Reincarnation of the Heavens: Starting from Hong Kong Comprehensive

Chapter 328 Gouji Ridge, add chicken legs

"Taishi Ling, please stay at the government office at noon."

"it is good."

After nearly an hour, Meng Fan agreed after understanding the general situation.

Because he knew that as long as officials in the imperial capital Chang'an came to the government office, the court would definitely take care of their meals.

"Dr. Li, let's eat together later and tell me a good story about Gouji Ridge."

After chatting with Taishi Cheng Lao Huang for a while, Meng Fan turned his gaze not far away.

The young man in the light blue official robe who was named did not dare to neglect and hurriedly crossed his hands and saluted:
"Here."

For now, the Taishi Bureau is indeed very free, and the civil and military officials and even the emperor are happy to do so.

If you have to find a relatively busy department, it would be the Guanfeng Envoy. Five people are responsible for handling various incidents involving evil spirits near Chang'an. If the case is reported by the state or county, they will also investigate according to the situation.

At the same time, there are two ninth-grade doctors who manage the files, which are equivalent to logistics personnel. They organize various files, seal them up if they are resolved, and hand them over to Guanfeng Envoy for processing those that have not been resolved.

There has been no backlog so far——

The Chang'an area has a strong humane atmosphere, and evil spirits and outsiders dare not approach them. In addition, Zhongnan Mountain is not far away, only more than ten miles away. All kinds of hermits and experts will easily deal with them if they encounter them.

Because of this, two of the five Guanfeng Envoys are out there solving various cases for the prefectures and counties. The only remaining case currently involves a place called Gouji Ridge in Chang'an City.

The person who made the complaint not long ago spent the night specially last night and found nothing. But he had to go tonight, and he seemed very resistant.

It just so happened that Meng Fan took office as a new official and planned to handle cases personally to warm up.

……

Breakfast, also called morning meal, is the responsibility of the officials themselves, but lunch is different.

As long as a court official of the ninth rank or above comes to work in the government on non-holidays, this meal is a public treat and is borne by the national finance. Every official can eat and drink with public funds together with his colleagues!
If you don't come and the matter spreads again, you may be impeached.

However, there are two forms of working meals for officials in Chang'an, one is called "eating in the corridor of Chaoshan" and the other is "dining in the official kitchen of non-chaoshan".

Chao Shen Day is the day to go to court to see the emperor. According to the etiquette system, officials below the third rank must go to court on the first and fifth days of each month, that is, on the first, fifth, eleventh, fifteenth, 21st, and 25th day of the month.

But rules are meant to be broken. Emperor Riji was not in good health and would cancel some of them from time to time.

And tomorrow's court meeting has not been cancelled, Meng Fan can experience a meal under the verandah——

We got up at [-] or [-] o'clock to go to court. Everyone stood there all morning. After reporting their work in a few words, they listened to other officials' words. After finally waiting until the end of the court, I was so hungry that I almost felt dizzy. fall.

At this time, the humane side of the Tang Dynasty emerged. Since the Zhenguan period, the court would arrange for officials to sit on the floor on the eaves and corridors of the palace, and each would arrange a small table to eat.

Meals are prepared at public expense and eaten in the open air.

In addition, the craftsmanship of the royal chef represents the face of the emperor and queen, and the standard will not be low.

It is worth mentioning that in summer, there will be a special meal for relieving heat and cooling down: cold noodles drawn in cold water, porridge with noodles, chestnuts, peaches, pears, pomegranates, etc.

In winter, there is a fire-roasted meal, not only a charcoal stove to warm the body, but also an additional ration of mutton.

During special festivals, such as the Cold Food Festival, the imperial chef would cook sweet rice porridge for the courtiers to drink; on the seventh and third day of the first lunar month, pancakes would be given; on the fifteenth and thirtieth day of the first lunar month, rice cakes would be given; on the Dragon Boat Festival, rice dumplings would be given; on the Double Ninth Festival Add cake; add yellow rice soup on October [-]st...

