The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

After a moment, those literati left the house and walked towards Changshoufang where Chang'an County is located.

Gatherings of literati are also a common occurrence in Chang'an City.

Besides, these literati came to Chang'an City to seek official positions, or were self-recommended, or they were some literati who came from Shandong.

They have always flaunted how powerful their knowledge is, but they have never been adopted, just like Yue Li. Gradually, they formed a force that cannot be underestimated in Chang'an City.

For example, when something in the court is known to them or denied by them, they will organize, hold a rally, unify their opinions, and then besiege a certain government office or a certain mansion.

Half an hour later, a dozen or so well-dressed literati came to the Huilai Restaurant in Changshoufang, and then stood at the gate, watching the crowds of people in the restaurant.

"It seems that the layout and decoration of this Huilai restaurant is so good, it must have been opened with people's fat and people's ointment, come, follow me in." The leader shouted to the people behind, and walked in first.

Just when Xu Fu was so busy that he didn't touch the ground, he found a dozen or so literati coming in, and hurriedly greeted them.

"Guest officials, what's the matter?" Seeing these literati approaching the lobby of the restaurant, Xu Fu hurriedly approached and asked.

"We heard that your dishes here are very delicious. We had the honor to try them once. This time, we specially invited friends here. You are the shopkeeper here. Hurry up and serve the dishes, don't make us wait in a hurry .” The leader was a middle-aged man with a pale face, and he knew that few people went out.

"Brother Wang, look at the price list on the wall. It's so expensive? Shopkeeper, are you here a black shop? A dish costs hundreds of cash? There are also regular money. Your place is definitely a black shop." , Brother Wang, there is nothing wrong with the place you brought us to? Is it really this restaurant?" A son behind him pretended to find the menu price list hanging on the wall, and exclaimed at the person surnamed Wang at the beginning. road.

"Huh? Really? Shopkeeper, why are your dishes so expensive here? I guess Quan Chang'an can't find such expensive dishes, right? Shopkeeper, tell me, why does this braised pork sell for three hundred yuan?" Wen? Also, why is this braised pork?" the man surnamed Wang asked in surprise.

This time, they didn't really come to eat, but to make trouble.

However, Xu Fu didn't know where they were coming from, and Xu Fu wasn't afraid of someone coming to make trouble, not to mention, he couldn't handle the current business, so he didn't have time to entertain any literati.

"Everyone, my Huilai restaurant is only for sale. If there is no reservation record, please come over to make a reservation in the afternoon." Xu Fu cupped his hands and said to those literati.

As for the question of the man surnamed Wang, he will not answer.

Willing to buy and sell is a matter for merchants, but it is not up to others to take care of it.

What's more, he can't even cook the dishes of nobles, so how can he entertain these literati.

However, if Xu Fuzhen revealed the ingredients used in this braised pork or other dishes, maybe the business of Huilai Restaurant would have to slip tomorrow.

Xu Fu is not a fool, what is braised pork?

That's a dish made of pork.

Ordinary people can't afford pork, and the rich look down on it. In the eyes of these literati, they even sneer at it, and maybe they have a few theoretical words with you.

If this is the case, everyone in Chang'an City probably knows that Huilai Restaurant sells pig meat, so the restaurant is still open?

"What? I just came here to have a meal. What kind of broken restaurant are you? You have to make a reservation record for a drink and a meal? Do you think I'm someone who can't afford it? Believe it or not, I'm waiting Can you stop your restaurant from opening tomorrow?" The man surnamed Wang shouted angrily after hearing Xu Fu's words.

"Everyone, my Huilai restaurant is only for sale, please forgive me. If you really want to eat the dishes of my Huilai restaurant, please come to make a reservation in the afternoon. People are kicked out because the restaurant has its own rules, please please." Xu Fu knew that these people were not easy to offend.

However, if you don't want to offend, you can also offend.

The seasoning in the restaurant is not easy to make, and it can only be supplied in limited quantities. It is only sold for one morning a day, and in the afternoon, people who need to make reservations come to record it.

