Chapter 75
There was a pretty good inn on the roadside. Dongfang Ming took Cui Ning in and knocked on the counter and signaled to the shopkeeper, "I want two best rooms."
"Oh, sorry, I'm sorry! There is only one left in the best time!" said the shopkeeper flatteringly.
Dongfang Ming frowned, "Then you need two rooms that are a little more time."
"This... the guest officer, there are no second-class rooms left. There are only a few rooms that are the second most. Look at this..." The shopkeeper looked at Dongfang Ming's tall and burly figure and the sword on Cui Ning's waist. It was obvious that the two of them were not easy to mess with. Therefore, he was very careful when speaking, afraid of angering the two of them.
"Then let's be a good room." Dongfang Ming threw two ingots of silver on the counter.
There is no need to be so aggrieved when you go out. Anyway, Dongfang Ming and Cui Ning have not slept in the same room before, so there is no need to be so particular at this time. Dongfang Ming saw this inn as soon as he entered the city gate. It is said that this place should not be considered a prosperous area, but I don’t know why there are so few empty rooms here now.
"Oh! OK! Waiter, take two guest officials to the upper room!" The shopkeeper smiled so hard that he couldn't see him. He hurriedly called the waiter to come to entertain Dongfang Ming.
"No hurry, the room is ready. Come and serve some good food first, I'm hungry." Dongfang Ming took Cui Ning and found a place to sit down in the first floor lobby.
"Okay! Waiter, go and greet the kitchen!" Waiter walked to the kitchen in response.
At this time, a young master in gorgeous clothes came in outside, followed by several followers with flattering expressions. The young master in charge walked to the counter and said arrogantly to the shopkeeper, "I want a top-notch room."
"This... guest official, we have just booked it out in the last room." The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed. This man was wearing gorgeous clothes, and he looked like a young master who everyone was used to, and he was not a good person to provoke. He could only look at the young master and Dongfang Ming and the others, and was in a dilemma.
The eldest young master naturally saw the shopkeeper's gaze. He turned around and looked at Dongfang Ming sitting aside, looking down at Dongfang Ming: "Is it that top-notch room you have booked?" Dongfang Ming said nothing.
The eldest young man showed disgust and thought that Dongfang Ming wanted to take the opportunity to raise the price and extort money. He pulled out a silver note from the cuff and threw it on the table in front of Dongfang Ming, saying, "Give it aside. There are 100 taels of silver notes here, enough for you to book the best room at other inns." In fact, you can't book the best room at other inns at all. Now all the inns in Chang'an City are basically full. Otherwise, he wouldn't choose to settle in such a low-end inn.
Mr. Zhang was as if he was sure that Dongfang Ming would be jealous of money and picked up the silver note and gave the room out.
After all, the best inns in Chang'an are only nearly 100 taels a night, and the price of the inn is far from that expensive. Normal people will definitely choose to pick up the silver notes and give up the room.
Who knew that Dongfang Ming was still unmoved and sat steadily in his seat, not even looking at the eldest young master. Cui Ning looked at the eldest young master with a look of watching the show.
The waiter served the dishes from the kitchen and put them on the table. Dongfang Ming looked at it and naturally called Cui Ning to take his chopsticks. He slept in the open and could not pay much attention to food and accommodation. When he came to Chang'an, of course he had to try what Chang'an was like.
The two of them both looked at the eldest young master as if nothing had happened. The eldest young master stood aside like air and ignored him, his face turned red, and he felt that he was teased by Dongfang Ming and the others. The shopkeeper secretly looked at the sight here, which made the eldest young master feel that his dignity was insulted.
"Why are you standing there?" The young master looked at the followers standing aside and shouted angrily. He usually had delicious food and drinks, but he couldn't help anything when he was humiliated.
"You! Do you know who Mr. Zhang is! Mr. Zhang is the legitimate son of General Zhang, the governor of Taiyuan!" Someone in Zhang's follower stood up and said loudly to Dongfang Ming and the others.
