Ancient promotion routine

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao Guo is not guilty, and the crime itself is vulnerable on this road!"

"Your Majesty, I ask your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the head of the Post and Road Department. This son must have filled his own pockets and cut corners, so that the road is so weak. How can it be prosperous for thousands of years?"

"Please Your Majesty thoroughly investigate Zhang Yanjin!"

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Yanjin has become the target of everyone's criticism. At this time, even Zhang Yanjin didn't expect it in his heart, this is fine, why did Chu Chigong make such a mess, put himself on the fire!

At this time, the emperor's face became darker and darker. Today was a day of great joy, but now he has come to this point, which really makes him unhappy. But now, everyone wants to investigate Zhang Yanjin with one voice. It is such a place, there are always more people than few people.

"Zhang Yanjin, what do you think about this matter?"

The emperor knew very clearly in his heart, how could Chu Chigong be able to stop Chu Chigong just now on the way to explain?So in his tone, he only wanted Zhang Yanjin to explain, at least to give the emperor a reason to support his counterattack.

At this time, Zhang Yanjin walked up to the ground that Chu Chigong had smashed, looked at it, and then cast his eyes on Rui Guogong's face.

"Duke Rui, I would like to ask you, did you ever know that there are objects that can be intact under Zhao Guogong's hammer?"

Zhou Qin snorted coldly and said, "Mr. Zhao is extremely brave. There are very few things that are intact under his hammer. But according to your words, this road will be prosperous for ten thousand years. No one in the world knows it." , the wind blows and the sun eclipses, even the gold and iron will fade, Zhao Guogong may be brave, but the power of this hammer may be inferior to the power of the wind and the sun for ten thousand years!"

As soon as Zhou Qin said this, all the officials present agreed, "What Duke Rui said is absolutely true!"

"If this kind of road can't even withstand Zhao Guogong's hammer, how can it withstand the power of wind and solar eclipse?"

"Zhang Yanjin, even if you didn't steal light and materials while building the road, you still have the crime of deceiving the emperor by exaggerating! If your road is not as strong as the bluestone road, why do you encourage your majesty to spend a lot of money to build it?"

At this time, there was a burst of noise, and almost all the important officials condemned Zhang Yanjin with one voice. These people are usually silent, but when a wall falls, they all jump out and push together.

Zhang Yanjin sneered: "Mr. Rui Guo is right, but there is one thing that everyone doesn't know. I told the emperor to walk this way to illustrate this point. Even if the concrete road is solid, it can't withstand wind and solar eclipse, so I adopted another technique when building it, layered pouring! Let's see!"

After Zhang Yanjin said these words, he came to the road that Chu Chigong had smashed with his heavy hammer again, and randomly poked his foot in front of the gravel, and a smooth and flawless road suddenly appeared in front of the officials!

Seeing this scene, the officials and Duke Rui were stunned and could not speak a word.

Zhang Yanjin clasped her fists and said to the emperor, "Qizou Your Majesty, this road is divided into three layers. The first layer is made of cement mortar. It will not affect the second layer. The second layer is made of granite cement mortar, which is extremely strong and can be used even in the wind and rain. The third layer is made of soft sand, which can disperse when it bears strong pressure. pressure!"

After Zhang Yanjin finished speaking, the emperor's eyes were filled with admiration, fishing for the moon in the sea, absolutely fishing for the moon in the sea, the most important thing for the emperor is auspiciousness, and now such an embarrassing situation appeared when cutting the ribbon on the road, although he didn't even think about it. The idea of ​​punishing Zhang Yanjin is inevitable, but it is also disappointing. Who knows that Zhang Yanjin is already prepared to resolve the crisis in one fell swoop, so how can he not be surprised!

"Okay! Very good! Have you ever seen that a plan like Zhang Yanjin's can be safe for a lifetime! If you are like you, you won't even read the paperwork when it is handed over to you, and then you will laugh at me here, my darling How can the Wei Dynasty survive forever?? Today, all the ministers who have impeached Zhang Yanjin will be punished for one year, and they will be closed for three days and not allowed to go out. If they resist the decree, they will be executed without mercy!"

The emperor Longyan was furious, and all the officials were trembling, everyone who dared to speak.

"Your Majesty, I, Lao Chu, have read the documents of the Post Office Division, otherwise how would I dare to come out like this? I just wanted to give everyone a surprise, who would have imagined..."

The emperor was a little tired of Chu Chigong's hypocritical attitude, he said: "Mr. Zhao has witnessed the solidity of this concrete road for me this time. He deserves to be rewarded. I will send an order to Mr. Zhao...well, I will give Mr. Zhao a pair of Wujin town hammer sets. , let him keep the hammer well, don’t just take it out and smash things if it’s okay!”

