Seeing that everyone had puzzled looks on their faces, he smiled and pointed to the area around Shiweizhai and said, "Look, everyone, there are a lot of idle people here guarding here. I'm afraid that we just entered the gate. The news that all members of the cabinet are here to enjoy delicious food will probably spread!"
Several pavilion elders looked up and found that there were indeed many people looking around, and they couldn't help but laugh! Even Zhang Siwei twirled his beard and said: "Although this method is trivial, it can be seen that Wu Ninghou is thoughtful! No wonder his family has become the richest man in the capital in less than ten years!"
Shen Shixing also said: "It's okay to be used as a signboard! Anyway, I heard that the dishes of Shiweizhai are extremely delicious, but I have never tasted them! Today, Wu Ninghou invited me to a banquet, which can be regarded as a conversation! So! So what if he lends me some strength!"
Several pavilion elders walked towards the door with smiles as they talked. At this time, Liu Haojia was peeking behind the window on the first floor. Seeing the relaxed expressions and magnanimity of these people, he had to nod secretly in his heart. These people are indeed the elites among millions of scholars! Be calm in every big event!
Then he gently lowered the curtains, turned to the people behind him and said, "Several of you, the elders are already here, let's go out to greet them too!"
In addition to Cheng Guogong and Ding Guogong, there were also several marquis waiting on the first floor. These people are also the top figures in the capital! Today we are negotiating with people from the cabinet, so we must not lose our momentum, so naturally we need them to brighten the scene!
Duke Cheng Guo stood up and said, "Of course I have to go and greet you!"
Several people stood up and walked down the steps within two steps of leaving the door. However, Zhang Juzheng and several pavilion elders were already approaching! As soon as the two parties met, they greeted each other with smiles on their faces! This scene shocked many people watching around!
They have lived in the capital for a long time, but they have never seen several cabinet elders appear at the same time, and they appeared in front of a certain restaurant! Looking at the nobles who greeted them, it seemed like something big had happened! Even if nothing major happened, these people would already have something to brag about when they showed up at Shiweizhai to eat at the same time, so naturally they watched carefully with their eyes wide open!
After everyone saluted, Zhang Juzheng and Cheng Guogong took the lead, and the others went directly to the Shiweizhai. As for their entourage, there will naturally be people to entertain them!
When everyone sat down in the private room on the third floor, a servant immediately came in with hot towels! After everyone wiped their hands and faces, various dishes were served to them like water! This time, in order to entertain everyone, Liu Haojia also asked the cook to use eighteen kinds of martial arts! Every dish is delicious, delicious and full of delicacies! There are also many fresh dishes! Even everyone who had eaten all the delicacies in the world was slightly surprised when they saw it!
After the food and wine were served, Liu Haojia picked up the wine glass and said, "Today I have the opportunity to entertain you all, which can be considered a blessing that I have accumulated in several lifetimes! So I would like to pay tribute to you by doing it first. I wish you long live and long life, and I wish the Ming Dynasty Zuo ten thousand years!" "
After Liu Haojia finished speaking, he picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Naturally, everyone picked up their wine glasses and drank with him! Then guest Liu Hao served everyone with wine and food like an attentive host!
With Liu Haojia greeting him, and the dishes indeed containing many dishes they had never seen before, everyone naturally wanted to try them! Especially since everyone is from a wealthy background, they have long discovered that this wine is definitely a daughter's red that is over 30 years old, so naturally they have to drink a glass! .z.
However, everyone here is from a wealthy background, so naturally they have eaten, used and seen it! Although the dishes on the table are rare, they may not be impossible to get based on their ability! In addition, there are important things to do today, so everyone has a taste and feels Liu Haojia's sincerity!
After eating, the servants came up and quickly removed the leftovers, cleared the table and served tea. Everyone knew it was time to get down to business!
After everyone drank tea, there were no polite words. Zhang Juzheng took the lead and said: "Marquis Wu Ning, look at today's seat, you are actually sitting in the middle! It seems that you are in charge today!"
Liu Haojia smiled and cupped his hands on both sides and said, "It's because of the love of the Duke and the others that they recommended Xiaguan! In fact, Xiaguan is incompetent!"
Zhang Juzheng laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "If you are a loser, then what do you mean to me? Are you an old fool?
! You actually reorganized the Beijing camp secretly. We were still at a loss. It was indeed a good idea! "
Liu Haojia spread his hands and said: "Master Chief Assistant, if you say that, you will be unjustly accusing me of the official! I think you have already inquired about the matter, and you should know that the official has never concealed this matter from the beginning. It is just The imperial court is used to being arrogant, and they have always looked down on the capital, so they ignored it!".z.
Zhang Juzheng naturally knew that what Liu Haojia said was reasonable, but how could he admit the mistakes of the civil servants, so he immediately said with a straight face: "Is this really the case? Not to mention the mutual criticism between the civil servants and the Jin Yiwei some time ago! Just talk about the Ming Dynasty A large number of bandits suddenly appeared inside and caused many troubles, and even the police outside the customs suddenly pretended to imprison the customs. Isn't this the handiwork of the Marquis? "
Liu Haojia immediately shook his head like a rattle and said at the same time: "Master Chief Assistant, please don't accuse me unjustly! How can a mediocre officer do such a thing? And haven't the bandits been exterminated and arrested? Many people went to interrogate, and it was confirmed that no one was behind them! Also, isn't it normal for *** to seize the border? In what year did they not come to the border to harvest grass and valley? So you can't do this? Don't push it on Xiaguan, he won't be able to bear it!"
When everyone heard Liu Haojia's words, they all curled up inwardly! Everyone here who is not a smart person knows that these attention-grabbing things are all caused by Liu Haojia, but there is no evidence to accuse him!
There is a saying in official circles that it is better to be known than to be seen. This is what it means! As long as he vehemently denies it, there will be nothing others can do against him without evidence!
At this point, Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and said, "Forget it! Since we are sitting here, we just want to talk openly and honestly, and we don't have to stick to these trivial matters!"
Liu Haojia breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and said, "In that case, please wait a moment, Mr. Chief Assistant!"
After speaking, Liu Haojia clapped his hands, and the door of the elegant room was pushed open! Several servants came in carrying large piles of documents and placed them one by one on the table. Liu Haojia picked up the top pile of thin documents, stood up in person, and distributed one copy to each of the cabinet elders, including Cheng Guogong and others.
