Zongwu: The Days of Mixing in the Tongfu Inn

Chapter 223 Encouraging gossip
The emperor looked at Zhang Chen for a while, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face. It can be said that Zhang Chen has done a great job this time. Of course, he is very satisfied with such a capable subordinate.

"Zhang Aiqing, I have seen your performance, tell me, if you want something, just ask me and I will agree!"

The emperor spoke directly.

Zhang Chen was speechless for a while, co-authored and watched for so long just to reward himself, which made Zhang Chen think that he had taken a fancy to him.

But, since the emperor had already said that he would of course agree to it, why not take the credit he got by his ability.

But what do you want?After much deliberation, Zhang Chen didn't know what to order.

After all, Zhang Chen is someone who has a problem, and he can satisfy the general needs by himself, and he really can't think of what he can ask for for a while.

Zhang Chen is not short of money and does not ask for an official. Now the emperor's reward is really difficult, Zhang Chen thought hard.

"Zhang Aiqing, is it really so hard to imagine? You don't have anything you want?"

The emperor sat on the couch, looked at Zhang Chen's frowning face, and couldn't help joking.

Zhang Chen shook his head with a wry smile, he wasn't really wanting, but he really couldn't think of what he wanted for a while.

"Hey, I'm reporting back to Your Majesty. I would like to invite Your Majesty to come to Tongfu Inn and taste the chef's craftsmanship. If you think it's delicious, please leave your calligraphy."

Zhang Chen suddenly thought of the inn. Since he didn't have anything he wanted, he might as well let the inn have a talisman.

The emperor was taken aback when he heard the words, this request was really beyond his expectation, but the emperor smiled at the tall and straight Zhang Chen in front of him, saying that this kind of heroic young man is the future of my Daming.

The emperor nodded and replied with a smile: "The son of heaven has the golden words of Tianxian in his mouth, you are sure it is only this request, don't regret it in your heart when the time comes!"

Zhang Chen nodded heavily.

"Okay! Tomorrow I will go to your inn to taste your chef's skills. I hope your inn can do better, and let me see if the imperial dining room in the palace is doing better, or the chef's skills you just praised good."

Seeing that the emperor agreed to come down, Zhang Chen saluted again to express his thanks.

"Foyin, tell me that today's meritorious ministers must be rewarded properly, so as not to chill the hearts of the soldiers."

After talking about Zhang Chen, the emperor suddenly changed his style of painting and discussed the issue of rewards.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Foyin replied respectfully behind him.

Standing in front of Zhang Chen, he was slightly dazed. He had already finished his business, and the emperor didn't let him go. He really didn't know what to do, so he had to open the mall in his mind to see what interesting things were there.

As of today, the prestige he has accumulated can already be described as a rich man, especially after today's action, the prestige points are simply flooding in.

"Linglingfa, although you usually do not do your job properly, but this time you performed very well, and you are worthy of the bodyguard of the hair shop."

After talking about the reward, the emperor turned his attention to Linglingfa.

This time Ling Lingfa performed very well, but it made the emperor feel very happy. Leaving aside other aspects, the emperor trusted Ling Lingfa very much just because of the words Baolong family.

It's just that the innate talent of zero and zero hairs is a bit crooked, and he is really powerless for martial arts and internal skills, so he can only fiddle with some strange inventions to enhance his own strength, but it may also be a blessing in disguise, and those inventions he fiddled with still have a certain effect.

However, the emperor still hoped that he would be more mature and stable instead of jumping off. Judging from this experience, he has grown up a bit, and the emperor is very pleased.

When Ling Lingfa heard the emperor's praise, it was just a simple sentence, but Ling Lingfa hurriedly knelt down to thank Long En.

Next, Zhang Chen chatted with the emperor for a while in the gazebo. He shared the cases he investigated these days, and the emperor listened with gusto.

Foyin, who was still out on business, came back and reminded the emperor that he had to go to the cabinet, so the emperor nodded with a lot of interest.

Only then did Zhang Chen slightly bow his hands and leave.

"By the way, the two people who came with you this time, after all, they are not members of the imperial court. I have asked someone to take out the reward this time, so you can give it to them for me. They can share your worries. Reward them generously."

When Zhang Chen left, the emperor suddenly thought of something to order.

Zhang Chen agreed, and after walking out of the gazebo, he stopped slowly, knowing that someone would bring the things over in a while.

Not long after, several young eunuchs rushed to Zhang Chen from the outside, saluted respectfully and said, "Master Zhang, these are rewards from His Majesty to those two righteous men."

Zhang Chen nodded slightly, the emperor's handwriting was really not small, a dozen eunuchs were standing not far away waiting to be summoned, holding more or less different items in their hands.

Zhang Chen thought to himself: "If we bring the shopkeeper and Chen An'an with us, I'm afraid they will pounce on them all at once!"

"I have to trouble you to help me take them out of the palace, I can't take these things!"

Zhang Chen spoke directly.

"It should be, it should be."

The little eunuch answered quickly, with a very respectful attitude.

Zhang Chen thanked him, and then led the eunuchs slowly towards the outside of the palace.

On the way out of the palace, Zhang Chen suddenly thought of Zhuge Kongfang, and asked involuntarily, "I wonder if this father-in-law knows about Zhuge Kongfang, Zhuge Master Chef?"

The little eunuch was taken aback when he heard the words, and then couldn't help but confirm: "Master Zhuge? You are talking about the former head of the imperial dining room, Mr. Zhuge!"

Zhang Chen nodded in surprise. The little eunuch's behavior obviously had a story to tell. He was just chatting casually.

Zhang Chen pretended to be listening, the words had already been spoken, of course he had to continue listening, otherwise he would be sorry for himself, Zhang Chen found a reason for himself in his heart.

"Hey, to be honest, my lord, Chief Zhuge is very famous in the palace. I heard from the seniors in the palace that it was very beautiful more than ten years ago. The late emperor has always liked to eat his dishes. The late emperor once praised him. The dishes he cooks are very spiritual, and he was given the post of head of the imperial dining room.”

Zhang Chen nodded secretly when he heard this. He heard this story when he was in the inn, but he didn't expect that there were still stories about him in the palace.

Then the little eunuch sighed: "But this is only the first half of Zhuge's brilliant life. After a banquet, rumors spread that Zhuge's sense of taste has gradually failed, and he can no longer take up the post of head of the imperial dining room."

I have never heard of this passage, but Zhang Chen has already guessed the course of the matter, and this matter must be suppressed, otherwise Zhuge Master Chef would not be the manager who retired until old age.

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