0028 Meet the Emperor
"What? Do you know me?" Gao Qiu asked.
Xia Bolong shook his head quickly and said in a compliment: "Gao, the Grand Marshal of the Palace, naturally, I know, but Mr. Gao, I don't know, I just didn't know. I was abrupt just now. When I heard Mr. Gao's name, it was so well-known, so I was a little rude. I hope Mr. Gao will forgive me."
"Hehe, Grand Master, this son is so commendable!" After hearing this, Gao Qiu laughed.
Cai Jing said: "Then please help me with his affairs."
Gao Qiu said, "Of course, why would I not do my best to do my best to do this person recommended by the Grand Master?"
When Xia Bolong saw Cai Jing and Gao Qiu, one of the Grand Tutors and the other of the Grand Tutors, he thought to himself: "Cai Jing is the leader of the six thieves. Apart from Tong Guan and Gao Qiu, there are three other people who are in love with him. Once I enter the high hall this time, it seems that I will have to deal with these six thieves."
"Bolong, since the Taiwei has agreed to help you, thank you quickly, Lord Taiwei." Cai Jing turned his face and said to Xia Bolong.
Xia Bolong immediately stood up, bowed to Gao Qiu, and shouted: "I am here to thank Gao Taiwei!"
Gao Qiu said happily: "No gift, no gift."
Cai Jing laughed and said, "Taiwei, when do you think it is appropriate to go to meet the emperor?"
Gao Qiu said, "I have eaten buns later. I will go back to my house and put on my official uniform. We can go there. Today, the emperor has nothing to do, so I can mention this matter to the emperor."
Cai Jing said: "Well, that's the best."
"Taishi, how do you make the buns from the imperial family? Why am I not tired of eating them?" Gao Qiu said, with a look of drooling on his face.
Cai Jing laughed and said, "This is a secret. I can't tell you, otherwise you won't come to my mansion in the future."
"Hahaha! The Grand Master is so funny." Gao Qiu said.
When Xia Bolong heard the conversation between Cai Jing and Gao Qiu, he knew that the buns they were talking about were the crab roe buns he had eaten a few days ago. The buns tasted so hard that they could linger.
There are two major delicacies in Cai’s Mansion, one is crab roe buns and the other is quail soup. These two are also Cai Jing’s favorite food.
Xia Bolong has lived in Cai’s Mansion for a while, so he can say that he knows a little about everything. Take this quail soup for example. Cai Jing had to kill 300 quails with a meal of quail soup. It can be said that he is a super killer of wild animals.
Cai Jing also liked to treat guests with crab roe buns. A meal cost 1,300 stags of money, which was equivalent to the total living expenses of the fifty middle-class families at that time.
Xia Bolong also heard some things from his servants: A scholar in Bianliang, Tokyo bought a concubine. This concubine used to work in the kitchen bun group of Cai Mansion and was responsible for making buns for Cai Jing.
One day, this scholar might have a whim and told this concubine, "Show me your skills, and I also want to taste what the buns in the Grand Master's Mansion tastes."
My concubine said she didn’t know how to do it. The scholar was very shocked and said, “Why can you not? Didn’t you be responsible for making buns in the Taishi Mansion? My concubine said that there are dozens of people in the Taishi Mansion’s kitchen bun group, and I was just there to be responsible for cutting scallions there.
At first, Xia Bolong didn't believe it after hearing it. So he went to the kitchen specifically and saw a huge kitchen staff. The chefs in the kitchen were all beautiful women with medium-sized appearances. These beauties had different divisions of labor, but they all did the same things, which shows how luxurious Cai Jing's life is.
Xia Bolong sat on the seat and heard something about Cai Jing and Gao Qiu. He was not interested in listening, so his eyes circled around the room.
Xia Bolong saw that Cai Jing's study was full of calligraphy he wrote. When he looked at the calligraphy, he felt that the more he looked, the more he became more and more attractive. Before he knew it, he was deeply attracted by Cai Jing's calligraphy.
"Grandma, Cai Jing is indeed a great calligrapher. Even I, who doesn't know much about calligraphy, can be fascinated by it. Don't say that I understand calligraphy so well." Xia Bolong said to himself.
After a long time, Cai Fu finally brought two kinds of delicious food from the Cai Mansion.
Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and Xia Bolong all had a good meal, and then Gao Qiu went home to change his official uniform.
After Gao Qiu left, Cai Jing said to Xia Bolong: "Bolong, follow Gao Taiwei to learn everything. Gao Taiwei has been with the emperor for some time. He has changed from a rogue in the market to a Taiwei. You must understand the truth about this."
Xia Bolong nodded on the surface, but felt very unhappy because he hated Gao Qiu. Gao Qiu did all the bad things and forced many people to go to Liangshan.
"When I gain a foothold in the capital, I don't see that I will find an opportunity to get Gao Qiu off the stage in front of the emperor!" Xia Bolong thought to himself.
"You go and change your decent clothes and wait for me in front of the mansion. Let's go to the palace together to meet the emperor." Cai Jing said.
