Emperor Hongzhi was speechless. He thought that a local parent and official with outstanding political achievements must have a deep grudge and aggrievance. He was the one who was a ragged person. He had to talk about the sufferings of the people when he saw himself.

But the prefect in front of him has a broad heart and a fat body, and opening his mouth is the way to cook.

But it makes sense.

He looked very honest when he was happy. When talking about what happened in Ningbo, he was well aware of it.

Emperor Hongzhi was a little confused.

It's really... it's better to meet than to be famous.

But Emperor Hongzhi thought again, even if he was not ragged or had a deep grudge, he could make the military, civilians and the people live and work in peace and food and drink well, and was good governance. Why should he pay attention to this? As for Wen Yansheng, it seemed very real.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Then next time, I want to try the cooking skills of Wen Qing's family."

Wen Yansheng said: "I can give it a try."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Qi Jingtong again: "Qi Qing's family."

Qi Jingtong did not feel as calm as Wen Yansheng, but looked trembling and hurriedly fell to the ground: "I am here."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "You have transferred from Penglai Water Village to Ningbo Water Village, what are your experiences?"

Qi Jingtong said without hesitation: "I have no experience. I am just acting on the order of Zhenguo Mansion. Zhenguo Mansion is strong, but I am strong. Zhenguo Mansion is weak, but I am weak."

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly: "Is that true? In this way, the Qing family means that this is all the credit of Zhenguo Mansion."

"This is the contribution of the Marquis of Dingyuan." Qi Jingtong: "Although I am in Ningbo, I am in Ningbo, what kind of people should be recruited, how to train, how to fight, what weapons should I be equipped, and even how to maintain daily needs of the water village, how to provide relief to the victims, and how to catch fish. All these matters were decided by Dingyuan. For the water village, he was Kong Ming, and I acted under his orders and did it according to his prescription. Only then did I... the contribution I made time and time again, how dare I make merits... Without Dingyuan Marquis, I am just a group of waste."

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath: "Why didn't Fang Jifan tell me?"

Kong Ming is alive...

Just Fang Jifan...

It seems...it's really a bit.

At least this guy has too many ideas, he can be called a monster.

But... he really doesn't look like Zhuge Liang. Why do he look like Jiang Gan? He is thief-headed.

However, Emperor Hongzhi was still very happy. Although he was complaining in his heart, it was still very gratifying that such a guy had been produced by the Fang family.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Qi Jingtong: "You have made contributions to this time. One has made contributions to governing the people and the other has made contributions to suppressing thieves. Tell me, how should I reward you?"

Wen Yansheng and Qi Jingtong couldn't help but look at each other.

Then, Wen Yansheng smiled indifferently. He really had no interest in fame and fortune, so he seemed calm.

On the other hand, Qi Jingtong began to think about it.

He used to be a commander and a military officer from the third rank of the court. Now he has been demoted to a mere deputy Qianhu. To be honest, now His Majesty asks him what reward he wants. He only needs to ask His Majesty to spare his responsibility for his defeat in Penglaishui Village at that time. It is no problem to restore his post.

But he was still silent.

Is this your ambition?

Or... Please give yourself some money.

Money...what you want again?

He was silent, and suddenly fell to the ground and said, "When I first arrived at Ningbo Water Village, I was discouraged and knew that I had been defeated. I was the minister who was guilty of being punished. I would not be able to use it in this life. I could only live in chaos for the rest of my life. Until I saw the military book of Dingyuan Marquis, and after seeing the military book, I surrendered to the Marquis of Dingyuan Marquis. At that time, I even thought that there would be such a strange person in the world."

"Until later, I trained soldiers according to this military tactic, and I felt that the method of placing troops was extremely useful, and it was a revelation. I was completely convinced. At that time, I was thinking that if I could be a dog under the Fang family, it would be a lucky thing. But I knew that I was just a crude martial artist, and the worst of the children of the Dingyuan Marquis, it was not out of my reach. In the eyes of Dingyuan Marquis, I was like dust and not worth mentioning. Your Majesty... Can you allow Your Majesty to be extra kind? I would rather be a thousand households in my life, and I would rather be a thousand households for the rest of my life, just asking Your Majesty to accept me as my disciple. If this is the case, I will have no regrets in my life."

As he said, kowtow.

A warrior is a warrior, not as hesitant as a scholar, so I want to be the waiter of Dingyuan Hou. What's wrong?

Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a moment, with a serious expression: "Since your family has asked me for it, then it's okay for me to issue an order. But you need to know that the forced melon is not sweet. If Fang Jifan doesn't like you, what if I give an order? If he disobeys melody, I can't do anything to him."

Qi Jingtong took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind: "If so, I have nothing to say."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, then looked at Wen Yansheng: "Where is Wen Qing's family?"

