Before Chen Kan arrived in the capital, the capital had already received news that Chen Kan was about to return to the capital.
Not surprisingly, Chen Kan did not return to Beijing secretly this time, nor did he deliberately conceal his whereabouts.
For a person of his status, it is basically difficult to return to Beijing secretly. After all, there are too many eyes staring at him.
When the various forces received the news that Chen Kan was about to arrive in the capital, their reactions were also different.
The first person who reacted the most was Chen Ying, a man of the day in the DPRK.
There is no way, the hatred between the two is too deep.
Chen Yingke still clearly remembered the violent beating that Chen Kan received in Chuzhou.
It would be fine if it was somewhere else, but the place where Chen Kan beat him was in Chuzhou. Chuzhou was his hometown. It could be said that he was truly embarrassed.
How could Chen Ying forget such deep hatred.
Chen Kan could just hide in Beijing. Chen Ying was out of reach, so she had to put aside her hatred for Chen Kan for the time being.
But now he dared to return to the capital, and he returned to the capital after his biggest patron in the court, Fang Xiaoru, was imprisoned. Of course, Chen Ying had to seize such a God-given opportunity.
Therefore, when the Metropolitan Procuratorate headed by Chen Ying learned that Chen Kan's treasure ship had arrived in Guazhou, it quickly took action.
A group of censors began to collect charges against Chen Kan, and Chen Ying even summoned a group of his lackeys in the court to hold a meeting in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, saying that he needed their help to add fuel to the fire.
It is worth mentioning that Ru Pangpang, Minister of the Ministry of War, has now become a loyal fan of Chen Ying.
There was nothing he could do, even though he was the Minister of the Ministry of War, he couldn't stand the fact that Chen Ying was the popular person in front of Zhu Di, and he was also Zhu Di's most loyal lackey.
Whoever sits in the position of Minister is not a human being.
Especially a person like Ru Yu, who has been able to stand firm in both dynasties, naturally has a way of dealing with others.
Of course, only he can use this method, and others will die if they use it.
When he learned that Chen Ying wanted him to bombard Chen Kan in the court, Ru Yu's face turned green.
But he finally agreed to Chen Ying's request. Of course, only the devil knows what he will do in the end.
After Zhu Di learned the news, he just showed an expected expression, and then lightly waved to a small yellow door and asked him to tell Dao Yan the news of Chen Kan's return to Beijing, and then nothing more happened.
Jin Yiwei, Ji Gang listened quietly to the report from his subordinates. When he heard that Chen Kan's treasure ship had arrived in Guazhou, a trace of astonishment flashed across his face.
But then it goes back to normal.
After pondering for a moment, he said calmly: "Does the Governor know this news?"
The Jin Yiwei bowed and said: "Return to your lord, the governor has his own news channel, but I think he also knows about it."
Ji Gang was silent for a while and said casually: "In that case, then just do your own thing."
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When Ji Gang got the news of Chen Kan's return to Beijing, Li Jinglong naturally knew it too.
However, his attitude was exactly the same as Ji Gang's, they were both letting things go.
He knew very well that he couldn't control what Chen Kan was here for this time, and he didn't want to confront Chen Kan at this juncture.
In addition, the East Palace, the Han Palace, and the Zhao Palace also all took the stance of watching from the sidelines, obviously unwilling to wade into this messy water.
The only ones who are sincerely happy about Chen Kan's return are probably the Fang brothers who guard the gate of Jinyiwei every day.
Brothers Fang Zhongxian and Fang Zhongyu were overjoyed when they heard the news of Chen Kan's return.
The junior brother came back, and their father was saved.
Chen Kan didn't know that the news of his return to the capital had caused an uproar in the capital, because at this moment he was still worrying about what to eat tonight.
There are a lot of ingredients on the boat, but they are all dried fish, dried mushrooms, sauerkraut and the like.
He eats these things every day, and no matter how good his cooking skills are, he will get tired of it if he eats too much.
The nets cast today did not yield any big catches.
Looking at the dried fish in his hand that could be used as a stone, Chen Kan felt that it would be okay to have a hungry meal tonight, since he wasn't very appetizing anyway.
Anyway, he will definitely be able to reach the capital before dawn. Even if there is no one in the Hou Mansion to serve him, his face alone can persuade him to leave the capital.
Li Si is still leading his guards to make a last-ditch effort, but for some reason, there are very few big fish in the river this year.
Maybe it's because there are too many boats in the river.
When Chen Kan was still thinking about whether he should eat or not, Li Si's exclamation suddenly came from the bow of the boat: "Come and help, there is a big fish."
Li Si's exclamation interrupted Chen Kan's entanglement. Chen Kan ran towards the bow of the ship without any hesitation. Any hesitation for a second longer would be disrespectful to his stomach.
He could skip meals, but that would be if there were no fresh ingredients.
Now that there is fresh fish, no one wants to go hungry.
In addition to Chen Kan, there were many personal guards who came forward to help.
The moment the big net was pulled onto the deck, Chen Kan suddenly beamed.
I didn't expect to be so lucky today. I caught two large finless porpoises weighing more than ten kilograms in one net.
Yes, finless porpoise.
