Cannon Fodder's Humanoid Plug-in
Chapter 41 Ancient Business Women Control Group
From nerd to emperor
Yan Chen put the letter away, and Xu An took out a stuffed purse from the bag, and handed it a stack of banknotes.
Yan Chen frowned slightly.
Looking at his expression, Xu An guessed: the young master must refuse the money offered by the young lady again.
I don't know what the son wrote in the letter.
In the past, she was rejected too many times, and it has been a long time since the young lady gave money directly to the young master.
But this time, she took out such a large sum of money.
As Yan Lingchuan is the real head of the family, Xu An can't comment on her decision, but he feels worthless for her in his heart:
Why treat an adoptive brother who is indifferent and cares about him so well?
But if you don't understand it, you don't understand it. Xu An still has to follow the young lady's instructions.
Xu An was thinking about how to persuade the young master later.
Facing the silver tael in his hand, Yan Chen stretched his brows, smiled slightly, and sighed helplessly: "That's all."
"Elder Sister is still the same as she was when she was a child..."
"By the way, she said in the letter, you will follow me in the future? Then you can keep this money for me. It's not safe to put it on me."
Xu An subconsciously answered: "My lord, just accept it, this is..."
He didn't realize until halfway through the conversation: Young Master didn't refuse...
Xu An was a little embarrassed: "Sorry, I..."
Yan Chen raised his hand and smiled: "No problem."
After Xu An collected the money, Yan Chen pushed open the door, and Geng Ming and Xu An followed him downstairs.
Downstairs, Lu Weizhou and Shi Huaiguang were sitting at the same table talking, seeing him coming down, Qi Shu raised his hand and said, "Brother Yan! Come and sit here."
Qi Shu and Zheng Tianyan sat on the same bench, deliberately leaving a separate seat for Yan Chen.
Several people have been sitting like this in recent days.
This time, Yan Chen shook his head, and refused in a warm voice: "You can continue to study, and I will eat with the guards at home, so I won't bother you."
As he spoke, he sat at the adjacent table and motioned for Xu An to sit too, and Geng Ming went to find the waiter.
Lu Weizhou and the others were taken aback.
Only then did they notice that besides Geng Ming, there was indeed one more person following Yan Chen downstairs.
This man has long hands and legs, and a resolute temperament. Even wearing a thin winter coat, he still has a ruddy complexion, and he has an extraordinary physique.
The coachman of Lu Weizhou's family was also their family's guard, but he was not as good as the one in front of him, more like he came from a wealthy family.
This is Yan Chen's guard?But isn't he a commoner?
While several people were observing Xu An, Xu An was also observing them.
Entrusted by Yan Lingchuan, he wanted to report back to her the young master's recent situation in detail.
In addition to basic necessities of life, food, housing and transportation also naturally include social relations.
At present, it seems that the young master's classmates in the academy are quite friendly to him, Xu An is secretly relieved, and turns around.
The shop waiter held up a wooden tray and brought over the breakfast.
"So fast?" Yan Chen was a little surprised.
He looked down: the golden noodle soup should be chicken soup, sprinkled with a lot of green scallions, the noodles were pulled very thin, as if every noodle was covered with fragrant scallion oil, and there was a big chicken leg , with a lot of shredded chicken mixed in the noodles.
The greasiness of the chicken soup is well relieved by the chopped scallions, leaving the room full of fragrance, which makes the index finger move.
Breakfast was booked one night in advance, and Xu An hadn't arrived last night, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the breakfast that Geng Ming can afford...
Yan Chen couldn't help turning his head to look at the few people beside him.
Sure enough, the bookboy behind Qi Shu was looking nervously at this side, and when he saw him looking over, he opened his mouth and was about to say something.
Xu An frowned: "My lord, this is all you eat these mornings?"
The disgust in his words was obvious.
The book boy who was about to claim credit for his son: "..."
Xu An glanced at Geng Ming dissatisfied.
This guy just told him that Young Master has been weak recently and needs to make up his body.
The results of it?Is this how he replenishes the son's body?
Xu An waved to the waiter in the shop: "Have a bowl of bird's nest."
Thinking of what the cook in Fuzhong had whispered in his ear, Xu An paused, and then said back: "It takes two or two, remove the black silk, and boil it in tender chicken soup, good ham soup, and new mushroom soup. until color." ①
other people:"……"
Not to mention Qi Shu's book boy, the waiter was also dumbfounded, he glanced at Yan Chen hesitantly, and said politely: "Yan, bird's nest, I want six taels of silver for a bowl..."
Xu Anding looked at him twice, and frowned again.
"My son can afford the money." He took out six taels of silver from his pocket and stuffed it into the opponent's hand: "Here you are, go quickly."
"Okay! I'm really sorry, it's the villain who has no eyes, I'll go and ask the kitchen to serve this young man with bird's nest." The waiter hurriedly responded with an apologetic smile.
Yan Chen reached out to stop him: "You don't need to apologize, as shop assistants, it's a good thing you can keep your eyes open."
"But the bird's nest is unnecessary."
He looked at Xu An helplessly: "I already have a bowl of noodles here, wouldn't it be a waste if you buy another one?"
"Don't waste it, young master." Xu An said, bringing the noodles in front of him to his side.
"My meal hasn't been served yet, so just eat this."
Knowing that Yan Chen has always been kind to his servants, he went on to say: "And when I went out, the lady told me to take good care of you, son, you are sick now, it is indeed time to make up for it."
The Yan family has a big business, and the guards are all provided with food and shelter.
Xu An, as the head of the guard, needless to say the treatment, what he eats on weekdays is no worse than this bowl of noodles.
