"Three obeisances and nine kowtows are only used in the court, and they are not commonly used. Moreover, today's Wan Sui is impatient and can't wait for you. Besides, this is a family banquet for the emperor. Mr. Chang, you only need to respect your words.
Just don’t look around or say anything, it’s too restrictive and the emperor won’t like it either!”
The eunuch who came from the palace to serve as the chief ceremonial officer spoke warmly in a thin voice.
Concubine Chang is a popular person around the emperor, and the Chang family is very favored by the Holy Spirit. They will not show off in front of such people, not to mention that they already have fifty taels of silver notes in their sleeves, which is equivalent to their
A year's salary has been paid. "The Chang family is worthy of being an aristocratic family. Mr. Chang is really generous. I will have to go to him often if I have something to do in the future."
Chang Xiao was relieved when he heard this. He really couldn't stand it if he had to ask him to kowtow three times and nine times.
Then Chang Xiao was sent to the palace by two eunuchs.
Forbidden City!
Chang Xiao had an impression of this place. He looked down from the viewing platform.
When he saw Tiananmen at the entrance of the Forbidden City, he was very disappointed. He felt that the palace should not be like this. It did not look as majestic as he had imagined.
But when he saw the Forbidden City again, Chang Xiao actually had a thought of reverence that required him to hold his breath.
It turns out that the Forbidden City is so spectacular, so majestic, so majestic, it really has the momentum of a dragon swallowing the world.
There is something whose unique artistic conception can only be felt in the specific environment of that era.
In his previous life, Chang Xiao was used to seeing tall buildings, so naturally he didn't like Tiananmen Square in the Forbidden City, which was not that tall.
There is no real dragon throne in Tiananmen today to control all directions, so naturally the aura of a heavenly dragon is missing.
Therefore, the Forbidden City in the previous life was a tourist attraction, an empty symbol, a body with a lost soul, and a dilapidated corpse. However, the current Forbidden City at Tiananmen Square is a place where no one can approach death.
Chang Xiao followed the two eunuchs and was identified by the guards. Everything on his body that could be used as a murder weapon was searched. He even checked his crotch. If Chang Xiao didn't know better, he would have thought that he was being dragged away by the two father-in-laws.
Jamsil cleanses itself. It seems that it is definitely not easy to bring a pistol into the palace. Although no one has seen that thing, they may not know that it is the murder weapon.
Chang Xiao followed the two eunuchs as they shuttled back and forth in the Forbidden City. Chang Xiao watched the palace guards walking back and forth, with a murderous air everywhere, and he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. This emperor was really a coward. No matter how big the Forbidden City was, it was relatively small.
To the world, it is just a small box. The emperor, who is rich all over the world, was born and died here, and he cannot leave here for the rest of his life?
Walking in the palace, I often laugh and have various feelings. On the roofs of the houses in the palace, there are ridged beasts, which are a row of glazed carvings on the angular ridges in front of the vertical ridges. These auspicious beasts include dragons, phoenixes, and lions.
, Qilin, Pegasus, Seahorse, Suan Ni, Ayu, Xie Zhi, Bullfighting, Xingshi, etc. As he walked with a smile, he always felt that these glazed objects were not dead but alive. When he lowered his head and looked at him, this
This vague feeling makes Chang Xiao feel uncomfortable. It seems that these auspicious beasts are guarding the palace. Chang Xiao came to this palace in the previous life, but without this feeling, the spirituality of these things seems to have long been
It's almost dead.
Chang Xiao didn't understand the rules of the buildings in the White House, especially since these palaces were generally not very different in Chang Xiao's eyes, so he was already a little confused as he walked around. From this point of view, he was not a qualified assassin.
The two eunuchs in front finally stopped and introduced Chang Xiao into a room. It was not very big, elegant and regular, and the layout of the room was very high. The so-called small size was compared to other buildings. There were about three hundred people in this room.
Square, there is a large table and a small table in the middle. The distance between the two tables is ten meters. Both tables are empty.
The two eunuchs pointed at the small table and said with a smile: "Master Chang, just sit here and wait. The imperial concubine will come over when she has some free time. Your Majesty, he is busy with affairs, so he may be able to come, but he may not be able to come."
"Thank you two father-in-law."
The two eunuchs smiled and retreated, leaving Changxiao alone in the room. Of course, the two sword-pressing guards at the door were watching his every move in the room.
Chang Xiao looked at the emperor's table, which was a big table four to five meters wide, and then looked at his own small table, which was three feet square. It looked shabby and humble, and he originally wanted to be with his own.
A cheap uncle was having dinner at the same table, and he had the urge to get drunk with him and fawn over him, but now it seems that it was just an extravagant wish. Chang Xiao secretly sighed in his heart: "It's so awesome to be the emperor! All kinds of awesomeness!"
Chang Xiao wanted to sit on the two stools on the big table and feel the pleasure of sitting on the big table. He looked at the guard at the door, but after all, there was still no one. Finally, he sat back on his small table honestly, just like that.
Looking at the big table eagerly, no one knows what Chang Xiao's psychological activities are at this time. Perhaps using a sentence from later generations, five words can vividly describe his mood at this time...envy, jealousy, and hatred!
Time passed very slowly, Chang Xiao waited for a full three hours, from noon to afternoon, his stomach began to growl non-stop, and then the sound of gentle footsteps came faintly.
Chang, who had been staring at the big table and doing all kinds of disrespectful mental activities, stood up with a smile and suddenly became energetic.
A person slowly walked in from outside, followed by several palace maids.
But it was not the emperor, but a woman in her early twenties. This woman walked very steadily, neither too slow nor too fast. There was a hint of dignity in her reserve that was rare for a young woman. It was hard to imagine a woman in her early twenties.