This is equivalent to takeaway, and also similar to private cooking.

"How dare you, we are scholars. If you look down on us scholars so much, you are making an enemy of us scholars. A dilapidated restaurant like this only sells to those honorable officials, but you don't want to sell to us scholars. See Come on, you Huilai restaurant has some secrets, otherwise, why don't you sell it to us?"

Suddenly, a scholar cut in and angrily reprimanded Xu Fu.

"That's right, I wait for scholars to come to your dilapidated restaurant to drink and eat. It can also show your identity as a restaurant. Before I sit down, I will be driven away. A merchant is a merchant, and he can do anything under lowly work." Come out." Another scholar said angrily.

Chapter 391 It's hard to explain the stalemate between the two sides

"Guest officer, isn't what you said a little too much? You are scholars, but you can't abuse me and the people who run the shop at will. Please go, leave quickly. Our restaurant does not entertain people like you who slander others for no reason. People." Xu Fu is not a fool, and it is even more impossible to entertain these people after being scolded.

"Look, a merchant is a merchant, and a lowly person is a lowly person. They open a shop to do business, but they don't do business with scholars like me. It seems that you don't want to open this restaurant." The man surnamed Wang asked Xu Fu Chasing people away, he said angrily.

"Who is looking for trouble here?" At this moment, many people in military uniforms walked in outside the restaurant.

And it was Jinshui who took the lead.

The Jinshui man hadn't arrived yet, but his words were unusually loud, attracting everyone's attention.

"I said, how can you have such confidence in this dilapidated restaurant? It turns out that there are officials protecting you, and you don't do business with scholars like me. It seems to be collusion between officials and businessmen. Everyone, look, do you have to go to Chang'an County for this matter? Go to the yamen." A literati saw that the visitors were some soldiers in military uniforms, but he didn't take it seriously at all, and yelled to go to the county yamen.

"Guest officer, please keep your words. This restaurant has nothing to do with these soldiers. If you frame me again at Huilai Restaurant, I will go to the county government to sue you." After hearing this, Xu Fu felt very sad. angry.

After enduring it for a long time, Xu Fu really didn't want to magnify the conflict, but now, the trouble seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and it was already exceeding his estimate.

"Hey, sue us again? Go, go, do you want to go to the county government with me, the shopkeeper? I want to show the whole Chang'an city how you, a merchant, colluded with these officials, and how did you How can you not take us scholars seriously." The man surnamed Wang heard Xu Fu's words, and he wanted to go to the county government with Xu Fu.

At this time, there were many spectators outside the door.

In addition to the usual customers, there are also neighbors in Changshoufang, and there are some other people among them.

This is considered good. Xu Fu, who originally wanted to calm things down, looked at this scene and really didn't know how to solve the current trouble.

As a scholar, Xu Fu didn't dare to provoke him, and he couldn't afford to.

If you really get into trouble, then the troubles will inevitably continue.

But now, trouble has arrived, and it's a big trouble.

At this moment, Xu Fu sincerely hopes that Zhong Wen is here.

Helpless, Xu Fu had no choice but to look at Jin Shui, meaning to ask Jin Shui for help. After all, Jin Shui is also an official post after all.

At this time, Jin Shui and the others also heard the smell.

These scholars are just looking for trouble, and it is still a trouble that is not easy to solve.

Scholars in the world belong to one family, and Jin Shui knows this very well.

As for who these scholars are, although Jin Shui doesn't know, he can know one or two among the dozen or so people.

"Are you planning to find trouble here? I, Jin Shui, know exactly who you are. As long as I give Jin Shui an order, I will definitely find out some of your things that are contrary to what scholars have done. Don't feel uncomfortable when the time comes. , If you leave now, I will not look into the past, and if anyone dares to make trouble here, the prison meal will probably be just incidental, and death will not be worth it."

Jin Shui looked at the dozen or so literati present with cold eyes, and said in a cold voice.