As for Yan Chen, he lived in poverty in the academy.
But in Yan's house, Yan Lingchuan won't be used to his bad habits, so Yan Chen naturally eats whatever he has.
Therefore, his sensitivity to eating is really not high.
Combining all kinds of things, when Xu An said this, Yan Chen nodded along: "Alright then!"
"You have been chasing all the way, thinking about it, you must be exhausted. Is this bowl of noodles enough? If not, you don't have to return the breakfast you just ordered. But later we have to set off and continue on the road. After breakfast, we just have to I can wrong you and take a rest in the carriage for a while."
Yan Chen looked at Xu An with concern, and stopped asking about breakfast.
The waiter smiled happily and went to the kitchen.
Only Qi Shu and the others sat aside in shock.
Why does one of Yanchen's guards know so much about the cooking method of bird's nest? ?
Isn't he from a poor family? ?
Yan Chen...Yan, could it be?Qi Shu vaguely thought of something, wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask.
Not long after, the waiter in the shop presented the bird's nest.
Yan Chen picked up a spoon and scooped it up, and it was indeed jade-like in color, with no impurities visible.
Xu An also picked up the chopsticks and stirred the noodles in the bowl - Yan Chen asked him to eat first, but he wanted to wait, the noodles were a bit lumpy.
The two faced each other, and Qi Shu's bookboy stood behind Qi Shu.
He looked at Yan Chen on the left, and Xu An on the right, who was feasting. He couldn't help but raised his sleeve and wiped the tears from the corner of his mouth.
I'm so envious!
"Then, young master..." The book boy listened to Qi Shu and asked Qi Shu in a low voice: "In the future, shall we give young master Yan the money to stay in the inn?"
Qi Shu: "..." This is indeed a problem.
Come out, it might be like now, the room he booked was unconsciously disgusted by Yan Chen's guard.
If you don't come out, Yan Chen will find out that you are lying...
After hesitating for a moment, Qi Shu gritted his teeth: "Go out, keep going out." His image in Mr. Yan's mind cannot be destroyed.
The conversation between the two was very quiet, but Zheng Tianyan was sitting next to Qi Shu.
Zheng Tianyan looked at his friend with complicated eyes.
It's not good to pay for it, so what else is there to pay for it?
I really have money and no place to spend it...
Zheng Tianyan admitted that he was jealous.
At this moment, he just wanted to grab Yan Chen's shoulder and question him: You are actually a rich man!Then what did you pretend to be a poor scholar? !
But thinking of Yan Chen's character, Zheng Tianyan suddenly felt that this was not something incomprehensible.
If he really asked this question, Yan Chen would probably just tell him in a righteous and stern manner: Money is something outside of the body and so on... right?
At this moment, Yan Chen finished eating the small bowl of bird's nest, stood up, and looked at him.
Zheng Tianyan's heart tightened and he came back to his senses.
His eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't believe that those thoughts just came out of his own mind.
Why did he take the initiative to help Yan Chen unravel? !
"What's wrong with you, Brother Zheng?" Yan Chen's gentle concern reached Zheng Tianyan's ears.
"But you're tired of doing the questions for a few days? Brother Zheng, you must also pay attention to your health. In this way, you can stop today's policy topic for a day. For the others, I will let Geng Ming send them off later. For you guys……"
"No, no, no!" Zheng Tianyan suddenly woke up;
"I'm fine. Recently, as you said, Brother Yan, I go to bed early and get up early, and my body is indeed much healthier."
"The question is still for me, brother Yan, don't worry, I can bear it!"
Zheng Tianyan instantly burst into a vibrant smile.
Yan Chen paused, looked him over and over again, and said comfortingly, "That's good."
Zheng Tianyan breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard Yan Chen say in a joking tone, "I thought Brother Zheng was dissatisfied with me because I always used you as an example a few days ago."
Zheng Tianyan's expression froze.
The next second, he raised his voice and asked back: "Why do you think so, Brother Yan?"
"It's too late for me to be grateful to you!" Zheng Tianyan said loudly, "Brother Yan, don't think too much about it."
"If you ask who in the entire Jing Kingdom admires you the most, then there is no doubt that this person must be me, Zheng Tianyan, Zheng Xiaoxian!"
"You are wrong, Mr. Zheng." Shi Huaiguang interjected, "The person who respects Mr. Yan the most should be me."
Standing behind, looking at Xu An: "..."
It turns out that people like Young Master are so popular among literati?
Xu An fell into self-doubt.
He turned his head to look at the young master, only to see him smile indifferently, and said, "Then I would like to thank you two for your kindness. Today has been delayed for so long, let's get ready to go."
Amid the echoes, Yan Chen returned to the room.
Geng Ming led Xu An together, and carried the books and other things in the room back to the carriage for him.
On the way, Xu An moved the books and asked, "Didn't you say that the young master doesn't read books during his rest time?" Why did he bring so many books into the room.
Geng Ming nodded: "Young master doesn't read books, but he has to correct the test papers for Mr. Lu and the others, and occasionally consult some classics."
He briefly explained the ins and outs of Yan Chen's tutoring for Shi Huaiguang and others.
Only then did Xu An understand: it turns out that the son is not popular because of his temperament, but because of his knowledge.
He just said, there is no reason for these literati to bear the personality of an old Confucian like the son...
However, people are always strong.
Xu An didn't know much about Yan Chen in the past, he only heard that he was a serious person, a bookworm who talked a lot.
Now that I heard it, under such conditions, he was quite sought after among his classmates by virtue of his knowledge.
How knowledgeable he is!
