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Chapter 166 Xunqing¡¯s small stove

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    In the past, there was no outer city in Beijing, but during the Jiajing period I invaded the mainland many times, and the capital was under martial law several times.  In order to consolidate the city's defense, Emperor Jiajing ordered the construction of the outer city. He originally planned to use the city wall to surround the entire inner city, the Temple of Heaven and the Altar of Sheji. However, not long after the construction started, it was discovered that the actual project volume was much larger than imagined. With the financial resources at the time,  can not complete.

    In the end, the imperial court decided to build the outer city in phases, building the outer city on the south side of the city wall first.  After the south wall was built, another section was built at the east and west ends to the north to connect with the southeast corner of the inner city.  The city of Beijing was transformed from the original square shape into a "convex" shape.

    Therefore, when Zhao Hao and others enter Beijing, they must first enter the outer city through Dongbian Gate, and then walk west along the inner moat for a while before arriving at Chongwen Gate.

    However, with the protection of the outer city, Chongwen Gate has actually become a gate within the city. It will be open all night unless it is under martial law.

    When Zhao Hao and the others arrived outside Chongwen Gate, they saw blazing torches under the city gate, and business travelers were still queuing up to cross the border.

    It¡¯s not that the officers and soldiers guarding the city are more considerate of the people, but that Chongwen Gate is the largest customs in the world, and most of the goods entering Beijing from other places are taxed through this gate.  Therefore, if you keep the door open for one more hour, you can charge one more hour of money.

    In addition, the Chongwenmen Customs Customs is so rich that the tax collectors, from the tax ambassadors to the ordinary tax collectors, have always been rotated every year.  In this year's situation, if we don't seize the time to make a fortune, how can we get off work early?

    Looking at the long queue in front, Zhao Haoxin said that he would have to wait until midnight to enter the city.

    But the two carriages did not line up at all, and went directly through the crowd and arrived at Chongwen's gate.

    When the tax officials saw the lantern of 'Guang Luqing' on the carriage, they turned it on and off without saying anything.  Although the business travelers queuing up were not angry, they were so used to it that they didn't bother to blame them.

    Privilege is this kind of shit that makes others hate you but makes you happy.

    ??~~

    After entering the city, it was finally clear that the three carriages went north along Chongwenmen Inner Street and arrived at Chunsong Hutong in Huanghuafang, Dongcheng.

    Zhao Jin had already received the news and was waiting eagerly at the entrance of the alley.

    "Oops." Seeing Zhao Jin standing in the cold wind, his beard covered with frost, Zhao Shouzheng hurriedly got out of the car, held his cold hand and said, "You have a different status now, you shouldn't wait outside."

    "Uncle is joking. If you are lucky enough to get an official position, you will forget your roots. Do I still deserve the surname Zhao?" Zhao Jin smiled and bowed deeply to him.

    After getting up, he took Zhao Hao's hand again and said emotionally: "I've been waiting for you day and night, but I've been waiting for my brother for a long time!"

    "Brother, just don't mind if there are too many of us and we are noisy." Zhao Hao smiled and asked Eryang to salute the teacher, and then said to Zhao Jin: "It's freezing, let's go inside and talk."

    "Yes, yes, yes." Zhao Jin took Zhao Shouzheng with one hand and Zhao Hao with the other, and walked with them to his home.

    Zhao Jin¡¯s house is located in the middle of the alley. It is a large courtyard facing south.  It's not far from Donghua Gate, and many court officials live here, so the housing prices are really not cheap.

    When Zhao Jin came to Beijing, he spent a full two thousand taels to build this large courtyard with three entrances and two exits.  Without Zhao Hao's funding, he really wouldn't be able to afford such a big house.

    Of course, Zhao Jin would not have bought such a big yard if he had not planned that Zhao Hao and the others would go to Beijing to take the exam.

    Zhao Jin's daughter was married, and the eldest son stayed in his hometown to serve his wife. Only his old wife and his youngest son came to Beijing to reunite with him. Together with his nephew Zhao Shizhen, Yu Peng and about ten other servants, he just lived in the east courtyard.  More than enough.  But he also bought the west courtyard, which shows that the old brother was sincere from the beginning and wanted them to live in his home.

