Xiao Yuanche, Guo Baiyi, and Huang Kuijia also left the hall after they left. Xiao Yuanche asked Huang Kuijia to drive, and Guo Baiyi rode with him.
In the car, Xiao Yuanche looked at Guo Baiyi as if pointing something out, and suddenly said: "How?"
Guo Baiyi thought for a while and then said slowly: "Judging from his ability to tell the truth to the lord about this matter and his attitude towards the emperor, Su Ling is still a pure man with no distracting thoughts. My lord, this person
It should be reused!”
Xiao Yuanche lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked calmly: "Then tell Boning to withdraw the secret guards?"
Guo Baiyi was startled at first, then thought for a while, nodded and said: "The last time my lord told him to withdraw the secret guards, I thought he had already withdrawn, but it turned out that I was just comforting him."
Xiao Yuanche seemed to hear something in Guo Baiyi's words, and then he laughed, patted Guo Baiyi's shoulder and said: "Baiyi doesn't have to think so much. After all, we know very little about Su Ling. It's natural for you and me to get along with each other."
There is no need for these.”
Guo Baiyi nodded lightly.
Xiao Yuanche then said: "Then go back and tell Boning to withdraw."
Guo Baiyi was about to nod.
Xiao Yuanche suddenly said in a deep voice: "Don't withdraw completely, leave two. It's also good to protect him."
Guo Baiyi sighed in his heart and nodded slightly.
............
Su Ling followed the little yellow gate and walked for a long time before he saw the high wall of the palace. Su Ling was a little bored, so he started chatting with the little yellow gate, bared his teeth and put on a harmless smile and said:
"My father-in-law, your surname is noble."
How could the little Huangmen not know the big tree behind the master? He bowed hurriedly and said: "Our family... our surname is He."
Su Ling smiled with a smile on his face, nodded and said: "Oh, it's Mr. He. The Longtai Forbidden Palace in Kyoto is so majestic. You can't even see the top of the palace walls..."
But I smiled secretly in my heart, I have turned it over a few times...
Eunuch He knew that Su Ling was someone close to Xiao Yuanche, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him, and bowed again: "It wasn't like this before. I heard from Manager Qi that our palace used to be even more magnificent, and even more beautiful than it is now.
I don’t know how much it was the emperor, but Wang Xi made a rebellion and burned down Longtai City. Lord Sikong invited the emperor back to Longtai, and it was Si Kong who
Master Kong was very loyal and built countless palaces to make the emperor's life comfortable. Now the inner city has become Dauchi. Sikong also gathered the people of Kyoto, registered them, and encouraged them to farm and build private houses outside the inner city.
, gradually the outer city also gained scale, and after these years, Longtai has returned to its former prosperity."
Su Ling nodded and thought to himself, this is the essential difference between Xiao Yuanche and Wang Xi. Wang Xi has no common people in his heart, but Xiao Yuanche has really done a lot of good things.
The two chatted for a while, and the young Eunuch He became familiar with Su Ling. He was no longer restrained and seemed to be smart and worldly. Su Ling laughed and said: "Little Eunuch He, you are very good. I think Qi Fengzhang will retreat in the future.
, his position should be
Yours!" Little Eunuch He quickly waved his hands and said: "We are small fish and shrimps, naturally we can't have such unreasonable thoughts. I just hope that Su Caopu will speak louder in the future and remember in his heart that there used to be a little boy named He.
Huangmen has also had a heart-to-heart talk with you!"
Su Ling nodded and said, "That's natural!"
Just as they were talking, the two of them arrived at the gate of the inner city. There were already people waiting here.
Su Ling knows Qi Shizhai, an old acquaintance.
Qi Shizhai glanced at Xiao Huangmen, who had just had a lively chat with Su Ling.
The little Huangmen surnamed He trembled, bowed his head and stepped aside.
Su Ling pretended to be familiar with him, walked up and put his arms around Qi Shizhai, laughing loudly and saying: "Qi Fengzhang was waiting for me here. I am not familiar with this palace, and I feel familiar when I see you."
He lost his backbone, haha, Qi Fengzhang, where is the emperor?"
Qi Shizhai was not used to Su Ling's sudden intimacy and felt quite embarrassed.
But he also knew that the power behind this master was not easy to offend. What's more, if he met the emperor, said a few words to please the emperor, walked out of the palace, changed his identity, and was promoted to an official position, he couldn't afford to offend him.