No wonder the lady said that the young master must take good care of his body so that he can finish the exam comfortably.
Xu An felt a little distressed: "Master, isn't he very tired? Will it affect his rest?"
Geng Ming nodded in agreement: "It's very tiring."
Geng Ming has actually asked this question before: "However, Young Master said that he likes to teach others how to feel, so..."
Xu An seemed to realize something: "My lord, isn't he the kind of person who likes to be a teacher?"
Geng Ming suddenly realized: "It turns out that this is called being a teacher!"
He couldn't help but look at Xu An in admiration: "Chief Guard Xu, you know a lot."
Xu An laughed: "Where, where."
The two stopped talking, put the scroll back into the carriage, turned back, and called Yan Chen to get ready to go.
Not far away, Yuan Xiang and Yuan Rui looked at each other.
They put the books away, turned around, and told Lu Weizhou what they had heard.
Then, the story of Yan Chen's "good teacher" spread from Lu Weizhou to the entire small team, and it became a secret that everyone knew.
In order to please Yan Chen, a few people would pretend to joke from time to time, calling him "Master".
When they found out that he said "Never mind", but actually the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he even coughed less a few times, they became even more excited.
It seemed that Xu An was right.
Yan Chen is indeed a good teacher!
In such a happy atmosphere, the team of five scholars finally arrived in the capital.
In Kyoto, countless literati and poets have dreamed of staying here all their lives.
This kind of pursuit and longing cannot be experienced or understood by only reading scrolls and looking at paintings and calligraphy.
But when people really come here, they will find that this kind of yearning is not only because it is a centralized place, but also because every inch of land and architectural style represents the most prosperous and advanced state and technology of this country. .
They have never been here, but they have their share here.
As soon as they entered through the city gate, Yan Chen and Lu Weizhou were fine, but Zheng Tianyan and the others were all dazzled.
In my heart, there was also a hint of ambition.
They came quite early, but the inn near the Gongyuan was still full.In the end, I was lucky and found an inn not too far away, but the road at the entrance of the alley was a bit narrow.
The carriage turned a corner with difficulty, and before the room was tidied up, Yan Chen and the others had to report to the Gong Yuan first.
——Shi Huaiguang was taking a martial arts test, so he shouldn't have lived with them, but he couldn't bear Yan Chen's advice, anyway, he runs fast, so he should get up early during the test.
The good news is that because Xu came early, the queue for reporting was not long, and after a while of cold wind, it was Yan Chen's turn.
After ticking off their names, they returned to the inn.
After Shi Huaiguang came back, as usual, after dinner, Yan Chen gave a speech to several people.
In fact, he can teach all subjects, but at the stage of the general examination, there is not much difference between ordinary students in scriptures and edicts. The imperial edict has a format, and poetry... After so many years, his personal style has been formed, and it is difficult to improve. .
So what Yan Chen told them was mainly policy theory, especially theory. ②
——It doesn’t mean that he doesn’t want to talk about policy.It's just that Yan Chen's current status is just an examinee, not a court official.
Now that I talk too much, it is easy to overturn...
Let’s save it for future apprentices.
After Yan Chen finished talking about today's topic, he flicked his sleeves and went upstairs to sleep very coolly.
Downstairs, separated by a thick round bamboo in the lobby of the inn, Lan Junyao could not help but look up when he heard that the person was going back to his room after listening halfway.
He said "Huh?"
It's a pity that Yan Chen had already stepped on the last step, and his figure disappeared.Lan Junyao couldn't hold back, and stood up straight.
He walked around the pillar, and sure enough, he saw several familiar faces: "It's really you!"
"You are..." Lu Weizhou looked at the person with some doubts, only feeling a little familiar.
"It's me!" Lan Junyao gestured twice: "Before I was in the post house, I was wearing blue clothes. By the way, there is also this young man."
He looked at Zheng Tianyan: "Do you still remember me? At that time you said..."
"Remember, remember! We all remember you!" Zheng Tian smiled stiffly, and quickly stopped his unspoken words: "You actually live here too."
Lan Junyao nodded: "My surname is Lan, and I just arrived two days ago."
He tilted his head and glanced at the second floor: "That one just now, is Mr. Yan, right? Was he just... talking to you about strategy theory?"
"It's Mr. Yan." Shi Huaiguang nodded.
As for the lecture topic, Shi Huaiguang hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
It's fine for them to be together alone, this is the capital city, and the test is coming soon, if people don't like it...
Lu Weizhou took over his words: "Young Master Yan was giving us a lecture just now."
—he sees better.
Just after dinner, Lu Weizhou suggested whether to go to the room and avoid other people.
Although I don't know why, Yan Chen did refuse, saying no.
He is too magnanimous, although Lu Weizhou is also worried, but combined with his understanding of Yan Chen's characteristics of "good teacher", "kindness" and "no secrets"...
Lu Weizhou believes that even if someone really thinks their behavior is not pleasing to the eye, they want to do something wrong.
But there will only be more people who will be overwhelmed by Mr. Yan's brilliance of humanity, and will protect Mr. Yan in turn.
To sum it up is——
Anyway, you can't hide it, so it's better to admit it directly.
Lan Junyao's guess was verified, and his eyes lit up: "Mr. Yan is really good at learning!"
He was hot in his heart: "I dare to ask, what reward did you give Mr. Yan? Tomorrow, I also want to work with you..."
Shi Huaiguang scratched his head: "This..."
He was a little embarrassed: "We didn't pay for it."
"No reward?!" Lan Junyao was in shock: "You guys, you guys are too..."
"It's not what you think, Young Master Lan." Realizing that he had misunderstood, Lu Weizhou explained: "It is Young Master Yan who doesn't want to be paid."