Who is Jin Shui?

Although he is secretly the captain of the Baiqi Division of Chang'an City, he is the captain of Jinwu in the open. He has meritorious service and has been appreciated by Li Shan. Son, find out some of the nasty things you have done, and it doesn't take much effort.

"General, is there something wrong with what you said? We came to this Huilai restaurant for dinner, can there be any conspiracy? The blame can only be blamed on this lowly merchant who is ignorant and said that he wants to drive us away. Let's go, isn't there a place to reason in this world?" A scholar responded aloud.

"That's right, we just came here for dinner. Could it be that this Huilai Restaurant is a place where we scholars are not allowed to come in? What kind of rule is this to drive us away? This is to look down on us scholars." Another scholar responded. road.

Although these dozen or so literati did not know who Jin Shui was, they could also see some clues from Jin Shui's military uniform.

They are not fools, some people can't be messed with, some people can be messed with, they know it clearly.

It's just that they can't leave at the moment, because there are some things they haven't done yet, how can they leave if they have nothing to eat and nothing to do?

However, none of them expected that a school lieutenant would appear in Huilai Guesthouse, which really puzzled them.

Moreover, the news they got was that Zhong Wen, the owner of the restaurant, had been missing recently. As far as they knew, he seemed to have never come out of the palace.

Either he left, or he couldn't get away from something, otherwise, it's impossible not to show up.

"My Huilai restaurant is now limited to sales. If there is no reservation record, it will not be sold. This is the rule. Those who eat at my Huilai restaurant, who doesn't know, when you first came, I was already Xiang You have explained it, but you are still making trouble here, and you still call me and other merchants as lowly people, is this the face of you scholars?"

Xu Fu was upset, and immediately retorted.

"Aren't merchants low? Dare to ask if there are merchants in the court? Dare to ask if there are merchants among the officials? No, what does that mean? It means that merchants are lowly people." A scholar yelled angrily.

"You, you... Get out, get out." Xu Fu was already pissed off, he had no choice but to yell loudly, and started to chase people away.

"Look, this is how merchants treat me and other scholars. If you don't understand, you will drive them away. I won't leave if you wait. How do you treat them?" A scholar heard that Xu Fu was going to drive people away, and immediately Be upright, and act like I won't leave today, what can you do with me.

Seeing these literati talking like this, Jin Shui understood in his heart that these literati are definitely not as simple as coming to eat.

Listening to the words of these literati, it is obvious that they came to find trouble, and they came here in an organized and purposeful way, bluntly saying that merchants are lowly people.

Who owns Huilai Restaurant?

That's Zhong Wen's.

Who is Zhong Wen? He is the governor of Lizhou. The establishment of the Lizhou business group was established by Zhong Wen.

If it is said that merchants are lowly people, then this is obviously aimed at Zhong Wen.

Thinking of the golden water here, I was already sweating.

He didn't know who the people behind these literati were, but as long as he used some energy, he would naturally be able to find out, and at that time, he would definitely be able to find out that person.

However, that will be a matter for the future, and now, these literati must be settled first, and this matter must be resolved without disturbing the people behind these literati.

Immediately, Jin Shui made eye contact with one of his subordinates.

And after seeing Jin Shui's wink at him, that subordinate didn't speak, turned around and left.

"Everyone, you are scholars, so you should set an example for the scholars in the world. Isn't it too much to embarrass a restaurant like this? Besides, other restaurants have their own rules. Don't you feel that you have lost your reputation as scholars if you make trouble here? Identity?"

After seeing his subordinate leave, Jin Shui said aloud.

"General, you are an officer and a soldier. It's not your turn to intervene in the matter of this restaurant, right? This is under the jurisdiction of the Chang'an County Government. If there is anything wrong, it should be the matter of the Chang'an County Government. What? At that time, this place is under the jurisdiction of Chang'an's imperial army? Unless this restaurant belongs to you, general." A scholar came out and said with Jinshui on his head.

