I'm watching the gate in the jail

In March, it is the beginning of spring.

Willow color every year, Ba Ling hurts farewell.

The weather is fine, but there is still a bit of spring chill in the wind.The branches of the peach trees have grown small flower buds, and the tender willows hang down by the lake. Although this place is not Chang'an Baqiao, the sorrow of parting is just as sad.

"Don't send them away, just return them all."

In Changting in the outskirts, a carriage was parked by the side of the road. The man dressed as a military man turned around and bowed to Wanda and others who came to see him off.

"Zongqi Deng... No, Brother Deng."

Wanda led the little black donkey and looked sadly at Deng Xiang who had obviously aged several years these days.

He remembered very clearly that a year ago, along this road, Deng Zongqi led a group of Jinyi guards to welcome him back to Beijing from Bazhou City.

It was the first time I met Deng Zongqi at that time, and I thought he was another official who only eats and doesn't give money.

To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of Jin Yiwei at that time, thinking that they were all bullying court dogs.

But after getting along with each other for this period of time, be it Jinyiwei or the notorious Beizhen Fusi, the brothers in the guard have become like family and friends to Wanda.

Especially Deng Zongqi, Gao Hui, and Yang Qianhu, who have gone through so many cases together, they get along more intimately than ordinary people.

Now that the separation is imminent, even though I know it is helpless, I can't restrain the sadness in my heart.

In this era, there is neither telephone nor WeChat.After parting, if the letter is cut off, it may be true that heaven and man are farewell.

"Everyone, don't be like this. We are soldiers, that's how we should be. We can go wherever the emperor asks us to go. Just get used to it."

Deng Xiang laughed, but tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

Because Fan believed in the White Lotus Sect, it stands to reason that he would be beheaded and sent to the army.Fortunately, she did not make a big mistake, and because she surrendered herself, she allowed her family to redeem the copper to make up for the crime.

Deng Zongqi sold the big house on the Xisi Pailou, and pawned all the gold, silver and furniture in the family, and finally redeemed the Fan family.

Now the Deng family can be said to be impoverished, and all the care and benefits he has received in the Yamen for so many years are all gone.

As for the whole family being exiled into the army, anyway, they were originally from the army, but they just served in another place.

The position of the General Banner could not be kept. Now Deng Xiang was just an ordinary veteran who was transferred to the Jinan Guard Station to start as the lowest guard.

It stands to reason that it should have started at the end of February.But some time ago his daughter Niuniu was seriously ill and was sent to her grandma's house in Daxing to recuperate.After procrastinating for a full month, the whole family set off at this point, as they would have been dealt with by military law.

"Over there in Jinan, there is my adoptive father's old department, which is your immediate boss."

Yang Xiuxian patted Deng Xiang's shoulder, "I've already finished my studies, and the Qianhu over there promised me that they will take good care of you."

Deng Xiang bowed his head, "I won't say anything... I don't want to thank you for your kindness."

Wanda wiped away tears emotionally, then turned to look at the silent Gao Hui beside him.

Since Gao Hui left his hometown in Shandong, he entered the Beizhen Fusi in the capital.For so many years, he has been working under Deng Xiang's leadership.

If it wasn't for this old boss who wanted to give him some "benefits" every time he closed a case, he would have made it even worse with his sawed-off gourd temperament.

Now that they are going to separate, it is said that he is the saddest.

Ever since I knew that Deng Xiang's family was going to be dispatched to the Jinan Guard, I haven't laughed at this month's high meeting.

Today everyone agreed to come to the suburbs to say goodbye.Wanda thought he had come early enough, and just before the city gate opened, he led the donkey to Zheliu Pavilion, which was the most popular in the capital's "Farewell Ranking".

Then I saw that it was said that I came to the gate of the city after I got off duty yesterday, and I had already sat in the long pavilion for a high meeting all night.

After staying up all night, Gao Hui had two bruises under his eyes.Up to now, I haven't said a word of farewell.

"A stubborn fool..."

Wanda sighed.

Poor Gaohui, he has been hit one after another during this time.

First, the woman he liked went to the palace to focus on his career. Before he had time to express his intentions, he was issued a good person card.