"If you also want to ask him to give you some advice, you can..."
Lu Weizhou was very understanding and took the initiative to teach Lan Junyao "how to impress Mr. Yan".
Why do you treat him as a teacher, care about his daily life (you can communicate with Qi Shu), how miserable you are (refer to Shi Huaiguang), how much you praise his views...
Lan Junyao benefited a lot: "Thank you, Mr. Lu!"
Before the next day, on the night after collecting the scriptures, he immediately knocked on the door of Yan Chen's room.
Holding the treasured books of the four seniors in his hand, Lan Junyao was full of confidence.
Yan Chen happened to be still awake, opened the door, saw him, was surprised for a second: "It's you?"
He laughed and said "what a coincidence", and then asked softly, "what do you want from me?"
Lan Junyao said something about it in the future.
Yan Chen nodded slightly, coughed lightly: "Yes."
"Do you have anything else to do? If not, I'm going to rest first."
Lan Junyao shook his head subconsciously: "No more, Mr. Yan, you have a good rest! Your body is important."
It wasn't until Yan Chen smiled and closed the door that he realized that he didn't use a single word of the treasured books of the four seniors.
This moved Lan Junyao even more than what he had asked for.
Tears welled up in his eyes: Mr. Yan, you are really a peerless and kind man!Even though he is supporting his sick body, he still doesn't shy away from those who come to ask for advice.
Lan Junyao couldn't help it, and told several of his companions about it.
His companions all agreed with his boast: You know, Lan Junyao once contradicted Yan Chen.
As for asking for advice... Although I am a bit moved, I haven't seen it personally after all, so I decided to eavesdrop on it at night.
So at noon the next day—after arriving in the capital, there was no need to hurry, and Yan Chen’s lecture time changed from once a day to twice a day at noon and night, but the time was slightly shorter.
After lunch, Yan Chen had just finished speaking the questions, and before he could go back to take a nap, several of Lan Junyao's companions gathered together.
Same thing, another batch in the evening...
Two days later.
At this time, there are still three days before the test.
Royal Palace.
In the magnificent hall, the old emperor leaned on the imperial chair.
Behind him, a court lady's fingers were spinning between his eyebrows and temples, and Cheng Qi, who was standing beside him, said something funny:
"Every time I try these few days, Kyoto is always more lively, and this year is even more so. I heard people say..."
"You said that if this person is really good at being a teacher, why not stay in the village and become a teacher directly, instead of traveling thousands of miles to catch the exam?"
"It's just that there are so many students, and none of them questioned Yi Shui'er's good reputation..."
"Yesterday, the old slave Xiumu went out of the palace, so he joined in the fun and went to have a look. Guess what happened?"
The emperor lay down and replied in a low voice, "Huh? As a reminder. Eunuch Cheng definitely didn't dare to sell the lawsuit: "In the end, that young master didn't get up until mid-morning. about to sleep. "
"You said that other candidates would like to split one hour into two hours. He is good, leisurely and leisurely. He also teaches others in turn. Listening to others, he really doesn't hide his secrets."
The emperor waved his hand, and the maid took two steps back.
Opening his eyes, the aura of the old man on the imperial chair changed, and the vertical line between his brows was slightly deep: "I don't hide my selfishness, but I am proud."
"Not a malleable talent."
"This...not sure." Eunuch Cheng hesitated for a moment, seeing that the emperor didn't look angry, he continued:
"I heard that he did this because of his poor health." Eunuch Cheng repeated what he heard from the inn, spread by Shi Huaiguang and others, and what Yan Chen had explained to Geng Ming.
He was with the emperor when he was young, and if it wasn't a major event, he would dare to say anything when the emperor was in a good mood.
Firstly, I said it to entertain him, and secondly, it was a solid pet.
It's just that I didn't expect that the emperor was so extravagant this time that he clapped his hands and laughed, "Okay! What a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall."
"These words, I really want Xiao Wu to listen to them too...cough cough cough!!"
As soon as he laughed hard, his mortal body coughed a few times to show his resistance.
The old emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned his head to look at Cheng Qi, his expression turned cold again: "However, this is the first time I have seen you say so many good things to a stranger."
Cheng Qi's forehead felt cold, and he knelt down together with the two rows of court ladies behind him.
"The old servant just thinks this fact is novel, and he just said it to the emperor to amuse you. That person is just a merchant, and the old slave has nothing to do with him. Please the emperor clearly observe!"
"Merchant?" The emperor raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"You get up first."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
Eunuch Cheng heaved a sigh of relief and got up from the ground.The old emperor tapped his knee twice with one hand, the merchant...
"Cheng Qi, you go." After a while, he gave an order: "Find me a few copies of those questions and case studies he asked."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this old slave will go right away." Eunuch Cheng replied with a bow.
The author says:
①Bird's nest is a precious thing, so it is not lightly used.If you use it, you need two taels per bowl, soak it in boiling water from Tianquan first, and pick the silver needles to remove the black threads.Use tender chicken soup, good ham soup, and new mushroom soup to boil it, and watch the bird's nest turn into a jade color.
Ham: It first appeared in the "Supplements to Materia Medica" in the Tang Dynasty, "Ham is the best for Jinhua"
Bird's nest: The price I found is 8-30 taels a catty, 30-40 a catty, 30 is used here, and two taels of bird's nest is 6 taels of silver.
Something is wrong.I'm a poor ghost, I haven't eaten, and it's bad.
