"Your Majesty, the common people have disgraced the reputation of our ancestors!"
When asked, Xue Song opened his mouth, neither humble nor overbearing.
"Okay! As long as you are the queen of Pingxi King, I would like to ask you, the Governor of the Protectorate, Shi Xuningyan, the former governor of the Eastern Capital, Shen Jin, has some dealings with you. Is there anything related to this?"
Nodding slightly, Li Longji asked again.
"Your Majesty, Cao Min and Mr. Shen Jin are not acquainted, how can we talk about contact? If there is really any contact, Mr. Shen only came to Cao Min's Yibo Building to have a meal and that's it. On the contrary, Mr. Xu Ning, who is beside Cao Min, brought Mr. Xu with him. The lady made a big fuss in Yibolou because she couldn't taste the food at Yibolou.
He also led officers and soldiers to make threats.
As for saying that Yi Bo Lou is a gangster force? Your Majesty, please be clear. There are often troublemakers in Yi Bo Lou. It is normal for them to spend some money to recruit a few hangers-on.
If these are all Jianghu forces, then all the powerful people in this huge court are Jianghu forces."
Xue Song glanced at Xu Ning who was standing aside.
If his lord's wife was still in the Zhou family, he would definitely give Xu Ning some face, but now...it has caused trouble in the Jinluan Palace, so he has to remember it for a long time.
"Oh? Xu Ning, is this happening?"
Li Longji frowned.
Xu Ning is a civil servant and his aura is not very strong. Facing today's world, he is not as arrogant as before.
After a moment of submissiveness, he finally said,
"Your Majesty, the official was also confused for a moment, but the man from Yibolou also beat the official. According to the laws of our court, beating an official of the imperial court is a serious crime. Later, the official reported the matter to Mr. Shen Jin, and it was not allowed. I think Master Shen did not make the decision for the lower official, but spoke for Xue Song of Yi Bo Lou.
The lower official handed over the memorial!"
He began to avoid the important and take the easy.
This was also the countermeasure that Xu Ning discussed with his father-in-law Zhou Yuan after arriving in Chang'an. Since the previous things were unreasonable, he would focus on what was beneficial to him.
"Oh! Xue Song, have you made a move?"
Li Longji remained calm and asked again.
‘Your Majesty, the civilians were not at Yibo Building that day and did not know the situation at that time. They only heard from the boy at Yibo Building that they had a conflict with Mr. Xu Ningxu.
at this time,
The common people would like to ask Mr. Xu. Chang Shi has no right to mobilize troops. I wonder if Mr. Xu and his people would cause a scene in a restaurant just because his wife could not have a hot pot meal. Is this reasonable?
Could it be that Mr. Xu and his wife are used to being arrogant and use the laws of the Tang Dynasty to oppress the people?"
Xue Song told the truth.
He was really not at Yibo Building that day. If he had been, Xu Ning would probably have been beaten even more.
"Xu Ning, let me ask you, is everything Xue Song said true?"
"this....."
Xu Ning was speechless.
Unknowingly, he answered yes and no, and no.
Answering yes is equivalent to admitting all your mistakes, and answering no is equivalent to denying what you said before.
"Um?"
Just when Li Longji's frown deepened, Xu Ning suddenly had an idea.
"Your Majesty, what Xue Song said is not true. His meal is also very ordinary. It is just sought after by some Jianghu forces due to Xue Song's fierce power. This meal costs a hundred taels of silver at Yibo Tower. In order to distinguish the true from the false, Wei Chen also wanted to say something for the merchants and common people who were forced to eat.
Then I went to the Yamen to order soldiers..."
After saying that, Xu Ning breathed a sigh of relief and did not forget to look at his father-in-law.
When Xu Ning thought about it, his temporary idea was so perfect that he couldn't find any loopholes.
How do you talk about meals?
A thousand people have a thousand tastes, some like sweet and some like salty.
He just said that the hot pot meal was not delicious, so what could he do?