Xia Bolong said: "Yes, Prime Minister!"
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It was around ten o'clock noon, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu led Xia Bolong into the palace.
The greatness of the palace made Xia Bolong feel uninspiring, at least it was bigger than what he saw when he went to Kaifeng to play in modern times.
When it comes to Kaifeng, Xia Bolong is very angry.
Kaifeng is an ancient capital, but in modern times, except for the new district, other places are a bit dilapidated and not well protected. Apart from those famous tourist spots, there is nothing to be seen. Xia Bolong once went to Kaifeng once, but he didn't want to go to the second time. Although he had tourism resources, it could not be equated with the ancient Bianliang.
Bianliang was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was prosperous.
In 1 AD, the world's political, economic and cultural center was in Rome. By 1110 AD, the world's political, economic and cultural center was in Bianliang. By 2010 AD, the world's political, economic and cultural center was in New York.
Xia Bolong once surveyed three cities online. Of course, Kaifeng must be the last one. The reason is very simple and I don’t know how to protect it. (I’ve talked a little bit nonsense, haha, please forgive me.)
After entering the palace, Xia Bolong saw a three-step whistle and a five-step staircase. He guarded the palace strictly, and the imperial guards were also well-equipped, many times better than the local troops he saw outside the country.
After arriving at the imperial study room where the emperor was, Cai Jing asked Xia Bolong to wait outside the imperial study room. He and Gao Qiu walked into the imperial study room together.
Xia Bolong stood outside the imperial study room and saw four imperial guards standing beside him, so he bowed and said to them: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work!"
Seeing that Xia Bolong was with Cai Jing and Gao Qiu, the soldiers dared not offend him, so they responded: "Brother, thank you for your hard work."
Seeing that these people were not speaking sincerely, Xia Bolong no longer paid attention to it, so he waited quietly outside the imperial study room.
After a while, a father-in-law walked out of the imperial study room.
As soon as the father-in-law left the door, he said loudly: "The emperor has an order to Xuan Xia Bolong to meet him!"
As soon as Xia Bolong heard the father-in-law's words, he calmed down and walked straight into the imperial study.
As soon as Xia Bolong took a step, he was stopped by the father-in-law and said sarcastically: "Why don't you thank me? Thank me for my thank me and then go in!"
"Thank you?"
Xia Bolong's mind changed, and immediately followed the way on TV, knelt on the ground, shouting loudly: "Grandman Xia Bolong, thank you Lord Long."
"Well, get up, come in with me." The father-in-law said justice.
Xia Bolong said: "Thank you, Eunuch."
"Well? We met for the first time, how did you know that the family surname Xie?" asked the father-in-law.
Xia Bolong's face was embarrassed. He didn't know that the dead eunuch's surname was Xie, but he just thanked his father-in-law.
"Oh, I often hear the Grand Master mention it, saying that Eunuch Xie is a popular person in front of the emperor, so Caomin boldly guessed it and called out, hoping that Eunuch Xie would not blame him." Xia Bolong said with a sudden inspiration.
Xie Eunuch said: "How could the Sa family blame you? Come in with the Sa family."
Xia Bolong followed Eunuch Xie into the imperial study room. Eunuch Xie whispered to Xia Bolong: "Brother Xia, the Grand Master and the Grand Marshal strongly recommend you. It seems that you have used a lot of money? If you are attracted by the emperor and become prosperous in the future, don't forget to Sajia?"
Xia Bolong couldn't help but curse in his heart: "Fuck? Fuck! Do you think this is the emperor's choice of a concubine, but I still like it, but I didn't use any money. It was Cai Jing and Gao Qiu who insisted on pushing me to the emperor. You are an old eunuch. Since you call me brothers, you have lost the thing in your crotch, how can you be considered a man? Bah!"
Xia Bolong thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say that, so he complimented: "Grandpa Xie, don't worry, as long as Eunuch Xie speaks more beautifully in front of the emperor. In the future, I will naturally be able to gain the benefits of Eunuch Xie."
Eunuch Xie laughed and said, "Sa's surname Xie, and the single name is added to the character, and your brother of the Sa's family will be here in the future."
"How dare I call my father-in-law and brother directly? I still call me father-in-law, so I look more decent. The word "brother-in-law" is known to me, I know, heaven and earth. Therefore, I will keep my father-in-law in my heart all the time." Xia Bolong said.
"Well, hehe. Brother Xia, when you meet the emperor, remember not to say anything. When the emperor asks you, you will talk. Remember, you should not say what you shouldn't say, don't say it. Do you know?" Eunuch Xie ordered in a low voice.
Xia Bolong nodded and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, this little brother understands."
After saying this, Eunuch Xie led Xia Bolong straight to the imperial study room.
Turning a screen, Eunuch Xie whispered: "Look down, don't look straight at the emperor, don't let you look up, you must not look around."
Xia Bolong nodded.
"Your Majesty, Xia Bolong brings you here." Eunuch Xie immediately said loudly.
Chapter completed!