②: policy: a countermeasure to a certain problem in reality;
Discussion: A discussion of a certain historical event in the past;
-感谢在2022-04-1222:59:20-2022-04-1323:55:21期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦——
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
Yan Chen put the letter away, and Xu An took out a stuffed purse from the bag, and handed it a stack of banknotes.
Yan Chen frowned slightly.
Looking at his expression, Xu An guessed: the young master must refuse the money offered by the young lady again.
I don't know what the son wrote in the letter.
In the past, she was rejected too many times, and it has been a long time since the young lady gave money directly to the young master.
But this time, she took out such a large sum of money.
As Yan Lingchuan is the real head of the family, Xu An can't comment on her decision, but he feels worthless for her in his heart:
Why treat an adoptive brother who is indifferent and cares about him so well?
But if you don't understand it, you don't understand it. Xu An still has to follow the young lady's instructions.
Xu An was thinking about how to persuade the young master later.
Facing the silver tael in his hand, Yan Chen stretched his brows, smiled slightly, and sighed helplessly: "That's all."
"Elder Sister is still the same as she was when she was a child..."
"By the way, she said in the letter, you will follow me in the future? Then you can keep this money for me. It's not safe to put it on me."
Xu An subconsciously answered: "My lord, just accept it, this is..."
He didn't realize until halfway through the conversation: Young Master didn't refuse...
Xu An was a little embarrassed: "Sorry, I..."
Yan Chen raised his hand and smiled: "No problem."
After Xu An collected the money, Yan Chen pushed open the door, and Geng Ming and Xu An followed him downstairs.
Downstairs, Lu Weizhou and Shi Huaiguang were sitting at the same table talking, seeing him coming down, Qi Shu raised his hand and said, "Brother Yan! Come and sit here."
Qi Shu and Zheng Tianyan sat on the same bench, deliberately leaving a separate seat for Yan Chen.
Several people have been sitting like this in recent days.
This time, Yan Chen shook his head, and refused in a warm voice: "You can continue to study, and I will eat with the guards at home, so I won't bother you."
As he spoke, he sat at the adjacent table and motioned for Xu An to sit too, and Geng Ming went to find the waiter.
Lu Weizhou and the others were taken aback.
Only then did they notice that besides Geng Ming, there was indeed one more person following Yan Chen downstairs.
This man has long hands and legs, and a resolute temperament. Even wearing a thin winter coat, he still has a ruddy complexion, and he has an extraordinary physique.
The coachman of Lu Weizhou's family was also their family's guard, but he was not as good as the one in front of him, more like he came from a wealthy family.
This is Yan Chen's guard?But isn't he a commoner?
While several people were observing Xu An, Xu An was also observing them.
Entrusted by Yan Lingchuan, he wanted to report back to her the young master's recent situation in detail.
In addition to basic necessities of life, food, housing and transportation also naturally include social relations.
At present, it seems that the young master's classmates in the academy are quite friendly to him, Xu An is secretly relieved, and turns around.
The shop waiter held up a wooden tray and brought over the breakfast.
"So fast?" Yan Chen was a little surprised.
He looked down: the golden noodle soup should be chicken soup, sprinkled with a lot of green scallions, the noodles were pulled very thin, as if every noodle was covered with fragrant scallion oil, and there was a big chicken leg , with a lot of shredded chicken mixed in the noodles.
The greasiness of the chicken soup is well relieved by the chopped scallions, leaving the room full of fragrance, which makes the index finger move.
Breakfast was booked one night in advance, and Xu An hadn't arrived last night, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the breakfast that Geng Ming can afford...
Yan Chen couldn't help turning his head to look at the few people beside him.
Sure enough, the bookboy behind Qi Shu was looking nervously at this side, and when he saw him looking over, he opened his mouth and was about to say something.
Xu An frowned: "My lord, this is all you eat these mornings?"
The disgust in his words was obvious.
The book boy who was about to claim credit for his son: "..."
Xu An glanced at Geng Ming dissatisfied.
This guy just told him that Young Master has been weak recently and needs to make up his body.
The results of it?Is this how he replenishes the son's body?
Xu An waved to the waiter in the shop: "Have a bowl of bird's nest."
Thinking of what the cook in Fuzhong had whispered in his ear, Xu An paused, and then said back: "It takes two or two, remove the black silk, and boil it in tender chicken soup, good ham soup, and new mushroom soup. until color." ①
other people:"……"
Not to mention Qi Shu's book boy, the waiter was also dumbfounded, he glanced at Yan Chen hesitantly, and said politely: "Yan, bird's nest, I want six taels of silver for a bowl..."
Xu Anding looked at him twice, and frowned again.
"My son can afford the money." He took out six taels of silver from his pocket and stuffed it into the opponent's hand: "Here you are, go quickly."
"Okay! I'm really sorry, it's the villain who has no eyes, I'll go and ask the kitchen to serve this young man with bird's nest." The waiter hurriedly responded with an apologetic smile.
Yan Chen reached out to stop him: "You don't need to apologize, as shop assistants, it's a good thing you can keep your eyes open."
"But the bird's nest is unnecessary."
He looked at Xu An helplessly: "I already have a bowl of noodles here, wouldn't it be a waste if you buy another one?"
"Don't waste it, young master." Xu An said, bringing the noodles in front of him to his side.
"My meal hasn't been served yet, so just eat this."
Knowing that Yan Chen has always been kind to his servants, he went on to say: "And when I went out, the lady told me to take good care of you, son, you are sick now, it is indeed time to make up for it."
The Yan family has a big business, and the guards are all provided with food and shelter.
Xu An, as the head of the guard, needless to say the treatment, what he eats on weekdays is no worse than this bowl of noodles.
As for Yan Chen, he lived in poverty in the academy.