Taiyuan was a very important city in the Sui Dynasty. The name of the Taiyuan General was generally enough to scare people if he said it. General Zhang was still very famous among the military generals of this dynasty. Even if he met a local noble in Chang'an, he would give in to Zhang Shaoli three points when he heard General Zhang's name.
General Zhang's name was very good. Zhang Shao and his followers thought they could scare Dongfang Ming. They returned to their arrogant appearance and stood there confidently, waiting for Dongfang Ming to beg for fear and cry to Zhang Shao and beg for mercy.
Taiyuan? Li Yuan’s residence?
When Dongfang Ming heard Taiyuan, he looked up at Zhang Shao and thought to himself: This kind of thing came from Li Yuan’s residence?
In fact, this was wrongly accusing Li Yuan. Although Taiyuan was Li Yuan's garrison, His Majesty is afraid of Li Yuan's power and sent Zhang Shao's father to station in Taiyuan to prevent Li Yuan from rebelling. This is why General Zhang's strength was quite good in the dynasty, but he was not sent to the frontier to respond to the enemy, but instead stationed in Taiyuan, which was within.
The one who is now afraid of the inside is far better than fighting the outside world...
Although Dongfang Ming did not show Mr. Zhang’s familiar reaction, he had a response at least.
Zhang Shao and his followers thought Dongfang Ming was just pretending to be calm, but in fact he was already scared and at a loss. He felt a little confident in his heart. The follower continued, "We Zhang Shao is here to participate in the martial arts competition. Don't blame me for not telling you. When the time comes, our young master will be promoted. Don't regret offending our young master! Our young master is kind-hearted. Now you kneel down and kowtow to our young master and give up the room. Our young master will not blame you."
No wonder even this inn, which is relatively biased in Chang'an City, has been so prosperous. It turned out that the imperial court recently held a military election for outstanding military generals and talents among the people. Therefore, aspiring young people from all over the country have come to Chang'an City, hoping to win the imperial examination and achieve great success.
Mr. Zhang stood there with a proud look on his face. After hearing the last sentence of the follower, he nodded to Dongfang Ming as if he was giving kindness.
"If you don't give in, we'll be polite!"
Even the shopkeeper couldn't help but persuade him: "Yes, the guest official, the people don't fight with the officials, you should give up the room. Otherwise, I will refund you twice the room fee."
The shopkeeper acted as a peacemaker. Both sides did not want to offend them and voluntarily refunded Dongfangming twice the room fee. Pay a little price and settle the matter quickly. If the two sides make trouble, no matter who suffers, the inn's property and reputation will suffer a great loss.
Everyone who was having dinner in the lobby also felt that the shopkeeper's method was feasible, and they all agreed: "Yes, yes, this guy, let the room out. It's better to have less trouble than more trouble."
After all, the house price is fifty taels a night, and twice the price is another hundred taels. The 100 taels given by Mr. Zhang is two hundred taels. It is already worth the money, so there is no need to be so stubborn and cause trouble for yourself.
Since the powerful are willing to use money to solve the problem, why not give this little face to stop the loss in time? What kind of inn is not good to find in Chang'an with two hundred taels? Onlookers have seen many nobles who are unreasonable and feel that Mr. Zhang is already very kind.
Seeing that everyone was standing on his side, Mr. Zhang became even more proud.
Zhang Shao thought, if his father hadn't told him to be arrogant when he was outside, and to be hiding his tigers and dragons in Chang'an City. He would try to use peaceful means to solve the problem when encountering problems, so as not to offend the powerful and unknown big names, he would not have waited for Dongfang Ming to respond with such a good temper. When he was promoted and became an official, he would not have tried his best to torture Dongfang Ming.
Thinking of the bright future after passing the imperial examination, Zhang Shao couldn't help but feel happy. He decided that as long as Dongfang Ming gave up the room, he would be generous this time and not blame him.
Who knew that Dongfang Ming was still motionless. He ate the food on the table freely, and even scooped a bowl of soup and drank it slowly.
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