Then the old boss was transferred away again, and it seemed that a piece of meat had been poached from his heart.

In this way, the joy of promotion and salary increase is not very pleasant.

"Old Deng, let's go, I'm afraid I'll be sleeping in the wild if it's too late."

Fan raised the curtain of the carriage and urged.

Now she is dressed in common clothes, with only a wooden hairpin on her head and a loose bun, and she no longer wears makeup and powder, she really looks like a village woman.

"Gaohui, talk. Hey, what are you talking about..."

Wanda anxiously pushed the meeting.

Gao Hui clenched his fists and opened his mouth.

Finally, he lowered his head and turned his face away.

Wanda jumped up in anger.

"That, Brother Deng."

Wanda took a bundle from Xiaohei's back and handed it to Deng Xiangshuli.

"This is a dim sum made by myself - the stuffing that Gao Hui helped to make. I will eat it for my sister-in-law and Niu Niu on the way. You know, my dumplings are good, so the shape is not very good, but the taste is not bad. You guys Just make do with it."

Wanda scratched his head, "That... I went to Jinan later. You, you should make less money in the future."

After making so much money, it is not necessary to turn it over to the national treasury in the end.For the country, it is simply zero deposit and whole withdrawal.

After taking the snack box, Deng Xiang nodded in shame.

Those cunning heads in Beizhen Fusi think they can really make money behind their boss's back, but Master Xiaowan knows everything...

"Master Wan, you will have many, many blessings in the future."

He is a vulgar person, and he doesn't know how to imitate the nasty words of parting from those scholars, so he can only use the most simple language to express his blessings to this little brother and boss.

"I've had many, many blessings."

Wanda smiled embarrassedly.

The imperial concubine is my sister, the emperor is my brother-in-law, my father is an earl, and I am a fourth-rank official before I am 20 years old.There are houses in Beijing, and fields in the suburbs—this is the configuration of the overbearing presidents of Mary Su and Jack Su Jialong on any novel website.

If you are not greedy enough, then you will really be struck by a thunderbolt.

Wanda secretly glanced at Yang Xiu's envious and handsome profile, and said in his heart: If there is anything missing, it is such a tall, rich and handsome boyfriend.

Hey, where does life come from being perfect...

Yang Xiuxian just lowered his head, seeing him shaking his head and sighing, he thought to himself that Wanda people seem to be really reluctant to part with Lao Deng... Hey, who isn't.

After bidding farewell to Deng Xiang's family, this group of people has to return to Beizhen Fusi to take up duty.

"Today is the last match, right? I don't know when Xiaoqiu will come out from the Gongyuan."

On the way back to the city, watching Gaohui so depressed that mushrooms grew on his head, Wanda tried to adjust the atmosphere.

Just three days ago, the university tyrant Qiu Zijin entered the examination room of the Tribute Academy under the welcome of a few of them.

It's also good for Qiu Zijin to eat and drink in the Jinyiwei yamen every day.

That is, it turned out that in the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yiwei was also responsible for maintaining order in the examination room during the scientific examination, and cracking down on entrainment and cheating.

These scholars and students usually don't see eye to eye with this group of soldiers, but at this time, they have to let go of their arrogance and accept their interrogation and body search.

The weather in February and March was still chilly in spring, and some hard-headed scholars were stripped off by them to enter the examination room with only a middle coat.Before the papers were issued, I was already crying and snotting, and I didn't know how to survive the next three days.

Qiu Zijin was different, no one in the Jinyiwei yamen had seen him before.

Not only have I seen his men's clothes, but I've even seen his women's clothes.

As soon as they saw Qiu Zijin appearing at the gate of the Gongyuan with a basket on his shoulders, the group of big men laughed and asked him to join the team first, and let him in after casually looking at the pens, ink and food he carried with him.

Angrily, the students who lined up at the back scolded him for colluding with Jin Yiwei before he became a Shangguan.

Sitting in the examination room, Qiu Zijin first took out the "Zhuangyuan Jidi Cake" made by Wan Zhen Fuqin from the food box, and drank a bowl of "Sanyuan Jidi Soup" in a thermos pot, and then sat down with satisfaction. Open paper and pen, waiting for the exam.