Wen Yansheng smiled and said, "I am old and I only want to eat a lot all day long. I can serve Your Majesty. It is enough to comfort my life after I have learned everything I have. I don't want to think about other things. It should be noted that if a person has a lot of thoughts, he will inevitably have troubles. If he has troubles, he will not be willing to eat. I want to keep a good appetite."

“…”

What a weird guy.

But it was this weird guy who took a lot of private businessmen and thieves who had affair with Japanese pirates in Ningbo Prefecture. He was also the one who kept silent and allowed Ningbo Prefecture to live and work in peace.

Of course, there is the help of Ningbo Water Village behind this, but even if there is Ningbo Water Village, if there is no capable parent official, it would not be possible to successfully solve many problems at that time.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled slightly: "Is this the wish of the Qing family? If so, I have other arrangements for the Qing family. Okay, the two Qing families must be exhausted, so go and rest early."

Qi Jingtong was overjoyed and burst into tears of excitement.

These days, what he thinks every day is to meet the rumored Marquis of Dingyuan. Now, there is a trace of these eight characters.

He and Wen Yansheng left the palace. When they arrived at the Meridian Gate, Qi Jingtong subconsciously rubbed his stomach and suddenly thought: "Hey, we haven't eaten yet, are we?"

Wen Yansheng smiled indifferently and said, "What should I eat for pig food?"

Qi Jingtong wanted to complain about him. The word "pig food" is a bit rude, but Wen Yansheng is like this, and he does his own way, so he had to say, "That's right. After listening to Wen's teachings, he was humble and lost his appetite. He saw everything he saw. But... he was still a little hungry."

"Why, let's find an inn, order two bowls of rice, and barely put your stomach on it?" Wen Yansheng said.

"No." Qi Jingtong: "I have to go to see Dingyuan Hou."

"Okay." Wen Yansheng smiled: "I have been acquainted by Dingyuan for a long time and are eager to see you and I will go with you."

………………………………………

Guests came to the Fang family.

It was Zhang Heling, Hou of Shouning, Zhang Yanling, Bo of Jianchang, and Zhou La of the Zhou family.

Zhou La suffered a loss outside the pass, and his body was already well maintained. He didn't know how to get along with the Zhang family.

Both of their families are royal relatives. It is said that because Zhou La was surrounded by the Tatars, the original hatred disappeared suddenly. Empress Zhang naturally ordered the Zhang brothers to take advantage of this time to go to the Zhou family to visit the Zhou family.

The Zhang brothers were very real. They died like a lamp that went out. They even happily prepared a gift of seven taels of silver. They went to the Zhou family and accompanied the Zhou family's Yinzhou waiter, Zhou La's eldest father, to sigh.

Now that Zhou La is back, as a courtesy, Zhou La has to go to the Zhang family to return gifts. Zhou La brought a lot of gifts, so their Zhou family certainly wants to save face.

So, the Zhang brothers held Zhou La's hand and refused to let go. The two families almost shed tears and expressed their affection for each other. That night, they refused to leave Zhou La and wanted to talk at night. Zhou La was so hungry that day that Zhou La was dizzy and his body was still very weak. He ate sweet potato porridge for a whole day in the Zhang family.

The Zhou and Zhang families began to get warmer, as if they were as close as paint.

I visited the door today for the yarn.

When he saw Fang Jifan, Zhang Yanling burst into tears: "It's really impossible to live."

"..." Fang Jifan watched him perform blankly.

Zhang Yanling covered his heart and looked like he was about to faint: "It's pitiful, our brothers and nephew Zhou are so pitiful. They are said to be royal relatives, but the palace is too stingy. There is not much land at home, and they can't support so many people. They eat braised vegetables every day and are reluctant to put salt. As they eat, tears fall into the bowl and eat them with bento salt."

Zhou La felt a little embarrassed and too exaggerated. Although he was planning to come to ask for help, Zhang Yanling went too far. He wanted to speak, but Zhang Heling stood behind him and secretly tucked his sleeves, reminding him not to talk too much.

Fang Jifan was heartbroken when he heard this, not sympathy, but frightened.

Who are the Zhang brothers? He would not know and suddenly come to cry. He is not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves thinking about it. What are their ideas?

"Come on, kill a chicken for the guests and treat it well. Didn't you hear that? They were about to starve to death, no, kill three. We Fang Jifan is a friend enough person."

Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and were so happy.

Zhang Heling coughed, "Nephew Fang, in fact, we are not going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, not to come to eat your chicken." Zhang Heling seemed serious, but seeing that Deng Jian, who had already ordered the kitchen to kill chickens, stopped and thought there was something else to say, he hurriedly said, "Of course, this chicken is also to be eaten, and he has come, and Nephew is a hospitality person."

"..." Fang Jifan suddenly began to become extremely confident about his character.

Zhang Heling sat down and said with a smile: "Actually, we came for a huge thing."

"Eat chicken?" Fang Jifan blinked and looked at them.
Chapter completed!