I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

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Putting on a gold belt and hanging a silver fish amulet, Zhang Nuo checked his equipment, and finally straightened his waist and went downstairs with a shake.

Wei Zheng was stunned at the moment, because he found that all his cognitions over the years had been broken.

It turns out that the school yard can be made like that, the workshop can be like this, and then the house can be used without wood, and the windows can be made of whole pieces of colored glaze...

Today he encountered too many things that he couldn't understand, but he didn't know the reason behind them.

Now, he has to face this miraculous shopkeeper Zhang even more!

It was this young man in his weak years who single-handedly created this miraculous Zhuangzi, and it was also this young man who was praised by His Majesty and several important officials in the court.

If building the whole Zhuangzi can be said to be an ingenious skill, then when dealing with His Majesty and other courtiers, what this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang showed was not simple.

Whether it is "Zhang Nuo's Anthology of Poetry", which has long been expensive in Luoyang and is regarded as a classic by countless literati, or "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which is now handed down to every minister in the court, it is all from the hands of this little shopkeeper.

For Wei Zheng, who has always claimed to be a scholar, other things can be quibbled, but only this book and this poem cannot be quibbled. It is good, and it is useless to slander it. steelyard.

Therefore, Wei Zheng, who originally had a good impression and strong curiosity about the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, became more interested in this colleague after watching the whole Zhuangzi like a horse watching flowers today.

Just as Zhang Nuo went downstairs, he saw Wei Zheng standing in the center of the living room.

But when it comes to first impressions, Wei Zheng gave Zhang Nuo the first impression that this person is so stubborn, whether it is the official uniform washed a little white, or the straight waist, or even the slightly frowned brows, Everything seems to tell others that this is a stubborn old man.

However, Zhang Nuo's first impression of Wei Zheng was very good. It has to be said that it is a top-level skill after all. Just feel comfortable.

The two looked at each other silently for a moment, and it was Wei Zheng who spoke first, cupped his hands and said,

"Master Zhang, Wei Zheng has taken the liberty to come here, and he still looks at Haihan!"

Zhang Nuo is not at all surprised that Wei Zheng called himself Master Zhang. After all, he is wearing an official uniform at the moment. After all, he is also a fifth-rank official. Although he has no real job, his rank is here, so he smiled and handed over requite,

"Your Majesty Wei, you are being polite, I am the one who has really admired your name for a long time!"

To be honest, although Zhang Nuo may not have a chance in this life or the next life, and he does not want to be a direct minister or admonisher, this does not prevent him from admiring Wei Zheng, a straight minister and admonisher who has really persisted for a lifetime.

This kind of person is walking a tightrope every day, either slandering people, or on the way to collect information about slandering people, and being able to smack people until they are famous in history is enough to show that Wei Zheng is amazing.

Although some people say that only Tang Taizong's magnanimity and mind can make an admonisher like Wei Zheng survive. No one would believe it.

Wei Zheng originally thought that Zhang Nuo was being polite, but who would have thought that Master Zhang's expression seemed to be very familiar with him, and Wei Zheng also saw a trace of respect in Zhang Nuo's eyes.

This is a bit rare, he Wei Zheng doesn't say he is the enemy of the world, but if he respects him and has a good relationship with him, there are really very few, but now this Master Zhang is quite friendly to him just after meeting him, this is After becoming an admonisher, Wei Zheng, who had tasted the warmth and coldness of people and the inconsistency of the world, felt a silent movement in his heart.

After seeing the ceremony, the two naturally had to talk. Zhang Nuo didn't receive guests in the living room, but led Wei Zheng to his own reception room on the first floor.

There is actually nothing special here, but the overall decoration style is actually a reception room for drinking tea and chatting. Zhang Nuo feels that Wei Zheng must have come prepared today.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Zhang Nuo rolled up his sleeves and started making tea, while Wei Zheng watched with great interest as Zhang Nuo began to fiddle with the whole set of tea sets. Today, it seems to be even more interesting!

Chapter 321

For Wei Zheng, making tea should be done by first grinding the tea leaves, and then adding various seasonings such as cinnamon, five spices, oil and other seasonings and putting them in it when cooking. But looking at Master Xiao Zhang's approach, why did he brew it directly with tea?