After hearing the emperor's words, Chu Chigong hurriedly said in embarrassment: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After this farce, Duke Rui was fined not to leave the house for three days, losing all face, Duke Zhao was also secretly ordered by the emperor, and the remaining courtiers dared not say a word, they only hoped that this matter would be exposed as soon as possible.

However, at this time, a group of princes behind the emperor were concerned about Zhang Yanjin's ability.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on time at Chenshi, and the firecrackers blared and the gongs and drums blared, and the common people who were watching the first floor not far away were also attracted, but because of the layers of guards, they couldn't get close at all.

The emperor stretched out his hand to take the cutter that Eunuch Xu handed over to save face, and cut off the red water chestnut at once.

"My Emperor Shengming!"

Hundreds of officials neatly accept their heads, shouting like a tsunami.

"Everyone, please rise up!" The emperor said in a good mood at this time: "Just now I saw that the restaurant in front of me is very lively, Rui Guogong, Zhao Guogong, Zhang Yanjin, please accompany me and the emperors to go and see, other lovers , go back separately, but remind everyone who was punished today, after you go back, you must read all the documents circulated by the Post Office Secretary!"

Just like that, the emperor issued an order, and the huge entourage began to disperse in an orderly manner. Only Xu Gonggong, Rui Guogong, Zhao Guogong, Zhang Yanjin, and a few princes were left beside the emperor.

The emperor looked at Tianyilou in the distance with great interest, and said with a smile: "This restaurant looks quite exotic from a distance. Could it be that the owner is a foreigner? Duke Rui, have you ever been to this restaurant?" Restaurant?"

Zhou Qin heard the replacement's question and quickly returned: "Returning to Your Majesty, this is the first time I heard that there is a new restaurant opened here. Before that, I knew that Zhang Yanjin had a restaurant nearby. If I want to come, Zhang Yanjin should know. More details!"

After hearing Zhou Qin's words, the emperor turned his head and smiled at Zhang Yanjin: "Zhang Yanjin, is it possible that you own this restaurant again?"

Zhang Yanjin's heart moved, and she thought about how much property she had, but the emperor knew clearly, after all, what the old man wanted to investigate, not to mention in this capital, even the whole world of Wei could not escape his eyes At this time, if I shirk at this time, I am afraid it will make the emperor even more displeased.

"Your Majesty, speaking of which, this restaurant has something to do with the minister."

"Something related? I'm afraid it's Mr. Zhang's side job again!" Liu Yan snorted coldly.

"Lord Liu's words are wrong. If this restaurant is my property, why should I not admit it? Besides, the emperor is here to ask questions. Is it possible that I dare to deceive you?!"

The emperor said: "You two don't quarrel, Zhang Yanjin, does this restaurant belong to you?"

Zhang Yanjin said lightly: "Qizou the emperor, but the minister once opened a restaurant here, which is the predecessor of Tianyilou, but because of poor management, he has already transferred the restaurant to Li Ying at a low price, so now this This restaurant is no longer mine."

The emperor said strangely: "It's really an anecdote, Zhang Yanjin, there is a business that you can't do well in this world, I really don't believe it."

At this moment, Zhang Yanjin was about to speak, but Princess Yuyang, who had been standing behind her all the time, took two steps forward and said, "Father, that's not the case. The two coal mines you entrusted to me to take care of are not Is Master Zhang also taking care of it? Why can’t the business continue?”

As soon as these words came out, cold sweat suddenly broke out on Zhang Yanjin's head.

Princess Yuyang's words seemed to be speaking for Zhang Yanjin, but in fact they alluded to the fact that Zhang Yanjin had too much property. Knowing that the emperor was afraid of it, he moved the property out one after another. The real reason for the transfer is probably the same as those two coal mines!

But the only difference is that handing over the property to the emperor is handing over, and if you sell it, you can exchange it for some money!

Zhang Yanjin's heart was pounding at this moment. If the emperor understood Princess Yuyang's gorgeous meaning, even if he was not furious on the spot, there would be a thorn in his heart that could never be pulled out. This would affect Zhang Yanjin's road construction plan in the future. will be a huge hindrance.

"Yuyang, you are messing around again. Those two coal mines were entrusted to you by me, but they have nothing to do with Zhang Yanjin. If you are talking nonsense, father will be angry."

The emperor laughed out loud, but his face was already clouded, but he didn't know whether he had thoughts about Zhang Yanjin at this moment, or was he angry at Princess Yuyang's words.