But in Yan's house, Yan Lingchuan won't be used to his bad habits, so Yan Chen naturally eats whatever he has.
Therefore, his sensitivity to eating is really not high.
Combining all kinds of things, when Xu An said this, Yan Chen nodded along: "Alright then!"
"You have been chasing all the way, thinking about it, you must be exhausted. Is this bowl of noodles enough? If not, you don't have to return the breakfast you just ordered. But later we have to set off and continue on the road. After breakfast, we just have to I can wrong you and take a rest in the carriage for a while."
Yan Chen looked at Xu An with concern, and stopped asking about breakfast.
The waiter smiled happily and went to the kitchen.
Only Qi Shu and the others sat aside in shock.
Why does one of Yanchen's guards know so much about the cooking method of bird's nest? ?
Isn't he from a poor family? ?
Yan Chen...Yan, could it be?Qi Shu vaguely thought of something, wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask.
Not long after, the waiter in the shop presented the bird's nest.
Yan Chen picked up a spoon and scooped it up, and it was indeed jade-like in color, with no impurities visible.
Xu An also picked up the chopsticks and stirred the noodles in the bowl - Yan Chen asked him to eat first, but he wanted to wait, the noodles were a bit lumpy.
The two faced each other, and Qi Shu's bookboy stood behind Qi Shu.
He looked at Yan Chen on the left, and Xu An on the right, who was feasting. He couldn't help but raised his sleeve and wiped the tears from the corner of his mouth.
I'm so envious!
"Then, young master..." The book boy listened to Qi Shu and asked Qi Shu in a low voice: "In the future, shall we give young master Yan the money to stay in the inn?"
Qi Shu: "..." This is indeed a problem.
Come out, it might be like now, the room he booked was unconsciously disgusted by Yan Chen's guard.
If you don't come out, Yan Chen will find out that you are lying...
After hesitating for a moment, Qi Shu gritted his teeth: "Go out, keep going out." His image in Mr. Yan's mind cannot be destroyed.
The conversation between the two was very quiet, but Zheng Tianyan was sitting next to Qi Shu.
Zheng Tianyan looked at his friend with complicated eyes.
It's not good to pay for it, so what else is there to pay for it?
I really have money and no place to spend it...
Zheng Tianyan admitted that he was jealous.
At this moment, he just wanted to grab Yan Chen's shoulder and question him: You are actually a rich man!Then what did you pretend to be a poor scholar? !
But thinking of Yan Chen's character, Zheng Tianyan suddenly felt that this was not something incomprehensible.
If he really asked this question, Yan Chen would probably just tell him in a righteous and stern manner: Money is something outside of the body and so on... right?
At this moment, Yan Chen finished eating the small bowl of bird's nest, stood up, and looked at him.
Zheng Tianyan's heart tightened and he came back to his senses.
His eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't believe that those thoughts just came out of his own mind.
Why did he take the initiative to help Yan Chen unravel? !
"What's wrong with you, Brother Zheng?" Yan Chen's gentle concern reached Zheng Tianyan's ears.
"But you're tired of doing the questions for a few days? Brother Zheng, you must also pay attention to your health. In this way, you can stop today's policy topic for a day. For the others, I will let Geng Ming send them off later. For you guys……"
"No, no, no!" Zheng Tianyan suddenly woke up;
"I'm fine. Recently, as you said, Brother Yan, I go to bed early and get up early, and my body is indeed much healthier."
"The question is still for me, brother Yan, don't worry, I can bear it!"
Zheng Tianyan instantly burst into a vibrant smile.
Yan Chen paused, looked him over and over again, and said comfortingly, "That's good."
Zheng Tianyan breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard Yan Chen say in a joking tone, "I thought Brother Zheng was dissatisfied with me because I always used you as an example a few days ago."
Zheng Tianyan's expression froze.
The next second, he raised his voice and asked back: "Why do you think so, Brother Yan?"
"It's too late for me to be grateful to you!" Zheng Tianyan said loudly, "Brother Yan, don't think too much about it."
"If you ask who in the entire Jing Kingdom admires you the most, then there is no doubt that this person must be me, Zheng Tianyan, Zheng Xiaoxian!"
"You are wrong, Mr. Zheng." Shi Huaiguang interjected, "The person who respects Mr. Yan the most should be me."
Standing behind, looking at Xu An: "..."
It turns out that people like Young Master are so popular among literati?
Xu An fell into self-doubt.
He turned his head to look at the young master, only to see him smile indifferently, and said, "Then I would like to thank you two for your kindness. Today has been delayed for so long, let's get ready to go."
Amid the echoes, Yan Chen returned to the room.
Geng Ming led Xu An together, and carried the books and other things in the room back to the carriage for him.
On the way, Xu An moved the books and asked, "Didn't you say that the young master doesn't read books during his rest time?" Why did he bring so many books into the room.
Geng Ming nodded: "Young master doesn't read books, but he has to correct the test papers for Mr. Lu and the others, and occasionally consult some classics."
He briefly explained the ins and outs of Yan Chen's tutoring for Shi Huaiguang and others.
Only then did Xu An understand: it turns out that the son is not popular because of his temperament, but because of his knowledge.
He just said, there is no reason for these literati to bear the personality of an old Confucian like the son...
However, people are always strong.
Xu An didn't know much about Yan Chen in the past, he only heard that he was a serious person, a bookworm who talked a lot.
Now that I heard it, under such conditions, he was quite sought after among his classmates by virtue of his knowledge.
How knowledgeable he is!
No wonder the lady said that the young master must take good care of his body so that he can finish the exam comfortably.
