the court appeared, it had never been quiet.

But don’t you think the court has been a little too quiet lately? "

Zhang Zheng's brows wrinkled slightly.

At this moment, a plate of hawthorn cake was placed on the table for the two of them, and the waiter's voice sounded next to them.

"You two, these are the pastries you ordered. They have been served. Please use them with ease!"

After that, the child with a smile on his face turned and left to do other things.

The rain outside the window seemed to be getting heavier again. Just a moment ago, it was a gentle drizzle that moistened everything, but now it had turned into heavy rain. The patter of falling rain made people feel calm.

The store suddenly became quiet.

The next moment, there was a chorus of complaints.

"Why is it raining so hard? It's broken! I didn't bring an umbrella. How will I get home later!"

"Hey, me too. When I went out, it was raining lightly, so I didn't bring an umbrella. Who would have thought that the rain would get heavy all of a sudden!"

"Hey, it's your fault for not being careful. What time is it now? It's almost Qingming Festival and it's raining every day.

Who knows when it will suddenly get bigger? Like me, I prepared an umbrella early, so I’m not afraid! "

"Oh! Brother, did you bring an umbrella? Can you give me a ride later?"

"And me! And me!"

……

The noise in the store rang in his ears, and Zhang Zheng suddenly felt a flash of inspiration.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Jiang He:

"Shang Shu means that they have taken action?" Jiang He smiled, stretched out his hand to catch some rainwater from the window, looked at his hand that was soaked to death in just a moment, smiled and said:

"His Majesty once said something when he was still a prince, calmness is always a precursor to the coming storm.

Just like the heavy rain outside the window, it also started with a little drizzle, but if you don't care because it rains lightly, then you are them. "

As he spoke, Jiang He looked at a group of people with regretful faces in the tavern. It was obvious that they did not bring umbrellas.

Zhang Zheng also looked over and nodded.

Jiang He added: "And if you take it seriously, when the storm comes, you will be him!"

Jiang He looked at the man who was holding an umbrella and being admired by everyone.

Zhang Zheng also looked over.

"No matter what this storm will bring to you, as long as you are prepared in advance, you don't have to be afraid of anything. You are not afraid of your child being noisy, just afraid of his sudden silence.

Once you are quiet, you are definitely acting like a monster.

At this juncture of the upcoming Beijing inspection, they should have been very panicked, but look at it now, no one is in a hurry. This is very wrong.

You have to be careful lately and don't let others take advantage of you.

Your Majesty has placed high hopes on you, please don't let him down. "

Zhang Zheng understood Jiang He's words and nodded slightly.

Jiang He suddenly said:
“No matter how good the policies in this world are, they still need people to implement them.

People have feelings and can be used.

Sometimes you need to pay more attention to the people around you. "

Zhang Zheng's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Master Shangshu, what do you mean?"

Jiang He glanced at him, picked up a piece of hawthorn cake, put it into his mouth and chewed it. After a long while, he swallowed it with a satisfied face and said with a smile:
"Try it quickly. The hawthorn cakes in this store are the best in Beijing. Even the ones made by Wuzhai, which specializes in pastries, are not as delicious as theirs.

Many people in Beijing like to come here to eat this hawthorn cake.

I only found out about this place after being recommended by someone in our official department. "

Zhang Zheng was stunned, and then he picked up a piece of hawthorn cake and started eating it.

It tastes really good.

"Is it delicious?"

Jiang He asked with a smile.

Zhang Zheng nodded: "It tastes really good."

Jiang He smiled: "That's natural. Just this plate costs two taels of silver! Isn't that delicious?"

"What? Two taels?!"

Zhang Zheng looked around with his eyes widened and then at the plate of crystal clear red hawthorn cake in front of him with only six pieces.

Never thought it could be so expensive.

Although living in the capital is not easy.

But it’s not like a few pieces of Sanhao cake can be sold for twenty taels.

This is what an average family spends for a month.

Jiang He's face showed a look of pain and he said: "Really, you also think it's expensive, right? Even I can't bear to come here several times a month.

quick! Eat more, don't waste it. "

Zhang Zheng nodded. Although they could certainly afford this food with their official salary, the family also had to make expenses. The house had to pay for everything, and there wasn't much money left after a month.

It’s true that you can’t eat hawthorn cakes like this two-two-for-one plate often.

While eating, Zhang Zheng paused.

Jiang He, who was sitting opposite and watching him eat with a smile, saw the smile on his face suddenly getting bigger when he saw his movements pause.

……

(End of this chapter)