After doing the math, the Gong Yuan will be unsealed at noon today, and Qiu Zijin can finally come out.

"I promised Xiaoqiu that the case last time is over, and I will make fish cakes for everyone to eat. But the most important thing in making fish cakes is knife skills. Because of my boss, I made him wait so long."

Wanda showed off the bandage just a few days ago, and said excitedly, "Before I was on duty yesterday, I specially asked Lao Li in the back kitchen to go to the market early in the morning to buy some fresh big fish. At noon today, I'll do it for everyone. First, to celebrate that he finally passed the exam today; second, to celebrate the brothers' promotion."

Gao Hui nodded lazily.

Yang Xiuxian smiled and put his arm on Gao Hui's shoulder, "Let's go, Gao Xiaoqi. Now you are an official, so you can't let your own temper go. Otherwise, Lao Deng won't feel at ease when he goes to Jinan."

After hearing him talk about Deng Xiang, Gao Hui regained his energy a little bit, and followed the little black donkey in big strides towards the yamen.

Wanda sat on the donkey's back, listened to Yang Xiuxian just say a word, and comforted Gao Hui.My heart is full of admiration and envy.

God, I also want such a good man!

How do you say that sentence, the one that needs to be recited in full in the junior high school text...

Yes, "you can only watch from a distance and not play with it"-it's too tortured!

"The Flower Picker?"

In Beizhen Fusi's kitchen, a group of men gathered around Wanda who was sipping fish, exchanging the latest information.

"Flower picker? Steal money or sex?"

Wanda was so nervous that she even stopped moving her head up.

"I have a brother who just got promoted from the south this year. He told me that just to the south of Xunzhou Prefecture, there was a flower-picking robber. He was elusive and had a nickname, called... What Meilai."

Xu Xiaoqi stepped on the bench and said happily.

what plum?

Ma Dongmei?

Wanda listened so engrossed that she forgot to chop vegetables.

"Ah, cut it quickly, cut it quickly, if this fish is not fresh, you can't eat it."

Qiu Zijin, who was eating shredded fish maw, saw that he was so fascinated that he forgot to cut the fish, so he hurriedly reminded him.

The so-called sashimi is actually sashimi.

When modern people want to eat sashimi, they usually go to Japanese restaurants to enjoy it. The thick fish fillets are dipped in wasabi and soy sauce and put into the mouth as a whole, enjoying the smooth and fat touch.

Salmon is fat and oily, shrimp is sweet and crisp, and Arctic shellfish is crispy, which is a favorite of many people.Wanda also loved food in her "previous life".

However, this yusheng was not invented by the Japanese.As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there were written records of eating sashimi in China.

The most popular dynasty to eat fish meat is definitely the Tang Dynasty.

There is Wang Changling's poem as proof, "Winter night hurts and leaves in Wuxi, herring and snow fall, carp and orange".There is also Bai Juyi's "Morning plate carp red carp, night candle without Qing'e." and so on...

Speaking of the most famous dish among fish croquettes, it is definitely the "golden croquette and jade croquette" that Emperor Sui Yang ate when he went to Jiangnan.

It is said that it is very delicious, sweet and sour, and the emperors of all dynasties said it was good after eating it.

Until the Song Dynasty, fish noodles were still very popular.

Su Dongpo, a famous foodie in the Northern Song Dynasty, once left more than 40 poems praising fish.

For example, the most famous sentence "Guzhu tea is whiter than teeth, Meixi papaya is redder than cheeks. Wu'er is so thin that she wants to fly away. Before I go, I say I am greedy."

It's just like an advertisement for gourmet grandma.

It is a pity that after the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty entered the Central Plains, this elegant tradition of thousands of years was gradually cut off.

It is said that there are still some in the south, but there are too few cooks in the north who can cook fish.

Even if there is, it is a traditional skill passed down from generation to generation by women like Chen Shisandao, and only high-ranking officials and dignitaries can enjoy it.

Ordinary scholars can only imagine the refreshing and smooth taste when reading poetry collections.