Xu An felt a little distressed: "Master, isn't he very tired? Will it affect his rest?"
Geng Ming nodded in agreement: "It's very tiring."
Geng Ming has actually asked this question before: "However, Young Master said that he likes to teach others how to feel, so..."
Xu An seemed to realize something: "My lord, isn't he the kind of person who likes to be a teacher?"
Geng Ming suddenly realized: "It turns out that this is called being a teacher!"
He couldn't help but look at Xu An in admiration: "Chief Guard Xu, you know a lot."
Xu An laughed: "Where, where."
The two stopped talking, put the scroll back into the carriage, turned back, and called Yan Chen to get ready to go.
Not far away, Yuan Xiang and Yuan Rui looked at each other.
They put the books away, turned around, and told Lu Weizhou what they had heard.
Then, the story of Yan Chen's "good teacher" spread from Lu Weizhou to the entire small team, and it became a secret that everyone knew.
In order to please Yan Chen, a few people would pretend to joke from time to time, calling him "Master".
When they found out that he said "Never mind", but actually the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he even coughed less a few times, they became even more excited.
It seemed that Xu An was right.
Yan Chen is indeed a good teacher!
In such a happy atmosphere, the team of five scholars finally arrived in the capital.
In Kyoto, countless literati and poets have dreamed of staying here all their lives.
This kind of pursuit and longing cannot be experienced or understood by only reading scrolls and looking at paintings and calligraphy.
But when people really come here, they will find that this kind of yearning is not only because it is a centralized place, but also because every inch of land and architectural style represents the most prosperous and advanced state and technology of this country. .
They have never been here, but they have their share here.
As soon as they entered through the city gate, Yan Chen and Lu Weizhou were fine, but Zheng Tianyan and the others were all dazzled.
In my heart, there was also a hint of ambition.
They came quite early, but the inn near the Gongyuan was still full.In the end, I was lucky and found an inn not too far away, but the road at the entrance of the alley was a bit narrow.
The carriage turned a corner with difficulty, and before the room was tidied up, Yan Chen and the others had to report to the Gong Yuan first.
——Shi Huaiguang was taking a martial arts test, so he shouldn't have lived with them, but he couldn't bear Yan Chen's advice, anyway, he runs fast, so he should get up early during the test.
The good news is that because Xu came early, the queue for reporting was not long, and after a while of cold wind, it was Yan Chen's turn.
After ticking off their names, they returned to the inn.
After Shi Huaiguang came back, as usual, after dinner, Yan Chen gave a speech to several people.
In fact, he can teach all subjects, but at the stage of the general examination, there is not much difference between ordinary students in scriptures and edicts. The imperial edict has a format, and poetry... After so many years, his personal style has been formed, and it is difficult to improve. .
So what Yan Chen told them was mainly policy theory, especially theory. ②
——It doesn’t mean that he doesn’t want to talk about policy.It's just that Yan Chen's current status is just an examinee, not a court official.
Now that I talk too much, it is easy to overturn...
Let’s save it for future apprentices.
After Yan Chen finished talking about today's topic, he flicked his sleeves and went upstairs to sleep very coolly.
Downstairs, separated by a thick round bamboo in the lobby of the inn, Lan Junyao could not help but look up when he heard that the person was going back to his room after listening halfway.
He said "Huh?"
It's a pity that Yan Chen had already stepped on the last step, and his figure disappeared.Lan Junyao couldn't hold back, and stood up straight.
He walked around the pillar, and sure enough, he saw several familiar faces: "It's really you!"
"You are..." Lu Weizhou looked at the person with some doubts, only feeling a little familiar.
"It's me!" Lan Junyao gestured twice: "Before I was in the post house, I was wearing blue clothes. By the way, there is also this young man."
He looked at Zheng Tianyan: "Do you still remember me? At that time you said..."
"Remember, remember! We all remember you!" Zheng Tian smiled stiffly, and quickly stopped his unspoken words: "You actually live here too."
Lan Junyao nodded: "My surname is Lan, and I just arrived two days ago."
He tilted his head and glanced at the second floor: "That one just now, is Mr. Yan, right? Was he just... talking to you about strategy theory?"
"It's Mr. Yan." Shi Huaiguang nodded.
As for the lecture topic, Shi Huaiguang hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
It's fine for them to be together alone, this is the capital city, and the test is coming soon, if people don't like it...
Lu Weizhou took over his words: "Young Master Yan was giving us a lecture just now."
—he sees better.
Just after dinner, Lu Weizhou suggested whether to go to the room and avoid other people.
Although I don't know why, Yan Chen did refuse, saying no.
He is too magnanimous, although Lu Weizhou is also worried, but combined with his understanding of Yan Chen's characteristics of "good teacher", "kindness" and "no secrets"...
Lu Weizhou believes that even if someone really thinks their behavior is not pleasing to the eye, they want to do something wrong.
But there will only be more people who will be overwhelmed by Mr. Yan's brilliance of humanity, and will protect Mr. Yan in turn.
To sum it up is——
Anyway, you can't hide it, so it's better to admit it directly.
Lan Junyao's guess was verified, and his eyes lit up: "Mr. Yan is really good at learning!"
He was hot in his heart: "I dare to ask, what reward did you give Mr. Yan? Tomorrow, I also want to work with you..."
Shi Huaiguang scratched his head: "This..."
He was a little embarrassed: "We didn't pay for it."
"No reward?!" Lan Junyao was in shock: "You guys, you guys are too..."
"It's not what you think, Young Master Lan." Realizing that he had misunderstood, Lu Weizhou explained: "It is Young Master Yan who doesn't want to be paid."