"Oh? Hot pot meal?"
Li Longji touched his beard.
"Your Majesty, the common people have prepared all the ingredients for the hot pot meal. Your Majesty and your concubine can have a taste in the Golden Palace. Your Majesty will decide how to taste it."
Xue Song glanced at Concubine Yang above the court.
Originally, the emperor Li Longji always brought the queen with him every time he went to court.
Half a month ago, Li Longji defied all opinions and insisted on taking Yang Yuhuan to court. Later, when the officials failed to accept the advice and Yang Guozhong supported him intentionally or unintentionally, Yang Yuhuan sat beside Li Longji.
But according to the rules, Yang Yuhuan could only watch the court but not speak.
Xue Song had his own thoughts when he pulled Yang Yuhuan over at this moment.
Didn't Xu Ning say that hot pot is not delicious? Then just invite a few more people, and one of them will find it delicious.
"Okay! Okay! This makes sense. Please prepare the meal quickly! I will test it with my beloved concubine."
Li Long basically had a serious look on his face, but he suddenly became interested when he heard Xue Song's words.
It is said that when Zhou Yuanshen first came to Shenjin, he was very curious about what kind of meals would attract people from all walks of life, merchants and dignitaries.
Therefore, when issuing the edict, Xue Song was told to bring hot pot meals.
In fact, in addition to the emperor Li Longji, all the civil and military officials in the court were also curious. Even Yang Guozhong, who had heard nothing about what was going on outside the window, turned around and glanced at Xue Song.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xue Song stood up and walked outside the palace!
.......
Time flies, and it’s not time in a blink of an eye,
Zuo Xiangfu,
As soon as Yang Guozhong returned to his mansion, Yang Guoxiao, the leader of the Tianyin Sect, came to greet him.
"Brother, I heard that Xue Song, who was in the Yibo Building in the court hall today, got an official position because of his meritorious service in offering meals?"
Before Yang Guozhong could sit down, Yang Guoxiao spoke first.
Obviously, the Tianyin Sect's information network is far more powerful than imagined.
"Well, the emperor finally gave Xue Song a fifth-rank title in the Eastern Capital. He also took away the official status of Xu Ning and Zhou Yuan, the Minister of Rites, and demoted them to common people!"
Yang Guozhong nodded.
"This...brother, Yibo Lou and we are mortal enemies. This Xue Song has a high status in Yibo Lou. Now that he has obtained an official position, isn't it even more difficult to deal with him?"
Yang Guoxiao was very puzzled.
"It doesn't matter, it's just a matter of dongdu. It doesn't matter! Of course, the master behind Yibo Tower should not despise this kind of official position. This time, he still focuses on the 10,000 sets of sophisticated armors and will not compete with Yibo for the time being. Conflict breaks out again in Bolou."
Yang Guozhong stroked his beard.
By the way, at the end of the court today, Xue Song really made a hot pot meal.
The emperor asked Gao Lishi to test the poison and confirm that it was correct, and then he and the imperial concubine began to taste it themselves. As a result, they couldn't stop eating it...
After he was full, Li Longji allowed all the civil and military officials to have a taste.
He also ate it.
The meal was truly delicious, with a taste that had never been tasted before.
Later, the emperor asked Xue Song how he made such delicacies. Xue Song said that he added a condiment called chili pepper. Finally, he also said that Yibolou would donate a batch of chili peppers to the palace every year for the emperor's meals.
In this way, things become very simple,
Xu Ning and Zhou Yuan were both convicted and became common people. On the contrary, Xue Song got the fourth-grade Dongdu Beijia. This Dongdu Beijia was one level higher than other big cities.
Although it was related to Xue Song becoming a famous marshal, it was more because of this meal.
"Brother, I have signed a letter with the governor of Longxi County, and I will take people to Longxi County tomorrow."
Seeing Yang Guozhong's demeanor, Yang Guoxiao sighed.
It seems that the space of Yibo Building can only be repaired slowly.