Qi Shizhai had no choice but to let him put his arm around his shoulders and said with a fake smile on his face: "Su Gongfeng is a nostalgic person. He and our family just like each other. We like each other..."
He whispered in Su Ling's ear as if mysteriously: "The emperor is waiting in the palace. It's your first time entering the palace. I specially asked the old slave to come to greet you. If there are others, I'm afraid they will be waiting at the small yellow gate at most."
....."
Su Ling patted Qi Shizhai on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Isn't that Qi Fengzhang's credit for supporting this boy?"
Qi Shizhai felt very pleased with his smooth beard.
Qi Shizhai waved his hands with a smile on his face, then turned around and the smile disappeared without a trace. He said in a deep voice to Xiao Huangmen named He: "Why did you come back alone? Where did I go with you?"
The little Huangmen trembled, opened his mouth, and after being stunned for a while, he replied in a low voice: "Eunuch Yang is down-to-earth and loyal. Lord Sikong said that he liked him very much, so he stayed in the Sikong Mansion and asked me to report back."
Qi Shizhai was stunned at first, knowing something in his heart, but he was helpless and could only sigh secretly, then nodded and said: "Then you go, I will accompany Su Cao to meet the emperor."
Su Ling pretended to be impatient, laughed and said: "Then we have Lao Qifengzhang, let's walk. This is the first time I have entered the palace during the day, and I can't wait to appreciate the palace's style!"
"Walk, walk!"
With that said, the two of them walked towards the palace arm in arm.
It is said that there are nine thousand nine hundred halls and nine thousand nine hundred corridors. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is almost the same when you think about it.
Liu Duannai was the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. Although he was actually a puppet, this emperor's majesty, superficial grandeur, grandeur and luxury were not sloppy at all.
Su Ling was led by Qi Shizhai, turning left and right. He didn't know how many palaces and courtyards he walked through. He just felt that there were endless corridors and steps. Su Ling was so tired that he could only breathe. Qi Shizhai laughed and said: "
Mr. Su is back for the first time. In fact, this place is not far from the Emperor's arrival. Are you tired?"
Su Ling waved her hands and said: "It's nothing to be tired. It's just that there are so many steps that make people speechless. Why are there so many steps in the palace and they are directly built into a flat road? Wouldn't it be easier to walk?"
Qi Shizhai laughed and said in a condescending manner: "This is a secret, and most people cannot talk about it, but Mr. Su is a member of his own family, so of course he can tell me... To be honest, there are fewer steps on the road in the palace and more steps.
, this is to prevent palace changes, and besides, the Holy Father can feel at ease living with him, right?"
Su Ling was a little confused and asked: "Palace changes? Can building stairs prevent palace changes?"
Qi Shizhai nodded and said: "That's right. If a large group of people and horses attack, first of all, the cavalry on the steps will be useless. Our Dajin Dynasty suffered a lot of disasters from the Shaliang group of horses back then!"
Su Ling secretly laughed in her heart, she was bitten by a snake once and feared the rope for ten years!
Qi Shizhai added: "Also, if we walk, the road will be flat. The higher the steps, the slower the infantry will walk. The Yulin Guards in the palace can also stay high and defend."
Su Ling laughed loudly and said: "The person who designed this is really a talent. It is really wonderful. It's just that there are too many steps... Something is really wrong. They are tired, and we are tired too...
..."
Qi Shizhai felt that his fuss was just to show off, so he smiled lightly and said, "Is this considered too much? The steps outside the Longhuang Palace where our emperor spent his early dynasty are the most numerous places in the entire palace..."
Then he pretended to be mysterious and said: "Su Caoyu. How about guessing how many steps there are?"
Su Ling shrugged his shoulders and said, "How can I guess?"
Qi Shizhai seemed to be showing off, and said in a slightly louder voice: "There are nine hundred and fifty steps in total."
When Su Ling heard this, she was indeed a little surprised. She felt that building so many steps was really a bit confusing, but she didn't dare to say it.
The Emperor couldn't handle Sikong, so there was nothing wrong with him building more steps to give him a sense of presence... He pretended to be surprised, and said teasingly: "How many? Nine hundred and five... Why not two hundred and five?"
"
Qi Shizhai didn't understand, thinking that he was suppressed by the aura of the palace, so that he could be more easily subdued.