This is the second time Chen Kan has obtained this precious ingredient. The last time he went to Shuzhong on a business trip, Wang Long and Li Hu captured one.
At that time, he almost got into a fight with the little girl of the Gu family in order to snatch a finless porpoise.
The fish in the Yangtze River are the freshest, not to mention the word "dolphin" in them.
Not to mention Chen Kan's smile, even the crew members of the merchant ships traveling with the treasure ship couldn't help but look envious when they saw that Li Si netted two such big fish.
There are not many fish of this kind in the Yangtze River. Many people have never even seen it, let alone eaten it.
Those who are lucky enough to taste it are all shocked by how fresh it tastes, which is simply a treat for the taste buds.
The two fish are very energetic and are still jumping around even if they are stuck in the fishing net.
Chen Kan stepped forward and stepped down, and the two fish immediately became obedient.
"I want one, and you can take care of the rest!"
Chen Kan had no intention of trying to reason with a group of personal guards. Anyway, they didn't try to reason with him when they came to put one chopstick on Chen Kan's plate.
So he reached out and carried a big fish and walked away, and no one dared to say it was unfair or anything.
Of the two fish, Chen Kan had one to himself, and the rest had one for more than a hundred people, so there was nothing wrong with it.
When he came to his special small stove, Chen Kan began to disembowel the big fish in his hand with a pious expression.
This kind of fish does not require any complicated preparation. The fish head is of course used for soup, and the tenderest fish belly must be steamed.
For the remaining fish, take out a handful of sauerkraut from the pickle jar and chop it into pieces to make sauerkraut fish.
As the saying goes, high-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking method, and there is no more suitable method than doing so.
Remove the internal organs of the big fish and remove all the dirt.
First chop off the fish head, chop it into large pieces with several knives, then throw it into a clay pot, add water, a small cluster of star anise, a strawberry, a bay leaf, then put a green onion, a head of ginger, a few heads of garlic, Just put a little bit of soy sauce in and boil it with water.
The most important point is not to add salt when cooking. Add salt when it is boiled. This is the only way to keep the fish soup delicious.
Steamed fish belly, this is simple, just cover it with a little soy sauce and a little salt, then add some shredded green onion and ginger to suppress the fishy smell, and just steam it directly in the pot.
You don’t even need to add oil. This kind of fish has very thick fat, and the steamed fish oil is very fragrant.
Slice the fish, sauté the onion, ginger, garlic and a handful of Sichuan peppercorns in oil until fragrant, stir-fry the pickled cabbage, add water to boil and then add the fish. The only flaw is that there is no chili, otherwise this pickled fish would be perfect.
Don’t waste the remaining bones from the fish fillet. Chop it into small pieces, fry it until crispy, and sprinkle it with salt and pepper to make a delicious delicacy.
Soon, a whole fish feast was freshly baked.
Drink fish soup first before eating fish. I don’t know whose rule it is, but Chen Kan’s rule is to soak rice in soup.
A large bowl of rice was soaked in pickled cabbage soup, and then an empty bowl was filled with a bowl of fish head soup, and Chen Kan started to eat.
You must eat enough of this kind of food at one time, after all, you don’t know when the next time you want to eat it will be.
Chen Kan was halfway through his meal when, as expected, the foodie came again.
"If you dare to take the plate away again, don't blame me for chopping off your hand!"
Chen Kan was the first to make a threat. He really hated the character of these people who would pack up the dishes and take them away if they disagreed.
Of course threats are effective, otherwise they wouldn't be called threats.
Chen Kan slowly put a little bit of each fish into the bowl, until the weight of the bowl was piled up to the top, then he said angrily: "Okay, take it away!"
Li Si, who had been eyeing this for a long time, immediately beamed and said with a smile: "I know that Mr. Marquis feels sorry for your subordinates, but you don't know that our whole fish is used to stew soup. A big pot of soup, it belongs to The next step was to leave a step too late, and as a result, those beasts didn’t even leave any bones or dregs for my subordinates.”
Seeing Li Si holding the big bowl with several large pieces of milky-white fish sticking out from the top, Chen Kan pretended to believe his nonsense.
Then he took the bowl back to his room without saying a word.
It's really funny. He, the majestic prince of the empire, is reduced to fighting for food with a group of personal guards. It's a bit miserable.
After finishing the food in the bowl with satisfaction and drinking a bowl of fish head soup, Chen Kan put down the bowl with satisfaction.
I haven’t eaten so happily in a long time.
At this moment, if a butler had said that it had been a long time since he had seen the Marquis eat so much, he would have been very suitable for the occasion.
After clearing away the dishes, Chen Kan felt a little tired, so he strolled out of the deck and started to eat.
In winter, it gets dark quickly and lights up later, so even though we are sailing in the dark, reaching the capital before dawn is not an empty promise.
The river was now dotted with stars, and many large ships sailing at night had already lit up their lanterns, and the treasure ship was no exception.
With the help of these weak firelights, Chen Kan gained a deeper understanding of the prosperity of Jiangnan sea trade.
If nothing else happens, he should be able to see the Ming Dynasty start the Age of Discovery and colonize the world in his lifetime!