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Princess Yuyang also silenced her voice resentfully, and said no more, the emperor turned to Zhang Yanjin and said, "Since you are familiar with this restaurant, please show me around."

Zhang Yanjin felt uneasy, and when she heard this, she nodded and said, "Alright, Your Majesty."

"Li Ying is a smart guy. This restaurant is much more grand than before. I don't know where this kid got someone to design it." Chu Chigong smoothed things over.

Then he asked with a smile: "If this restaurant is given to Li Ying, I can rest assured, but what is the situation of the coal mine that Her Royal Highness just mentioned?"

"Zhao Guogong, since when did your old man care about these things?" Princess Yuyang asked with a smile when she heard Chu Chigong ask.

"Coal mines, restaurants, etc. I, Lao Chu, have never cared about such things, but recently the price of coal in the capital has skyrocketed, and the common people have complained a lot, so I heard the princess and His Majesty talking about the coal mine just now, so I asked a lot..."

"What?" The emperor frowned after hearing Chu Chigong's words, and turned his head to ask: "Mr. Zhao, what is the situation of the coal price you just mentioned?"

"Ah? Well, it's actually not a big deal, it's just that this year's coal price has doubled compared to previous years. Now that the capital is approaching winter, the common people are quite critical of this matter, and I don't know which black-hearted businessman it is. Deliberately driving up coal prices..."

The emperor didn't even finish listening to the slide, and said angrily, "Yuyang, give me an explanation!"

"This... father, son..." Although Princess Yuyang was unruly, but at this time the emperor was furious, and she was frightened enough.

"Don't say anything else, just tell me, why did the coal price suddenly skyrocket!?"

"I would like to report to my father, the fact that the cost of workers in this coal mine is too high. My son didn't know about coal mines before. Since he took charge of the coal mine, he found that the current coal price is too unreasonable. The workers in the mine Originally, the treatment was far higher than that of ordinary people in other places, and the transportation cost was also very high, so the minister ordered the coal mine to set the cost price a little higher?"

"Bastard! Is it higher? If it is higher, Zhao Guogong will say that the coal price has risen several times? Now that winter is coming, the people are facing a big plan to keep warm. It is really too much for you to drive up the coal price in vain. Let me down!"

"Father, it's not my fault!" Princess Yuyang said wrongly: "I don't know what kind of promise Mr. Zhang made to the workers in the mine. Since I took over the coal mine, the workers have been passive and sabotage. As a result, coal production has plummeted, and Erchen also wants to stabilize coal prices, but once coal prices drop, coal mines will inevitably lose money, and in the long run, once coal mines are closed, coal prices will become even more scarce!"

"You still dare to talk back!" The emperor said angrily, "Zhang Yanjin can manage the business, but you can't. Is it possible that my emperor's son is full of wine and food? I don't care about other things. I will adjust the coal price to last year's price within seven days. If not , those two coal mines, you will hand them back to me!"

"Father..."

"Stop talking." The emperor waved his hand, interrupted Princess Yuyang, and then turned to Zhang Yanjin and said, "Zhang Yanjin, you are here to assist Princess Yuyang to settle the coal mine affairs, and the post office affairs are postponed. After all, the livelihood of the common people That's what matters."

Zhang Yanjin nodded and said, "I accept the order."

The emperor also nodded, and warned: "Yuyang, don't let me down!"

Princess Yuyang's face was very pale, she lowered her head and replied: "Yes, Father."

Zhang Yanjin was very surprised. If the coal mine had been on track for a long time, even if a stupid pig came to take care of it, he could wait to collect the money. Obviously, Princess Yuyang is not only not a stupid pig, on the contrary, she is also a bit shrewd. The coal mine she mentioned just now is very difficult. If the business continues, is it to make the emperor suspicious of himself or is there another purpose?

Zhang Yanjin secretly looked at the beautiful red figure not far away, completely unable to guess what the princess was thinking.

"Okay, I'm tired today, just go to this restaurant to take a rest, Zhang Yanjin, you will lead the way ahead!" The emperor changed the subject.

Zhang Yanjin received the emperor's order and led the way ahead. The guards in the dark had already driven the onlookers aside. It wasn't that Sheng Yuan was arrogant, but that he was wearing a dragon robe at this time, which was too eye-catching.

When a group of people came to Tianyi Building, they were instantly shocked by the generosity of this restaurant.

"It's such a great day, it's really hard work to produce such flowers in this season." The emperor couldn't help admiring when he saw the fountain in front of the restaurant and the flowers around it.

"It's really good, but father, compared with your imperial garden, I don't know how many times it is worse!"

At this time, King Jin who had been following behind said suddenly.