    Zhao Hao and his son, master and apprentice, entered the warm main room, met with the old sister-in-law, and presented them with various valuable gifts brought from Jinling and Yangzhou.

    That old sister-in-law is also a simple person. She had known that Zhao Jin lived in her home when he was in exile in Nanjing.  Coupled with the gifts they brought, it was enough to buy the house, and the old sister-in-law became even more enthusiastic.

    After the ceremony, the maid and mother-in-law brought hot water for the guests to wash away the dust, and Zhao Jin invited the four of them to sit down.

    In the flower hall, the copper hotpot was steaming hot, and there were more than a dozen plates of various red muttons placed beside the pot, making everyone who had been hungry for a long time immediately moved their index fingers.

    "Come on, let's wash the pot today." Zhao Jin asked his uncle to take a seat. He and Zhao Hao sat on either side of Zhao Shouzheng, and Er Yang and Zhao Shizhen sat next to him.

    "Wow, I haven't had this bite in more than ten years." Looking at the plates of red and white mutton, Zhao Shouzheng moved his index finger and said very knowledgably: "Sir, three forks, and cucumber strips. This table of meat is not cheap.  ."

    Zhao Jin mixed a bowl of sesame paste for his uncle with his own hands and said with a smile: "Your old nephew, I, Guanglu Qing, have nothing else but to eat and drink enough!"

    ?"That's true." Zhao Shouzheng smiled and nodded. Guanglu Temple was in charge of various banquets inside and outside the palace. Zhao Jin, the temple minister, naturally had no shortage of various ingredients in his family.

    "Eat first, eat first, starve to death, starve to death." Zhao Hao picked up a piece of mutton and rinsed it like he did in his previous life.

    Unexpectedly, he was despised by Zhao Shouzheng.

    "What kind of poor people are you eating?" Zhao Shouzheng picked up a plate of mutton, put it all into the pot with chopsticks and said, "Respectable people eat it in a plate."

    "I've never eaten it, how could I know this" Zhao Hao laughed dryly and covered it up.

    The mutton was cooked in an instant, and everyone took off their chopsticks and started eating.  In the blink of an eye, after eating three or five dishes, I was no longer hungry and my body felt warm

    The servants brought ten more plates of mutton on a tray. Zhao Shouzheng waved his hand and said, "It's so late. If you don't want to eat mutton, let's make some cabbage and tofu."

    "Do as your uncle ordered." Zhao Jin then ordered the servant: "Get some cordyceps, matsutake, chicken, fir, and beef liver sent from Yunnan to clear everyone's mouths."

    The servant hurried down to prepare, and soon he brought out all kinds of precious fungi. The ones in the winter were still fresh. I don¡¯t know how they were preserved or transported.

    ?????????? Put those mushrooms into the pot and rinse them, then put them in your mouth and they will melt in your mouth and be full of delicious flavor. It is not inferior to mutton in the slightest.

    Zhao Shouzheng couldn't help but praise: "Today we know that the 'four bad things' are nonsense."

    "Master, what do you mean by being a bad person?" Hua Shuyang asked curiously.

    "This" Zhao Shouzheng looked at Zhao Jin. Zhao Jin poured him a glass of wine, took over the conversation and said with a smile:

    "The so-called four things that are not worthy of their name are the four things that are famous in the capital and are not worthy of their name - 'Hanlin Academy articles, Arsenal's swords and guns, Guanglu Temple tea soup, Imperial Hospital prescriptions'."

    After a pause, he said with a wry smile: "I can take care of your uncle, that's the third thing."

    "Guanglu Temple tea soupisn't it delicious?" Wang Wuyang praised while tasting the delicious chicken fir: "I even want to work in Guanglu Temple after becoming a Jinshi."

    "Hahaha, look at your worthless look!" Zhao Jin laughed heartily for a while, and Fang explained: "Guanglu Temple is in charge of banquets inside and outside the palace. On such occasions, thousands of people often eat together, which is a big pot of rice. Again.  In addition, there are all kinds of lengthy ceremonies, and the rice is cold, so it¡¯s strange that it¡¯s not hard to eat"

    "Of course, Si Qing's small stove is still delicious." Zhao Hao said with a smile.

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