However, in this era, drinking tea is an extremely tasteful thing. Everyone who pursues the quality of life has his own unique understanding of the tea ceremony, and the taste of the brewed tea will be completely different.

Therefore, even if Zhang Nuo made it a little different from ordinary people, Wei Zheng didn't say much, but looked forward to it. This is one of the necessary social skills for literati in this era when they communicate in private.

Now that Mr. Xiao Zhang has such a good mood, Wei Zheng naturally can't stop him.

Zhang Nuo took the teapot, poured the clear and golden tea soup into the tea bowl in front of Wei Zheng, and made a gesture of invitation.

Wei Zheng nodded, picked up the tea bowl and drank it down in one gulp, aftertaste it in his mouth for a while, then frowned and swallowed it.

"The fragrance of tea is strong, but it's too monotonous. Why doesn't Master Zhang pair it with cardamom?"

Zhang Nuo smiled and shook his head,

"This tea is the real tea. Good tea with good water is the best way to rejuvenate the mind after all hardships. Adding other seasonings will not be beautiful!"

Zhang Nuo didn't explain much, just talked about this, and then talked about other things.

In fact, this is a normal situation. Think about it when you were young, when you drank tea for the first time, the first thing you felt was that this kind of bitter water is good to drink?

In fact, the same is true for the people of Tang Dynasty. They have long been used to putting oil and salt seasoning in tea soup, and cooking tea as soup. Now Zhang Nuo took out such a bland thing, they It's strange to get used to it.

This is like a southerner with a heavy taste who suddenly drank the noodle soup from the north for the first time. Although it is said that the original soup is the original food, it is actually just a bowl of clear water with no taste. It is called the original soup just because the noodles have been boiled. That's all.

This bowl of food is simply unacceptable heresy in the eyes of those southerners with strong tastes. They don't understand why northerners like this at all.

Now Wei Zheng is like this, he is used to that kind of tea soup that is heavy in oil and salt, and suddenly drinking this kind of bland tea is almost like drinking plain water.

Both Wei Zheng and Zhang Nuo skipped the discussion on tea culture in a tacit understanding, because these are obviously two different schools, and if they continue to talk, they will probably quarrel, which is a bit too unnecessary.

After chatting about the customs and anecdotes of various places, Wei Zheng finally asked the main topic of his past days.

"My lord Zhang, I don't know how this newspaper will work? Someone is trusted by His Majesty to take up the post of editor-in-chief of the newspaper, but the more I think about it, the more uncertain I am. I hope Lord Zhang will give me some advice!"

Zhang Nuo nodded. He thought Wei Zheng was doing something else today. He didn’t expect it to be this, but it’s also interesting to be the emperor. Let such a person be the editor-in-chief. Wouldn’t everyone be able to appreciate Wei Zheng’s speech in the future? What does it look like?

From Zhang Nuo's point of view, it would be really interesting once someone like Wei Zheng spreads the word in the newspaper, because things like this are not only the easiest to attract attention, but also the easiest to provoke disputes.

You started spraying here, and the person you scolded on the other side, in order not to be sprayed bloody, don't you have to write a battle essay to fight it?

Then the one who came and went again and again, didn't they just get angry?

The melon-eating people on the side must be very happy to see it. The big bosses are scolding each other in the newspaper. Can ordinary people see this?

Therefore, when His Majesty put Wei Zheng in the newspaper office, he was really right.

However, because his own interests were involved, Zhang Nuo couldn't let Wei Zheng mess around, he had to make it clear to him.

"Master Wei, I do know something about the newspaper. It contains more than just one or two points. Listen to me carefully! This is the first..."

Then it was Zhang Nuo's class session. Wei Zheng just listened carefully at first, but he felt wrong after listening. Why are there so many details here?

Then I had to ask Zhang Nuo to borrow a pen and ink to start recording, and first recorded what Zhang Nuo said before, and then let Zhang Nuo continue to talk.

Zhang Nuo didn't dare to act recklessly at this moment. This wasn't chatting with that businessman, Lao Li. This was an official official, or Wei Zheng, who was famous in history. Come.

Zhang Nuo was almost racking his brains while recalling some characteristics of newspapers and magazines of later generations, while talking about it seriously, while Wei Zheng kept his head buried in recording, trying to record all the main points he heard.

He hasn't had time to think carefully about what Zhang Nuo said, but just by listening to it now, Wei Zheng can feel that Mr. Zhang has a clear understanding of the development of this newspaper. .

