Early the next morning, Xu He planned to go to Huibin House to inspect the two dishes Qian Jizu tried to make.
But what I didn't expect was that the white servant from the county government came to the Xu family early in the morning to inform: "Mr. Xu, the county magistrate invites you to go to the county government this afternoon."
Xu He nodded, sent the people away and went into the city to Huibin Tower.
As soon as he arrived, Qian Jizu pulled him into the private room and personally brought two dishes: "Xiaohe, come and try it, it's just cooked!"
As soon as the two dishes were brought to the table, Xu He was attracted by the chrysanthemum seabass in front of him.
According to "Fireworks Chronicles", Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty commented on sea bass: The so-called golden fish and jade fish are the delicacies of the southeast;
The original taste of this dish is sweet and sour, slightly yellow in color, quite elegant, crispy, tender and fresh, sweet and sour, good for spleen and appetizer.
After Qian Jizu's personal conditioning, the sea bass flower blades look like chrysanthemums, and they are blooming pretty.
Just looking at it will whet your appetite.
Then Qian Jizu opened the lid on the side and said to Xu He with excitement: "Xiaohe, let's not say anything else. Uncle Qian is willing to give you the 40% share!"
As he spoke, a strong fragrance overflowed from the private room.
It's Buddha jumping over the wall.
This kind of soup, which combines more than ten kinds of ingredients, is so delicious that no wonder the Buddha jumped over the wall to taste it.
"The cooks from Xiaohuchun have come to Hailing. Tonight, we must give them something nice to see!" Qian Jizu was full of confidence.
Xu He had dinner at Huibin Building at noon and read the book he brought with him for a while.
When the time was almost up, I strolled towards the county government office.
As soon as he entered the second hall, Xu He saw his teacher and Uncle Xie sitting there talking.
Seeing Xu He coming, Li Zhijie motioned for him to sit down, then turned to Xie Kun and continued talking.
"Kong Zongxian is surrounded by thieves No. 70 and 80 again. According to the leader, there are more than a thousand thieves who robbed Taixing County this time."
Xie Kun looked grim: "That means there are still fish that have slipped through the net!"
Li Zhiye nodded: "It is said that after this group of bandits was encircled and suppressed by Kong Zongxian last time, a group of about five hundred bandits went to Jiangdu County in Yangzhou. It is said that they wanted to detour from Jiangdu to Gaoyou Prefecture and finally take Huai'an Mansion!"
Speaking of this, Li Zhijie breathed a sigh of relief: "If it is true as what the thief said, then this group of people should have passed Jiangdu by now and have almost reached Huai'an Prefecture!"
Xie Kun nodded: "Even so, we can't let down our guard in case the thieves go south and come back to kill us!"
"Well, you reminded me!" Li Zhijie responded in a deep voice.
When thieves and bandits cross the border, that is a matter for the Governor-General of the Fifth Army and the actual governor, governor and Taoist officials.
But if bandits break into the county seat, the county magistrate will be held responsible.
These days, Li Zhijie was busy day and night on defense, fearing that there would be problems in Hailing County and that the people under his control would be injured or killed.
If this happens, after serving for three years, it will be fine if the official evaluation is not good, and it is possible to be dismissed from office. What's more, the Taixing County Prime Minister who escaped a few days ago has now been dismissed. The weapon was sent to Beijing and locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment!
Otherwise, why would he specially invite his friend Xie Kun, who was familiar with military affairs, to come and help with his advice?
Without him, I’m afraid of you!
The two of them planned for a while and finally ended the topic.
Magistrate Li Xu felt that the thief was far away and the boulder pressing on his chest loosened a little.
He smiled and said to Xu He: "Lu Bu Tang of the Ministry of War passed by Hailing today and rested here for one night. I am going to prepare a banquet for Lu Bu Tang in the post house. You can come with me and wait on me at the banquet!"
The wait here obviously does not mean serving tea and pouring water.
Naturally, there are people in the yamen who can do this kind of work.
Li Zhijie's so-called "service" probably meant that he wanted to take his students to see the world and show off their faces.
If you have the opportunity, you can also introduce your students to the bosses.
Of course, such opportunities are rare, and the boss will not be interested in a teenager.
"Your eldest uncle and Lu Butang are Jinshi in the same department. I specially invited your eldest uncle to accompany me this time!" Li Zhijie just mentioned it casually. He had also heard that he was a student in the Xu family. He is a disciple of a small sect and is not taken seriously by the big sect.
Xu He was very grateful to Li Zhijie as a teacher.
Even though I went there, I was just playing a little transparent role.
But senior officials at the ministerial level are not just visible to everyone.
Although I can't say anything, I can still see the world and gain a lot of knowledge.
However, the patriarch of the clan himself is indeed a bit awesome. The chief minister of the dynasty, the minister of the Ministry of War, and the governor of the five southeastern provinces are all of the same age as him.
It's a pity. I don't know why he retired so early back then, otherwise he wouldn't have retired from the position of minister now!
Xie Kun smiled at this time and said: "This Lu Butang is considered to be someone with real talents in Qin Yan's department."
"The former governor-general of Xuanda and Shanxi's local military affairs killed 18 army ants who were embezzling military pay. The military discipline of Xuanda and Shanxi's Biaoying border army was strictly enforced. The year before last, the leader of the Tatar tribe only had a pound of Timmu. I led 30,000 people to invade, but not only did I not get any benefits, but I was blocked in the pass by Governor Lu and his men, and I lost more than 3,000 horses in vain!"
When Xu He heard this, he couldn't help but look forward to his meeting with the minister tonight.
The three of them talked again, and someone from the county government who had been following Governor Lu's honor guard came over to report that Governor Lu was not far from the canal dock by boat!
After hearing this, Li Zhijie stood up and straightened his clothes. After waving the man off, he turned to Xie Kun and Xu He and said, "Let's go to the north gate to meet the village elders and go to the dock to welcome him!"
When the three of them arrived at the north gate, Xu He saw someone building a shed from a distance.
Sure enough, Xu Song, the patriarch of the Xu family, was sitting in the shed, and there were many senior officials from the county talking to him.
Next to him, Xu Dai was also sitting with him, and behind them stood Xu Luan and several children of the Xu family.
After Li Zhijie got off the sedan, Xu Song and others quickly stood up and saluted.
At this time, Xu Luan suddenly discovered that the annoying Xu He was also in the county magistrate's team.
While his uncle was talking to Li Zhijie, he whispered in his father's ear: "Then why is Xu He here? Is he worthy of such an occasion?"
Xu Dai turned around and saw, sure enough, Xu He was talking to Xie Kun. He frowned: "Young man Afu, you think you can be proud of your clan by clinging to Li Zhijie! Humph!"
Xu He naturally noticed the unkind look from the other party, and he sneered in his heart: "It's true that enemies are on the same road!"
Magistrate Li had a brief chat with Xu Song, and the two groups met and headed towards the canal dock.
Soon after, as everyone arrived at the dock, an official ship sailed on the river in the distance.
I saw two small flags standing on the official ship, one written "Order the Soldiers" and the other "Zhen Su". There was also a large flag standing on the stern mast, which read "Governor Southeast by Order".
There were soldiers in armor standing around the ship, and the swords and guns they held in their hands were shining brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Seeing this style, Xu He couldn't help but think of what Xiang Yu said back then: "A true man should be like this..."
