Miss Zhou Lu looked at his bright smile, maybe she was exaggerated, her calm expression was a little loose, and she said with joy on her face: "Okay, sir, I will inform Mr. Zhang right now."
Shen Jie watched her elegant figure gradually move away from his sight. Just as he turned around, he saw everyone in the room looking in his direction: "We haven't had a good meal in the past two days. Since it's a treat, don't wait." You’re welcome, if you’re not tired when you come back in the evening, I’ll discuss the details with you later.”
"The Lord has issued an order, and we three brothers must obey it." Lu Jianxing said with a serious face.
Zhou Miaotong couldn't help but smile when she saw his serious expression. She saw that Lu Jianxing's expression was still serious, and she quickly covered it with the silk gauze in her hand. Shen Lian quickly pulled her left hand to the back position.
Shen Jie glanced at her. It was the first time that Zhou Miaotong was looked at by Shen Jie. She felt her face turn red and her heart beat fast. The time was short, but it took a long time for Miaotong to recover. , this man’s aura is really too great.
Shen Jie continued: "From now on, I am Jin Yiwei Shen Qianhu. Your official positions will continue to be retained. When we eat, don't let people think that we are fleeing for our lives and are forced to come here. We must firmly believe that we are here." On a top-secret mission."
The three brothers nodded immediately, and the three women next to them were beside them. Although they didn't understand, they looked like they felt very powerful when they saw this scene.
Walking under the marble stairs leading to the first floor, Shen Jie and Zhuo'er walked in the front of the seven of them, followed by Lu Jianxing, followed by Shen Lian, Zhou Miaotong, Jin Yichuan and Zhang Yan.
At this moment, Zhuo'er walked down from the splendid and bright hall, as if she had become the center of attention. She, a woman from a remote rural area, could actually come this far. She really wanted to see her sister in her hometown.
"Sir, the official rank of the Tongzhi of this prefecture and yours of Qianhu are both the fifth rank, but we, the Jinyiwei, are close ministers of the emperor. If the Jingzhou magistrate comes here instead of the Tongzhi, it would be a bit too disrespectful to take us Jinyiwei seriously. If in the past, , we will definitely collect evidence and punish him with a serious crime." Lu Jianxing whispered behind him.
Shen Jie saw that on the left side of the first floor of the Qingshi Building, on a marble platform more than one meter higher than the surrounding area, there were sixteen sandalwood chairs arranged into four pairs of sets of tables. Two middle-aged men were sitting in front of the long table outside, gathering together. Next to the leader, a middle-aged man in brocade robes, there were four young people in their twenties sitting at a table inside.
The man in the middle is enjoying tea. Because he has been an official for a long time, he has an aura between his eyebrows.
From the corner of his eye, the middle-aged man also saw people walking up and down. When Shen Jie and his group were about to come down, he stood up and walked towards the stairs to greet them.
"Several Jinyiwei adults came to our Jingzhou, and Zhang was a little disappointed to welcome them." Zhang Qianrui said, cupping his hands towards Shen Jie.
"Master Zhang, it's rare that you invite us so kindly. How could we not come?" Shen Jie had no intention of returning the favor and continued: "We are very hungry along the way. Why don't we talk while we eat."
Zhang Qianrui didn't take it seriously at all, and still smiled as if he were facing a friend: "That's just right, please."
Shen Jie and others followed the direction pointed by Zhang Qianrui and walked straight over.
Zhang Qianrui and Shen Jie were walking at the front. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that this young man must be the son of a big shot in the capital. He was probably arranged to leave the capital in advance to avoid the war.
His expression remained unchanged at all, and he continued: "In addition to more than a dozen local specialties, I also asked the chef to cook you some big dishes from the capital."
The other six officials behind him followed Zhang Yan with no intention of overtaking him.
Miss Zhang Yan looked back, feeling a little strange in her heart, but she still followed Yichuan into an antique room. There was a huge purple wood round table in the middle, with a carved jade railing in the middle of the round table. Miniature rockery, and clear water flowing along the rockery and falling on the cobblestones, the sound of clear chirping echoed in this room with no windows around it.
"It's so exquisite." Zhang Yan said with a surprised look on her face as she looked at the dining table. She once heard Ichikawa say that the powerful people even ate differently from them. When she saw it today, she couldn't imagine it without being there.
Seeing the beauty of her smiling face, Yichuan couldn't help but feel a hint of relief on his face. In fact, when their Jin Yiwei went on missions everywhere, the locals would give them high-level hospitality.
He had long thought of taking Zhang Yan out for a walk, but his official position was too small and he was not qualified to take people with him.
You must know that the previous Baihu who led them not only often brought his young son to the Jinyiwei command post, but also often brought two wives and concubines with him every time he went on a mission. The task of licking blood with the knife head was always The three brothers led the execution, but they shared very little of the final credit.