No wonder His Majesty admires him so much, he does not hesitate to conceal his identity to make friends. This is simply like those great sages who hide in the city.

After a long time, Zhang Nuo's tea had become tasteless, and finally shut up.

Wei Zheng rubbed his already sore wrist, looking at the large stack of densely written manuscripts in his hand, his heart was already overwhelmed.

I thought that I had paid enough attention to and looked up to Mr. Xiao Zhang before, but now it seems that this is not a wild sage, this is a monster that only appears once in thousands of years.

How is it possible for ordinary people to come up with a new thing from time to time? It's not just messing around, but they have already thought of all aspects, how to face competition, how to control internally, how to solve profits, how to cultivate ace writers...

All kinds of moves have been arranged in an orderly manner since there is only one editor-in-chief in this newspaper. If this is not a monster, what is a monster?

Wei Zheng is really glad that he can come here today.Otherwise, he would never have met such a great sage.

It's just that the main purpose of coming today has been achieved, and the official business has been settled, so can you use this opportunity to get busy with your personal affairs?

In Wei Zheng's life, he did not seek money or profit, but he could not let go of his name. As an admonisher, he would not think about anything else in his life. owned.

But the point is, he is not just a person, he also has a wife and children at home, if only he is alone, even if he dies on admonishment, he will be famous in history in the future, but how can he not hurt his family? ?

How about asking Master Xiao Zhang for advice?

Chapter 322 Spring Plowing in the Palace

Zhang Nuo didn't know Wei Zheng was thinking about how to speak at the moment, he just wanted to drink a few cups of tea in peace, because what he said just now made his mouth dry.

Replace with new tea leaves, boil water, wash tea, brew...After a series of hard work, Zhang Nuo finally poured himself a cup of strong tea. Smelling the rich tea fragrance, Zhang Nuo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But it's over, don't deal with these officials in the future, they are so strict, it's too boring, it's Lao Li, Lao Du, Lao Sun and the others for fun.

We are just a businessman, at most we can get a title or something in the future, so we should stop dealing with these courtiers and high officials, and hang out with businessmen like Lao Li.

Lao Li and Lao Sun are so nice, they speak nicely, and they can make jokes, unlike Wei Zheng, who is so serious and boring.

While Zhang Nuo was muttering to himself, Wei Zheng suddenly spoke.

"My lord Zhang, I have received the favor of the emperor and got an official to advise the doctor, so I should advise and offer advice for the country, but sometimes I dream back in the middle of the night, but I don't know where the way of admonishing my ministers should go. Can you teach me, Mr. Zhang?" I?"

Zhang Nuo was taken aback by Wei Zheng's words, "Brother, it's the first time we met today, we just chatted about business, why don't you be so confiding."

Besides, this is such a fierce question, how do you ask me to answer it?

Helping Wei Zheng, a man of the ages, find the way to admonish his ministers, if this nima is not called a gangster, what is he called a gangster?

Therefore, Zhang Nuo was really embarrassed by Thief Jill at the moment, and he didn't know how to answer this question.

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he felt that the atmosphere was a bit frozen, and then he turned his head and realized that he was abrupt, and cupped his hands and said,

"Master Zhang, I'm sorry, it was a certain Meng Lang before, I hope you don't take offense!"

Zhang Nuo nodded, after thinking about it, he said seriously,

"It doesn't matter. However, the so-called admonishing ministers, in my opinion, should be like a mirror. With copper as the mirror, you can straighten your clothes, with history as the mirror, you can know the rise and fall, and with people as the mirror, you can understand the gains and losses. May as well, Mr. Wei?" Work hard towards this goal!"

In fact, this is Zhang Nuo's talkativeness. The source of this sentence is actually the mourning for Wei Zheng by Tang Taizong Li Shimin after Wei Zheng died of illness in the 17th year of Zhenguan.

But now when Zhang Nuo said this, Wei Zheng was stunned immediately, and turned flushed with excitement. After standing up and tidying up his clothes, he seriously bowed to Zhang Nuo,

"Thank you, Master Zhang, for your teaching! Wei Zheng is very grateful!"

When Zhang Nuo heard this, he stood up abruptly, Nima, I can't take it anymore, it's okay to say thank you, but this sentence Master Zhang shocked him.