After knowing that he had four types of income, received double salary, and had countless considerate benefits, Meng Fan was filled with emotions. No matter what era he was, he was definitely right to follow the imperial court!
In the past, the benefits of the ghost-catching troops were also exaggerated.

Hmm... Now Meng Fan is experiencing the second type, eating in the public kitchen.

As the name suggests, officials do not go to court, but work all morning to eat at their own official offices. The stove is big and the stove is small, and the dishes are more and less, and they are served according to the administrative level.The most high-end and most exquisite canteen meals must be enjoyed by the prime ministers of the most powerful ministers, in the Zhengshitang, next to the Shangchao Hall.

A fifth-rank officer shouldn't be too bad.

With this thought in mind, Meng Fan sat on the floor and watched the subordinates setting up tables and arranging tableware.

Not long after, the cook brought in dishes one after another. The standard for a ninth-grade official is four dishes and one soup.

Two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish are served with chicken soup. The staple food is well-watered cold noodles, the meat dish is grilled mutton, and the fruit is peach.

The eighth-grade official adds a dish of steamed camel meat, sour juice, pepper, and apricot jam.

On this basis, one item will be added for each of the seventh, sixth, and fifth grades, but the amount will not be large to avoid extravagance and waste.

Looking at the sumptuous dishes in front of him, Meng Taishi Ling felt quite emotional. The first working meal in Datang was quite special.

"Don't be nervous, come on, have some chicken drumsticks."

Because I have something to ask Dr. Li, who is responsible for sorting out the case, and now he is sitting on the desk opposite.

However, this guy didn't look relaxed. His back was straight and his colleagues were already eating, but he didn't dare to move his chopsticks.

Am I really that scary?
While Meng Fan doubted himself, he handed over the bowl with marinated chicken legs.

"Taishi Ling, this..."

"Eat, it's not a rare thing, I expect you to introduce it well."

Such a scene, in the eyes of colleagues, instantly made them feel at ease.

Just don’t be harsh!
The Taishi Bureau is full of noble officials, and their jobs are fixed and easy. As long as the chief official does not look for trouble, everyone is like a god, drinking tea, talking about mysteries, discussing Taoism, and occasionally doing things.

"Gouji Ridge, the ancient dragon that covers Longshou Mountain, was the place where executions were carried out in this dynasty. It was named this because its terrain is obviously raised along the east-west direction, like a dog's back."

"Shengyefang located near Dongshi..."

Are all the people in Caishikou being slaughtered?
That's pretty much what it means.

Meng Fan muttered secretly and continued to listen carefully to Dr. Li's explanation.

The imperial capital Chang'an was divided into two and was governed by two super-standard county magistrates. Li Bai had a poem that said: I don't need to be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households in my lifetime, I just wish I could get to know Han Jingzhou.

That Han Jingzhou was born in Wannian County, but he was just the chief register, and later he was directly promoted to the supervisory censor. This shows how the official position in this county exceeds the standards.

The official who reported the case to the Taishi Bureau was a county lieutenant from Wannian County. The bad commanders and bad people under his command said that ghosts and ghosts could often be heard wailing and various strange noises at night.

As we all know, the execution ground is full of yin, and Gouji Ridge is the place where criminals are executed in Chang'an area, so dirty things may indeed breed there.

But then again, this is the foot of the Emperor, and the human destiny is so strong that the authentic Taoism of Xuanmen will be affected to a certain extent...

Can't figure it out?
After all, he is an experienced person. After learning about the relevant information, Meng Fan immediately decided to go and have a look in person in the afternoon. Seeing is worse than hearing!

"Well, come with me this afternoon."

"Here."

Dr. Li was about to cross his hands, but was stopped by his eyes.

"There is no need to pay attention to false etiquette in the future. You can eat in peace. I will give you a plate of roasted camel meat."

(End of this chapter)