These are all Qiu Zijin said to Wanda, drooling while talking, Wanda was full of question marks.

Sashimi, it's not like Wanda didn't do it when he was learning knife skills in the culinary school.But that's how to eat sea fish in Japan.

As for making sashimi with river fish, when Wanda used to watch food documentaries on TV, it seems that Shunde in Guangdong still has the custom of eating sashimi.

How to implement this is a big test.

Fortunately, the Jinyiwei yamen is rich and powerful, and Lao Litou bought seven or eight big fish early in the morning to raise mud in the water tank in the backyard. He also prepared a bunch of seasonings according to the recipe Qiu Zijin found from an ancient book before, and waited for Wanda to move them. head.

If it doesn't work once, just do it a few more times, the materials are not bad.

Because you don’t need to open a fire to eat raw fish, you only need to pay attention to freshness, so Wanda simply moved all the cutting boards, plates, and seasonings to the yard, and gave everyone a freshly cut and eaten one.

As soon as Qiu Zijin left the examination room today, he didn't go back to the Guozijian to report the exam situation to the teachers, so he plunged into the Jinyiwei Yamen, yelling loudly: "Get out of the way! I ate dry food for three days, and now I'm going to eat people! "

People can't eat it.

A piece of perilla leaf that was so tender that it dripped water, sandwiched the white and almost transparent fish maw shreds that could be threaded, stuffed it into his mouth in one bite.

"How about it?"

Wanda held the chopsticks and looked at him nervously, "Does it have the sweet taste that is better than soufflé as mentioned in your book?"

Qiu Zijin stared at his slender eyes, kept chewing the smooth and elastic fish maw in his mouth, feeling the fragrance of perilla leaves mixed with soy sauce and rice vinegar, he was so excited that he couldn't even speak.

He raised his head high and gave a thumbs up.

Wan Zhenfu, what are you doing Jinyiwei?

Let's open a restaurant!I became an official to take care of you!

Encouraged by this old gourmet, Wanda finally felt relieved.

Cutting the fish for a while, and mixing the seasoning for a while, I was very busy.

Remove the bones of the best sea bass, remove the skin, and drain the water. Take only the fattest part of the trunk in the middle, and slice it into pieces about the length of two first fingers and the width of a quarter of the little finger.All the rest are discarded.

Wanda took out a porcelain plate covered with thin ice, and carefully arranged the dozen or so fish fillets that were as thin as a cicada's wing and reflected the sun's luster on it little by little.

Unlike the rough ice with impurities sold in the outside market, this clean ice was obtained from the Royal Freezer.It is a high-end product that is excavated under the Tongzi River every year in Lidong, and only the royal family can enjoy it.

During the hot summer season last year, for my sister's sake, the Earl's Mansion got a lot of dollars, which were made into shaved ice by Wanda.Today, these things were done to save eunuch Qin Chang's face.

Put the prepared garlic, ginger, salted dried Suzhou white plums, cooked chestnut meat and japonica rice into small porcelain cups one by one in order, and put them on the multi-treasure shelf made of green bamboo.

"it is good!"

Wanda took a breath, picked up the kitchen knife, and began to carefully cut the most important side dish in this "Golden Jade Chowder" besides the fish - orange peel.

It is now February, and the capital has long since run out of fresh oranges.But who told us to be Beizhen Fusi, there is nothing good.

The owner of the South-North Cargo Store outside the South Gate once shipped a batch of citrus from the south to sell before the Chinese New Year.I don't know what the old man can do to keep these oranges fresh and not spoiled throughout the New Year.

Citrus is like a small orange lantern, which is both festive and fragrant when placed at home. Many families in the capital have some spare money or have children, and they will buy one or two to enjoy at home during the New Year.

The owner of the North-South Merchant Store, at the end of each year, can make a fortune for a whole year by relying on this unique skill.

But it's already March, and the boss doesn't have much in stock anymore.Early this morning, before the store opened, a group of high-ranking and rough Jinyiwei came and knocked open the door of his house.

Without saying anything, he threw a piece of silver on the cabinet and took away the remaining oranges.