This is to see him as a teacher, but Nima is a cook, and he can teach wool. Could it be that he teaches people to wash vegetables, cook and play mahjong?

Although Zhang Nuo likes to brag a little to save face, but one thing is that he has a bottom line, he can't make jokes too much, and he can't blow up the bullshit.

Now he just took out the epitaph that Li Shimin would give to Wei Zheng in the future, and Wei Zheng thanked and worshiped him as a teacher. Isn't this taking advantage of the dead?

To put it bluntly, even if Wei Zheng thanked him for the newspaper incident before, he would accept him as a teacher. After all, he was really teaching Wei Zheng about that thing, but it will be different after that.

He taught a knitting thread, just such a passage of godly babbling, who knows why Wei Zheng suddenly understood it, he himself didn't understand how to be an admonisher.

No matter what you say, Wei Zheng was finally persuaded, so he didn't let Wei Zheng continue to do it.

The ghost knows if Wei Zheng will have to ask for some other advice if he continues, then don't be so special and he will have to reveal his secrets if he fails to be a teacher.

How about everyone sitting down and chatting, talking about anecdotes and gossips, isn't it better than sitting and talking?

Anyway, Zhang Nuo made up his mind not to discuss these issues with Wei Zheng, and he would lose his words if he said too much. He originally had the intention to trick Wei Zheng into being a village head in his village to handle daily affairs, but now it seems that it is better to forget it. Well, this Nima was like this when we first met, so it will be okay in the future?

Hurry up and chat for a while and send it away, Nima, officials are not easy to fool, so let's continue to hang out with Lao Li and the others in the future, and don't mess around with the court.

While Zhang Nuopi was sitting there talking nonsense with Wei Zheng with a smile on his face, Li Shimin changed into linen clothes, brought Empress Changsun and concubines, princes and princesses in the harem to the completely overthrown Imperial Garden , started this year's spring plowing.

In the past, the emperor should go to work in Huangzhuang, but now there is such a large piece of land in the palace, so it can't be abandoned.

Therefore, with a swipe of a pen, Li Shimin changed this year's royal spring plowing to the palace.

The reason for using it is that the immortal food is bestowed by heaven, and the royal family should take the lead in cultivating it, so that the world will be prosperous next year.

So, I saw the pampered members of the royal family on weekdays staying in the fields in disgrace and pretending to be busy.

Don't blame them for pretending, it's just some common crops that are planted in normal years, no matter before entering the palace or after entering the palace, they actually know how to make these things.

But now looking at the baskets of "seeds" that were strictly guarded by the guards, everyone was calm on the surface at this time, but their hearts had already been turned over and over again. Kind?

However, this kind of question may be embarrassing to others, but Li Shimin and his wife, who have been hanging out in Zhang Nuo's village for a long time, will not be embarrassing.

Especially Li Shimin, holding a potato and looking at the crowd, said loudly,

"I know you have never seen this thing, but you must remember it. This thing is the fairy food I have worked so hard to get. The yield per mu is at least thirty shi. There is this thing called potatoes. , it will ensure that thousands of people in my Tang Dynasty will no longer suffer from hunger!"

"So, today you all have to learn from me how to plant this god-given food. Since our royal family is enshrined by the people of the world, we should set an example for the people of the world!"

After speaking, Li Shimin really gave these concubines and princes serious agricultural technology lessons.

Although this style of painting is a bit contrary, but Li Shimin is getting more and more energetic. After all, he is facing his wife and children. This feeling of pretending in front of his own family is completely different from outside. .

But just when Li Shimin was complacent, the few squares outside the palace were already in dire straits!

Chapter 323 Zhuangzi Outside Chang'an City

For the aristocratic family, apart from their own blood inheritance, there are only two things in this world that can make them nervous. One is that there is a problem in the field, and the grain is not harvested or not harvested. The most important method is to plan food from the ground.

The other is that there is a big problem with their own people in the court. If such a situation occurs, it proves that their influence in the court has become smaller, and it is very likely that they will be liquidated.

Nowadays, in several squares and cities in Chang'an, in shadowy courtyards of deep houses, several different aristocratic families are calling people for meetings at the same time.

Although they are all from different families, the topics are surprisingly the same, that is, the miraculous Zhuangzi outside the city and the miraculous immortal food.