"If you also want to ask him to give you some advice, you can..."
Lu Weizhou was very understanding and took the initiative to teach Lan Junyao "how to impress Mr. Yan".
Why do you treat him as a teacher, care about his daily life (you can communicate with Qi Shu), how miserable you are (refer to Shi Huaiguang), how much you praise his views...
Lan Junyao benefited a lot: "Thank you, Mr. Lu!"
Before the next day, on the night after collecting the scriptures, he immediately knocked on the door of Yan Chen's room.
Holding the treasured books of the four seniors in his hand, Lan Junyao was full of confidence.
Yan Chen happened to be still awake, opened the door, saw him, was surprised for a second: "It's you?"
He laughed and said "what a coincidence", and then asked softly, "what do you want from me?"
Lan Junyao said something about it in the future.
Yan Chen nodded slightly, coughed lightly: "Yes."
"Do you have anything else to do? If not, I'm going to rest first."
Lan Junyao shook his head subconsciously: "No more, Mr. Yan, you have a good rest! Your body is important."
It wasn't until Yan Chen smiled and closed the door that he realized that he didn't use a single word of the treasured books of the four seniors.
This moved Lan Junyao even more than what he had asked for.
Tears welled up in his eyes: Mr. Yan, you are really a peerless and kind man!Even though he is supporting his sick body, he still doesn't shy away from those who come to ask for advice.
Lan Junyao couldn't help it, and told several of his companions about it.
His companions all agreed with his boast: You know, Lan Junyao once contradicted Yan Chen.
As for asking for advice... Although I am a bit moved, I haven't seen it personally after all, so I decided to eavesdrop on it at night.
So at noon the next day—after arriving in the capital, there was no need to hurry, and Yan Chen’s lecture time changed from once a day to twice a day at noon and night, but the time was slightly shorter.
After lunch, Yan Chen had just finished speaking the questions, and before he could go back to take a nap, several of Lan Junyao's companions gathered together.
Same thing, another batch in the evening...
Two days later.
At this time, there are still three days before the test.
Royal Palace.
In the magnificent hall, the old emperor leaned on the imperial chair.
Behind him, a court lady's fingers were spinning between his eyebrows and temples, and Cheng Qi, who was standing beside him, said something funny:
"Every time I try these few days, Kyoto is always more lively, and this year is even more so. I heard people say..."
"You said that if this person is really good at being a teacher, why not stay in the village and become a teacher directly, instead of traveling thousands of miles to catch the exam?"
"It's just that there are so many students, and none of them questioned Yi Shui'er's good reputation..."
"Yesterday, the old slave Xiumu went out of the palace, so he joined in the fun and went to have a look. Guess what happened?"
The emperor lay down and replied in a low voice, "Huh? As a reminder. Eunuch Cheng definitely didn't dare to sell the lawsuit: "In the end, that young master didn't get up until mid-morning. about to sleep. "
"You said that other candidates would like to split one hour into two hours. He is good, leisurely and leisurely. He also teaches others in turn. Listening to others, he really doesn't hide his secrets."
The emperor waved his hand, and the maid took two steps back.
Opening his eyes, the aura of the old man on the imperial chair changed, and the vertical line between his brows was slightly deep: "I don't hide my selfishness, but I am proud."
"Not a malleable talent."
"This...not sure." Eunuch Cheng hesitated for a moment, seeing that the emperor didn't look angry, he continued:
"I heard that he did this because of his poor health." Eunuch Cheng repeated what he heard from the inn, spread by Shi Huaiguang and others, and what Yan Chen had explained to Geng Ming.
He was with the emperor when he was young, and if it wasn't a major event, he would dare to say anything when the emperor was in a good mood.
Firstly, I said it to entertain him, and secondly, it was a solid pet.
It's just that I didn't expect that the emperor was so extravagant this time that he clapped his hands and laughed, "Okay! What a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall."
"These words, I really want Xiao Wu to listen to them too...cough cough cough!!"
As soon as he laughed hard, his mortal body coughed a few times to show his resistance.
The old emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned his head to look at Cheng Qi, his expression turned cold again: "However, this is the first time I have seen you say so many good things to a stranger."
Cheng Qi's forehead felt cold, and he knelt down together with the two rows of court ladies behind him.
"The old servant just thinks this fact is novel, and he just said it to the emperor to amuse you. That person is just a merchant, and the old slave has nothing to do with him. Please the emperor clearly observe!"
"Merchant?" The emperor raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"You get up first."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
Eunuch Cheng heaved a sigh of relief and got up from the ground.The old emperor tapped his knee twice with one hand, the merchant...
"Cheng Qi, you go." After a while, he gave an order: "Find me a few copies of those questions and case studies he asked."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this old slave will go right away." Eunuch Cheng replied with a bow.
The author says:
①Bird's nest is a precious thing, so it is not lightly used.If you use it, you need two taels per bowl, soak it in boiling water from Tianquan first, and pick the silver needles to remove the black threads.Use tender chicken soup, good ham soup, and new mushroom soup to boil it, and watch the bird's nest turn into a jade color.
Ham: It first appeared in the "Supplements to Materia Medica" in the Tang Dynasty, "Ham is the best for Jinhua"
Bird's nest: The price I found is 8-30 taels a catty, 30-40 a catty, 30 is used here, and two taels of bird's nest is 6 taels of silver.
Something is wrong.I'm a poor ghost, I haven't eaten, and it's bad.
②: policy: a countermeasure to a certain problem in reality;
Discussion: A discussion of a certain historical event in the past;
-感谢在2022-04-1222:59:20-2022-04-1323:55:21期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦——
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
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