He then laughed and said: "That's natural, nine hundred and five, which symbolizes the emperor's ninety-five supremes. I just don't know what to mean by two hundred and five."
Su Ling can't tell the truth. Well... two hundred and five, that is, all the people in the world are the people of the Holy One. Son of Zitong, of course I mean the Holy One himself... son... mine.
......."
Lidya Su somewhat admired what a damn talent he was.
Qi Shizhai didn't know, but he was very satisfied with what he said. He thought to himself that although Su Ling appeared to be Xiao Yuanche's, Xiao Yuanche and his group treated the people in the palace with little regard.
In eyes.
Only Su Ling saw that I was so close and said that all the people in the world belonged to the Holy One. It seemed that he really had a chance to fight for it, and he couldn't help but feel more tempted to win over me.
Thinking of this, he wanted to make a good deal with him. Qi Shizhai lowered his voice and said: "Master Su, this is your first time meeting His Majesty. Do you know His Majesty's rules?"
Su Ling thought to himself, old fox, I'm afraid you won't tell me.
So he pretended to be asking for advice humbly and said, "I hope Qi Fengzhang will not hesitate to give me some advice."
Qi Shizhai waved his hand and hurriedly said that he didn't dare to give me any advice. He just wanted to explain a few words for Su Ling's sake.
He then said seriously: "Our emperor is only in his twenties now. Although he is young, he is of good moral character. He treats talented people like Mr. Xiang Su with great courtesy. Our emperor likes others to dig into their hearts."
Master Su talks to him. If so, he will naturally take a step higher. Master Su knows this and wants to speak everything he knows."
Su Ling secretly cursed, you old yin, if I really believe your nonsense, you can easily lie to me, right?
Do you really think I'm a rookie?
He nodded vigorously, pretending to be deeply convinced.
Qi Shizhai added: "But the emperor has been a nobleman since he was a child, so he doesn't like people without etiquette. When meeting the emperor, you still have to have the etiquette. Kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times is naturally indispensable..."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Su Ling as if pointing something out.
Su Ling laughed, and Quan responded.
Qi Shizhai then added with a smile: "Also, don't speak when the emperor has not asked you to speak. Master Su must know this."
Su Ling nodded hurriedly, pretending to be grateful.
Qi Shizhai then pulled Su Ling closer.
Su Ling had goosebumps all over her body. If it wasn't for the occasion, she might have kicked the old eunuch aside.
Qi Shizhai then pretended to be mysterious and said solemnly: "However, there are still two big taboos in front of the emperor. We are in love, so I might as well tell Cao Yu first."
When Su Ling heard this, he looked like he was asking for advice humbly: "Big taboo? What big taboo? Thank you Qi Fengzhang for telling me!"
Qi Shizhai lowered his voice and said: "First, don't mention the incident of Wang Xi. Second, don't mention the incident of King Hongyi."
Su Ling thought to himself, this is true. After all, he is an emperor, and he must have dignity.
The days when Wang Xi was used as a puppet were really unbearable to look back on and it was an insult to the royal family.
Another thing is that Liu Duan's throne was somewhat unfair in the final analysis. It was Wang Xi who deposed the Young Emperor of Jin as King Hongnong, and he became the emperor. Now Wang Xi has become a national thief, and the emperor established by this national thief is...
..
After thinking about it, Su Ling nodded and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Qi, for reminding me. Su Ling has remembered this friendship."
Qi Shizhai felt that Su Ling was quite knowledgeable, so he waved his hand and said: "Su Caoyu has a bright future. When he becomes prosperous, don't forget the old slave's heartfelt words!"
Su Ling wholeheartedly agreed.
The two walked for a while, and in front of them was a palace that was not very big. Qi Shizhai stopped and said, "Su Caopu, we are right in front of you. Please stay and wait until the old slave goes to report. Then you can enter the palace to see the saint."
Su Ling said "please" with a smile.
Qi Shizhai walked into the palace. After a while, Qi Shizhai's old male duck voice came from the palace: "Xuan, the West Cao of Sikong Mansion has sent Su Ling into the palace..."
After Su Ling heard this, he held his head high and strode into the palace.
The palace is not very big and the lighting is not very good, but the candles and palace lanterns in the palace illuminate very brightly.