"That's right, this place is under the jurisdiction of the Chang'an County Government. When did the forbidden army come to take care of such trivial matters? Besides, I didn't do anything to get out of the cabinet, and I didn't kill this restaurant with a sword. Why? It's time for the Imperial Army to come to rule? General, is this restaurant really related to you? Or are you the owner of this restaurant?"

The scholar surnamed Wang also came out and approached Jin Shui, with cold eyes flashing, he said aggressively.

"Hahahaha... You really don't know the heights of the heavens and the earth, what is this place? Don't you really know who the Huilai Restaurant is? Let me say one last thing, if you leave now, if you still dare to find trouble, it's not as simple as going to jail."

"I think you should know about the Tubo Mission some time ago. If you feel that you are tougher than the Tubo Mission, then you can continue to find trouble. I, Jin Shui, will be a spectator, waiting for you to drag me to the execution ground in the southern suburbs of Chang'an City, hum! "

Jin Shui no longer pretended to be a fool, and bluntly talked about the incident about the Tubo mission some time ago, in order to scare away these scholars.

When Jin Shui's words fell, the dozen or so literati were shocked, but they were a little puzzled.

Although they had heard about the Tubo Mission, they didn't know the reason behind it.

Regarding the matter of the Tubo Mission, although there were rumors in Chang'an City, they were only vague, few people discussed it, and no one told them the details.

Moreover, some time ago, people in the circle of literati were also inquiring or hearing about this matter, but still no one told them about the beheading of the Tubo mission.

At this time, when they heard what Jin Shui said, they were also thinking about what was behind what Jin Shui said.

They are not afraid of being in prison, but if they are beheaded for no reason, they will naturally have to weigh it carefully.

The person who asked them to make trouble told them that this restaurant belonged to Zhong Wen, governor of Lizhou.

Moreover, the person in charge also told them that there were hundreds of vacancies for officials in Lizhou, because the governor of Lizhou obstructed it, and the vacancies were originally prepared for them, literati. is gone.

This also made these literati angry in their hearts, angry that the governor of Lizhou covered the sky with one hand, cut off their future, and even cut off their official career.

However, they didn't know that the person in charge didn't tell them that the matter of Lizhou was decided by the current emperor, not the result of the Lizhou governor's obstruction.

"Hmph, even if you say it's outrageous, we won't leave today. We have to ask for an explanation for the restaurants that bully me and other scholars so much, so that the lowly merchants in this world know that we are not so easy to bully. .” Although the scholar surnamed Wang was shocked, but for his official career, he had to fight hard no matter what.

Jin Shui didn't know how to go on, what should be said has been said, is it really necessary to say Zhong Wen's name?

He doesn't know Jinshui, and he doesn't dare.

This is an unspoken rule, and no one would say that. If he really said it, it would be breaking the rules.

It was even more impossible for Xu Fu to tell this matter.

Who doesn't know the rules in Chang'an City?

Not to mention a county marquis opening a shop, even the current empress has opened a lot of shops in Chang'an City.

Not to mention other nobles.

If it is true, then the joke will become a big one, and it is estimated that it will be very difficult to stop.

"Boom boom boom..." Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, there was a sound of roaring footsteps.

Chapter 392 Yin-Yang Swordsmanship Matching Jue

"Who dares to make trouble here!" A piercing shout came, which made everyone in the restaurant feel uncomfortable.

At this time, everyone in the confrontation in the restaurant looked sideways at the gate of the restaurant.

A line of imperial troops rushed in, and the leader was a general in military uniform, holding a lance in one hand, riding a big horse, his eyes were shining brightly, and he looked coldly at everyone in the restaurant.

The person who came was Li Shan Li Commander.

After Dajinshui sent his subordinates to notify his superiors, the news along the way reached Li Shan directly.

But Li Shan heard that there were troubles caused by scholars in Huilai Restaurant, so he hurriedly brought the imperial army to rescue the siege.

At least, under the current state, it is not easy to make troubles.