The money was earned, but the boss who was so frightened that he almost lost his soul took it to the pharmacy to buy medicine and took it.

Now these tangerines, which are worth a penny each, have been discarded by Wanda, leaving only the peels.

Using a knife, cut the washed orange peel into thin strips, carefully immerse it in white vinegar, then remove it, and put it together with the other seasonings you just prepared.

In order to cut the orange peel, he spent almost ten efforts.

The reason why this golden jade is so sweet and delicious is that apart from the good fish, the most important thing is that the orange peel has the effect of "icing on the cake", otherwise why "gold" is in front of "jade"!

The beauty of color is important, but more importantly, the orange peel can fully stimulate the aroma of fish, resulting in a complex taste experience.

The fresh scent that blooms after a trace of orange peel is cut by a knife, in this early spring season, makes people seem to return to the intertwined season of autumn and winter.

From the peels of three oranges, the unusable parts around them were removed, and only a small dish of shreds was cut out, which was trembling and had a golden luster.

Put the small porcelain dish of orange peel on the top grid of Duobaoge, and Wanda brought the sliced ​​fish fillets to the side of the shelf.

"Eat."

Wiping her head, Wanda looked at the group of Jin Yiwei brothers who were sitting obediently, not daring to take a breath.

"Gu..."

Gao Hui swallowed hard.

It was so exquisite that everything in front of him made him not know how to start.

It turns out that this is the official dish.

I don't know what the taste looks like, but the ostentation is amazing.

Looking at the small porcelain plates and cups on the shelf, it seems that each of them is saying: I am very expensive!You do not deserve!

Everyone turned their heads and looked at Qiu Zijin together.

Qiu Zijin raised his chopsticks and the plate in his head, and took a deep breath.

The moment his chopsticks were about to touch the fish.

"What are you doing? So serious?"

A voice that was very familiar to Wanda, but absolutely impossible to appear here, rose behind everyone.

Wanda raised her head in a daze, looking at the man with his head in his sleeves, who was walking towards him with a smile as he stepped through the Moon Gate.

"The food in Beizhen Fusi is pretty good."

Zhu Jianshen walked behind the crowd, and looked down at the pile of ingredients on the table and the ready-made gold and jade on the shelf.

"emperor……"

Wanda looked at Zhu Jianshen, who was smiling amiably, and the eunuch Wynn who was following him, and called out names that stunned all the Jinyi guards present.

"Boom!"

The chopsticks and plate in Qiu Zijin's head fell on the table at the same time, making a loud noise.

Everyone in Jin Yiwei knelt down to pay their respects as if they had just woken up from a dream.

There was too much movement in the back kitchen. When Yuan Bin and Wang Xi arrived with other people, they saw everyone, including Qiu Zijin, standing beside Zhu Jianshen with dazed expressions, looking at the young man. The emperor looks like eating a mouthful of fish sticks and a mouthful of rice wine.

"Xiao Lang's first performance is not bad."

After finishing almost a plate of fish cakes, Zhu Jianshen took the silk handkerchief from Wynn and wiped his mouth.

Wanda had eaten in the palace before and knew the rules of the palace, so he hurriedly served hot tea and hot water with herbs for the emperor to rinse his mouth and wash his head.

"However, it's still not as good as Chen Sishan's first performance. Just a few days ago, she made this golden jade dish for the empress in the palace. It's much better than what you did."

That is, those generations of the family were all government practitioners.

What am I, just an intern at Wanda Food Plaza...

Wanda cursed.

"Uncle Lang, come here."

After washing his head, Zhu Jianshen finally stood up, and followed Yuan Bin to the main hall amidst the greetings of the crowd.

Zhu Jianshen turned his head, pointed to Wanda, and then pointed to Yang Xiuxian, "Yang Qianhu is also here."

Although according to Yang Xiuxian's grade, he has not yet had the opportunity to enter the palace to face the saint.But what he looks like and what kind of character he is, has long been drawn up by the people of Dongchang and presented to the emperor for a look.

Yang Xiuxian touched his heart that was pounding with excitement, and followed Zhu Jianshen together with Wanda.

"The emperor... this is the emperor..."