Su Ling walked into the hall and saw a young man sitting behind the Long Bookcase. He was quite handsome, wearing casual clothes, like a scholar, but his eyes had a depth that was not commensurate with his age. There was no trace of it on his face.
Sad and happy. I thought that I didn't look carefully that night. This man had quite the appearance of an emperor.
Thinking of this, Su Ling cupped his hands and said loudly: "Wei Chen, Cao Su Ling from the West of Sikong Mansion, has met the Holy One."
Qi Shizhai was stunned when he heard the words. He knelt down and kowtowed three times as he had just explained. What he promised was not smooth and straightforward. Why did he act like this when he came in? He couldn't help but rebuke: "Bold Su Ling, why don't you meet the emperor?"
kneel."
But I saw Su Ling just looking at Qi Shizhai with a playful smile on his face, as if he could do anything to me.
Before Su Ling could say anything, Jin Emperor Liu Duan waved his hand and said calmly: "Su Qing's family is tired from traveling. This is my first time entering the palace. I'm wearing casual clothes and I'm not in a high court, so I don't have to pay this courtesy.
"
Su Ling happened to get off the donkey along the slope and raised his eyebrows at Qi Shizhai. Then he hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Qi Shizhai's face looked the color of pig liver, but he was not prone to attack.
Liu Duan nodded, walked over from behind the desk, walked up to Su Ling, and looked up and down.
Qi Shizhai was also stunned. He had never seen his emperor treat anyone like this. Even Liu Xuanhan was behaved before.
Su Ling's hair stood up at the sight of him, and she thought to herself that Liu Duan had nothing to do with Longyang. He was like an emperor in history. There were more than one such thing...
Liu Duan looked at Su Ling for a long time, and then a smile slowly appeared on his face. Su Ling's heart was filled with excitement.
Is it really a back mountain?
Liu Duan looked at him for a long time, smiled faintly, and then said: "Only such a talented person can write such a poem. When I meet him today, Su Qing is indeed a talented person!"
Then he turned around and said, "Come on, give me a seat."
When Su Ling saw the little eunuch bringing a chair, he quickly pulled his hand back and sat on the chair.
Liu Duan ordered someone to move his dragon chair over and sit across from Su Ling.
Su Ling was still thinking about the words, how to start chatting with the emperor. He had forgotten this skill before he came to this era.
But then I thought about it, what kind of emperor... In the eyes of us good young people in the new era, the feudal monarchy has long been a backward social form abandoned by history. Even if it exists, in order to cater to development, it has to make compromises.
, establish a constitutional monarchy or something, like the eagle and chicken grains and the neon country.
Isn't he just a leader of an agency, or does he have no real power? The officialdom of his own era is all about flattery, but the essence has been passed down for five thousand years. Can we? He can be fooled by just a few words.
Be adaptable.
Su Ling was thinking about how to deal with this so-called king of a country.
But Liu Duan smiled faintly, his expression was quite approachable and said: "I wonder how Su Qing's family created this Spring River Flower Moonlight Night."
"I copied..."
Su Ling was suffocated and quickly changed her words: "I picked up a pen and scribbled a lot...and then it came out."
I was so surprised that I almost said that I was being stupid... Fortunately, I didn't say that I plagiarized it.
After Liu Duan heard this, if he thought it was not plagiarism, then his reputation would be ruined...
Su Ling could only smile bitterly and said: "That was a joke made by a humble minister, and it does not deserve such praise from the Holy Father."
Liu Duan thought that he was being self-effacing, and he felt that Su Ling was not simple. So he said with some praise: ""It's a joke, it's so talented. If it were written with care, I'd be shocked.
Let’s be human.”
Just as Su Ling was about to speak, Liu Duan waved his hand and said, "You all go down. Mr. Su and I have some poetry matters to discuss. I can't concentrate on studying while you are here."
The young eunuchs and maids in the palace all retreated, leaving only Qi Shizhai standing behind Liu Duan.
Su Ling thought to himself, it seemed that Qi Shizhai was indeed Liu Duan's confidant, and it would not be easy to leave him alone.
Su Ling felt like a bright mirror in her heart, fearing that it would be time to serve the big dishes next.
It's just that whether this big dish is delicious or not, whether it can be eaten or not, whether I want to eat it or not is another matter.
No matter what, he's here anyway, so he can't grease his feet anymore, so he just needs to be careful.