"Although there are some of you adults from the capital who come to a poor place like our Jingshan every year, they are relatively few. Being able to receive so many adults today really makes our Jingshan Fengpi shine. Sir, please take the seat." Zhang Qianrui and Shen Jie stood here without sitting down. No one else dared to sit down and they were all looking at these two people.
"You guys sit in that row, we'll sit over here." Shen Jie pointed to the right, opposite to where they were originally standing, and sat in a seat on the right next to the main seat in the middle facing the door. The main seat was given to Zhang Qianrui. .
"This is you." Zhang Qianrui smiled.
"I'm afraid you'll be poisoned." Shen Jie said without any joking on his face.
When Sun Qian and others heard what he said, they suddenly looked at each other in confusion.
"As expected of the adults of Jinyiwei, the level of caution is not comparable to that of small officials like us. Don't worry, even if God gives us a hundred courages, we would not dare to poison you Jinyiwei." Zhang Qianrui said with a smile.
Zhuo'er followed closely and sat on the left side of Shen Jie, but Zhou Miaotong and Zhang Yan were a little afraid to come to the table for dinner on such an occasion. These local Jingshan officials all looked very official. , they were still a little embarrassed standing there.
Shen Jie glanced over and said casually: "You two girls, sit down."
As if they had received the order, the two finally relaxed and sat on one side. Zhang Yan's eyes were a little lowered, and she didn't dare to look straight ahead.
"This is getting stressful. You may be asked to attend bigger events in the future," Ikawa said.
Zhang Qianrui and his six subordinates sat in a half circle to the right of Shen Jie. The twenty-year-old man sitting directly opposite Shen Jie stood up and poured a small amount of it into Mr. Zhang's wine glass with a respectful expression. cup.
"Sir." The man said softly next to Shen Jie, and then poured it for Shen Jie.
"Before we eat, let me introduce you briefly. This is Mr. Sun Qiansun, our promotion official in Jingzhou." Zhang Qianrui introduced a middle-aged man on his left who was a little fat and looked very serious. But in Zhang Qianrui's eyes, When he was mentioned, he quickly stood up, raised his hands to Shen Jie and Lu Jianxing and said, "Welcome to all the adults in the capital."
"Master Qian Qingqian, I have experience in this mansion." Zhang Qianrui continued.
This short middle-aged man from the Mediterranean didn't dare to stand up and came over, "Welcome to our Jingzhou, ladies and gentlemen."
Shen Jie nodded, and Zhang Qianrui did not introduce the other four people. They looked like some local officials, but they still stood up and said something.
"This is our Jinyiwei North Town Fusi Shen Qianhu." Lu Jianxing said immediately after seeing them finish their introduction.
"Zhang really didn't expect Mr. Shen to be a member of a thousand households at such a young age, and his future will be even more limitless. I would like to give you a drink." Zhang Qianrui was a little surprised and raised his glass with a smile on his face.
Sun Qian and others beside him were a little uneasy. They always thought that this man was a high-ranking official in the imperial court. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Mr. Qianhu who controlled the real power.
Shen Jie raised his glass and gave Zhang Qianrui a drink, and immediately said to everyone, "That's it for etiquette. I don't want to waste it in vain anymore. Eat quickly."
He was the first to take down his chopsticks. Zhuo'er looked at the delicacies on the table and picked up a piece of fried beef with red pepper placed in front of her. She peeled off the finely chopped chili and onion and garlic covering it. As soon as she took her mouth, a fragrant and spicy mouthful spread around her. In her mouth, it was so delicious that she couldn't help but pick up several more pieces in succession.
She couldn't get rid of the spicy taste for a long time, and she took another sip of the mango juice in the transparent luminous cup on the table. Just when I felt better, I picked up a piece of braised chicken meat that was still steaming in the big black pot.
"Because our place is always dark and cold, we like to add spicy pepper to all the dishes." Zhang Qianrui said. He picked up the wine glass and looked at Shen Jie, "Here, Mr. Shen, I want to toast you."
"It tastes good." Shen Jie said. He raised the wine glass and felt the mellow taste in his mouth. He took another bite of thin slices of lean meat. The spicy aroma lingered for a long time, and he felt a fire in his chest.
"You learn how to cook it and cook it for me later." Yichuan said softly to Zhang Yan.
"Okay, okay, look at how beautiful you are." Zhang Yan curled her lips and said.
The two men lowered their heads very much when talking.
Shen Lian next to him wanted to drink, but was slapped on the hand several times by Zhou Miaotong. He would put vegetables in Zhou Miaotong's bowl from time to time. Although she was very hungry, she still said softly: "I have enough, you can eat more yourself."
The young man in his twenties who was sitting at the bottom saw that the wine glasses of the people above him were empty, and immediately came over to pour the wine softly. Zhuo'er noticed that this man had hardly eaten since the beginning of the meal, and had been waiting for the wine to be poured. She didn't even pay attention to him when he gave her the mango juice.