Qiu Zijin still hasn't recovered from the shock.

He knew that with his talent and learning, he would definitely meet the emperor sooner or later.

But that should be at the Palace Examination, at the Qionglin Banquet, at the Luming Banquet, right?

Why can I see it next to the sloppy back kitchen of Fusi in Jinyiwei North Town?

Hearing two rooster crows from the chicken coop, combined with the fishy smell wafting from the water tank, made all this even more absurd.

"I just came to see what Uncle Xiao Lang does in Beizhen Fusi on weekdays... So he is really cooking."

With his head on his back, Zhu Jian looked at the hall with great interest.

"I don't know His Majesty is here, and I have never greeted you from afar. I hope His Majesty will make amends."

Yuan Bin led a group of people to kneel on the ground with a huff and a thud, terrified.

His Majesty suddenly went on a subdued visit, and it was Beizhen Fusi Yamen who came.For so many years since the founding of the country, I have never heard of such a thing, so why not let them be terrified.

The last one who terrified them was his father Zhu Qizhen who ran all the way to Tumubao.

"Zhen, I have to leave something to Xiao Lang... to Wan Zhenfu. Today I came to try his first skill."

Zhu Jianshen only let Yuan Bin, Wang Xi, Wanda, and Yang Xiuxian stay to talk, and the others left the hall as if in a dream.

"You should all know that I am going to send troops to Guangxi to put down the chaos in Yao."

The smile disappeared from the corner of Zhu Jianshen's mouth.

"Yes, the minister is extremely happy."

Yuan Bin said.

"You, and you, let's go first. Go find out the details over there."

Zhu Jianshen pointed to Wanda and Yang Xiuxian.

Although Dongchang has been sending information from Guangxi over the years, Zhu Jianshen is not satisfied with the superficial pile of words and numbers.

"I really want to know that these Yao people are deeply favored by my Daming. Only by relying on my Daming's pension can they leave the old days of slash-and-burn farming and come down to the mountains to share peace with ordinary people of my Daming—why do they still want to turn back?" Me? Is it better to be a native of the mountain than to be a citizen of my Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Jianshen pointed at himself and sneered.

From the Ming Dynasty to the present, the Yao chaos has never stopped.Especially in Xunzhou and Wuzhou prefectures in Guangxi, and the southern part of Liuzhou prefecture, Yao chaos has reached the level of lawlessness in recent years.

Not to mention, just two years ago, in Wuzhou City, the Yao people broke into the government office, robbed the treasury bank, and released all the prisoners in the prison, which shocked the government and the public.

At that time, Zhu Jianshen was already the prince of Jian Guo, and in the memorial, the name of the bandit leader "Hou Dagou" was like a nail, piercing his eyes.

And not long ago, Zhu Jianshen, who was already a young emperor, received a memorial from Wang Hong, the servant of the Ministry of War: Hou Dagou led three thousand Yao people to capture Pingnan County, killed the pawns, and robbed all the county seals of Pingnan City up!

After leaving Pingnan City, Hou Dagou went to Teng County again, looted the official treasury, set fire to the entire yamen, and robbed a county seal.

Counting these years, the seals of Ming officials in Hou Dagou's hand may not be less than five or six!What a shame!

Suppressing bandits every year, rebelling every year, in order to appease the local chieftain, the imperial court sprinkled money to Guangdong and Guangxi like running water-and this is the consequence of the money!

On the north side, the Wala people have resumed their commercial relations with the Ming Dynasty since the Tumu Fortress Change, and have no intention of invading the frontier for a long time.

The Tatars are currently internally divided and have conflicts with Oala, so they have been temporarily overwhelmed for the past few years.

Now, Zhu Jianshen finally has the money and energy to clean up this thorn in the southwestern corner of the empire.

The battle must be fought, but it must be fought clearly!

"I ordered Wan Zhenfu and Yang Qianhu to go ahead and go to Xunzhou Mansion to spy on the local military situation and public opinion. Private visits in micro-services must not disturb the local people, let alone let Hou Dagou's traitors recognize your identity."

Zhu Jianshen raised his chin and raised his voice, "Let's go when you're ready!"