"Haha," said the emperor very proudly: "The emperor can really talk. The imperial garden for my father is indeed more expensive than the varieties of flowers here, but this place is not bad."

Duke Rui Guo had been turned over by Zhang Yanjin several times, but now his expression was as hard as iron, and he kept silent.

"Mr. Rui, what do you think of the design of the first floor today?" The emperor suddenly said to Zhou Qin.

"The emperor said yes, so it must be good. I don't have much knowledge, so I won't talk too much here."

Zhou Qin bowed his head and said.

Seeing what he said, the emperor didn't ask him any more, and a group of people came to the gate of Tianyilou.

At this time, Li Ying had already greeted him outside the door, and before the emperor could speak, Li Ying brought more than a dozen servants from restaurants to kneel down to pay his respects.

"Congratulations to the emperor's holy drive!"

The emperor said lightly: "Pingshen."

"You are the owner of Tianyilou? I see that the design of your restaurant is very unique. I don't know where you learned it from?"

"Reporting to the emperor, this is what Cao Min read in a scripture book that came from overseas when he was a child, so the villain has had this dream since he was a child, and wanted to open a restaurant like this..."

When Li Ying saw the emperor, he was not nervous at all: "Your Majesty, this restaurant is indeed very luxurious, but in fact it doesn't cost much. I bought it at a low price from Mr. Zhang Yanjin, Mr. Zhang. Building roads for the Great Wei Dynasty, I really didn’t have time to run a restaurant, so I sold my childhood friend’s face and transferred this restaurant to the grassroots.”

"Well, that's right. I will reward Zhang Yanjin for helping the country. And you, I see that you are running this restaurant very well. It seems that you are also a talent. If you get tired of opening the restaurant, just tell your father, go to the restaurant. I am here to ask for an errand to serve the country like Zhang Yanjin."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation!" Li Ying said gratefully.

"Okay, don't say much, tell me about your signature dishes here!" After the emperor finished speaking, he took the lead and walked into the restaurant with great interest.

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"Membership? What is this?"

After listening to Li Ying's explanation, the emperor was still confused and asked very curiously.

"Returning to Your Majesty, in fact, when Cao Min was a child, from the scriptures, the business method is not only to attract customers by delicious food, but to use the restaurant as a place for idlers and refined scholars to communicate. In this way, even if the dishes and drinks cannot attract customers, This business model can still attract customers, which is why Cao Min dared to buy this restaurant from Mr. Zhang.”

Li Ying said lightly: "It is true that Mr. Zhang has designed the dishes and drinks of the restaurant very well, but there is one thing, no matter how good the dishes are, you will get tired if you eat too much, but this friend is not the case. The more old friends, the stronger the relationship." Okay, so Caomin is confident that he can make this restaurant even better than Master Zhang!"

The emperor took a look at Zhang Yanjin, and then said: "You are very good, it seems that reading more books is really beneficial. A story book you read casually when you were young can be used to run a restaurant now. Not bad, this guy Li Lian, Have a good son!"

"If I want to come over for dinner, don't I also need to be a member?" The emperor said with great interest.

"Report to the emperor, Caomin has already prepared it for the emperor. This jade card is our membership card, and it is unique. Caomin dares to ask the emperor to accept it!"

The emperor gave Zhang Yanjin a sensible expression, and then said to Li Ying: "Very well, you are a bit like Zhang Yanjin, and you are very likable. If Li Lian had your good temper, he would definitely not have one." Li Heilian: "This is a nickname!"

The emperor laughed out loud after speaking, and even hurt Li Ying's father a bit. It can be seen that this emperor has no airs when dealing with his close ministers.

"Caomin thank the emperor!" Li Ying quickly kowtowed and said: "Caomin has one more matter, please allow the emperor."

"Let's talk, you gave me such a great gift, of course I will reciprocate, as long as it is a legitimate request, I will agree." It was not for Li Ying's face, but to compensate Zhang Yanjin.Yuyang made too much trouble twice, and with the special role of Malu, the emperor had to treat it with caution.

Zhang Yanjin just smiled at the side without making a sound, as if this restaurant really had nothing to do with him.

"Caomin dared to ask the emperor to write an inscription for the restaurant, please grant the emperor's permission."

"What's so difficult about this, I promise you, come here, bring a pen!"

The first floor of the sky is on fire, not because of anything else, but because the emperor has become a member of the first floor of the sky, that literati, he doesn't want to meet the emperor, as long as he becomes a member of the first floor of the day, don't have such a thing With a glimmer of hope, even if you can't see the emperor, you can meet other important officials who came here especially for the name, it's a hundred times appropriate!