Being able to have such a gait is the kind of momentum that comes from riding the wind. In contrast, her appearance was ignored by Chang Xiao.
This kind of demeanor is not an imitation of later generations of film and television dramas, but something that comes from the heart, a state that is imprinted deep in the soul. It is the kind of education that has been received since childhood, and is specially cultivated to become such a person.
Yes, perhaps for countless days and nights, this woman has been doing exercises on how to maintain this demeanor, even more tiring and harder than when they stood in military posture and ran around the mountain. It was a kind of torture, until this demeanor
It penetrates into the bones and expresses itself like a flowing cloud.
"You have grown up so much. I remember when I entered the palace, you were still begging me to take you with you with snot in your nose. I remember that at that time, you had just been severely punished by my brother, and your butt was beaten to pieces.
"The faint words revealed a kind of remembrance, a kind of family affection that is neither far nor close. However, the voice always seemed a little far away in Chang Xiao's ears.
Chang Xiao quickly bowed and said: "Chang Xiao has met my aunt!"
Chang Guifei hummed, walked slowly to the big table and sat down, then looked at Chang Xiao, looking up and down. Chang Xiao was rarely looked at like this by a woman who was not much different from him in age.
It felt a little cramped for a while.
Concubine Chang nodded and said: "I have grown up really, and I am a bit stronger now. He does look like a talented person. Well, he is more of a person than my brother. I think about it in a daze, I haven't seen him for four or five years."
We are family members. The last time I saw your dad was four years ago. It was also in autumn, but it was raining outside."
Chang Xiao really doesn’t know how to respond to this. Chang Xiao’s thinking is that I am naturally better than that cheap dad. In the future, I might even sit next to you and enjoy the big table.
The pleasure of looking at other people's small tables and laughing at them, just wait until I become a little widow after I ascend the throne!
"When I say this, I guess my aunt will immediately turn against her, throw the cup and summon three hundred swordsmen to chop her into pulp!"
There was a slight silence in the room, and Concubine Chang said: "Dale, if the emperor comes later, he may test your knowledge of military strategy and military preparation. You must be careful in your response. The emperor must not understand these and can deceive him at will. No.
If you understand, just say it. The Emperor likes people who are straightforward and does not like people who talk nonsense."
Da Le is Chang Xiao's nickname. No one calls her her anymore. Even Chang Xiao's mother changed her name to Xiao'er. Unexpectedly, this aunt still remembers it. Of course Chang Xiao doesn't feel anything. Maybe Mr. Chang will be moved by this.
Chang Xiao quickly and respectfully said yes, but in his heart, he was afraid that the emperor would not understand what I said.
Family affection is a luxury in the imperial family. Concubine Chang may have shown affection just now, but now she has discarded all these emotions. It is not that Concubine Chang is ruthless, but that she has been in the palace for a long time and has been separated from the outside world.
Completely isolated, just like the separation of yin and yang, what kind of family ties can be maintained with relatives who can only see each other once every four or five years? For Concubine Chang, family ties gradually fade away as time goes by, turning into faint traces. Look,
You may think of it when you see this trace, but if you can't see it, you will forget it.
Concubine Chang said again: "I can only give you this opportunity to meet the driver. How far you can go, how high you can fly, and whether the Chang family will be rich in the future depends on you."
Just when Chang Xiao was about to agree, the sound of neat footsteps came from outside. Concubine Chang stood up quickly and whispered: "Dale, the emperor is here. You must be respectful and remember what I just said. It is better to say that you don't know."
The emperor dislikes those who talk nonsense." After saying this, he walked forward and came to the door to wait.
Chang Xiao hurriedly walked to the door and knelt down unwillingly to wait for the driver. He had no choice but to bow his head under the eaves. Chang Xiao's current identity is a commoner, so he would naturally kneel down when he saw the emperor. If he didn't kneel down,
She was probably going to be stabbed. Concubine Chang Guifei had already knelt down at this time.
Chang Xiao now remembered the benefits of equality for everyone. This thing will only be remembered when people are treated unfairly. If Chang Xiao were the emperor, I am afraid that the person who promotes such remarks would be the one he hates the most.
Already.
Different from the "Emperor Arrives" in later film and television works, where the emperor comes and the mountains roar like a tsunami, when Chongzhen arrived, there was no other sound except the footsteps, and there was no such thing as an imperial vehicle that could show the emperor's majesty.
There was only one sedan, a very ordinary sedan. In front of the sedan there were a few eunuchs who quietly and calmly drove away the maids and eunuchs.
Chang Xiao raised his head slightly and took a peek. When he saw this scene, he thought it was not the emperor. Later, Chang Xiao understood that when the emperor arrived, the eunuchs yelled at the top of their lungs. This was basically a movie and TV show.
Editor, what the emperor fears most is to let people know where he has gone. Why, the emperor is afraid of death. Calling out wherever he goes does not mean telling the assassin that I am here and you have come to kill me.
"My dearest concubine!" The voice sounded pretty nice, upright and peaceful. It should be the voice of a scheming person, and he was still very young. The majesty was not too great, and it was different from the voice Chang Xiao imagined.
"This is my nephew. Get up quickly. Concubine Chang Guifei hasn't seen her family for a long time."
Chang Xiao heard the words, stood up respectfully, and stood aside with hands tied. According to the palace etiquette, he was not allowed to look at the emperor at this time. Anyway, he would have time to look, so Chang Xiao couldn't bear to look up.
Then Chang Xiao felt that his body was being peered at by a kind of fluctuation. It was like a fluctuation like Yuantong's Heavenly Eye. No, it was even better than Yuantong's Heavenly Eye. This fluctuation was more intense and penetrating. Under this gaze, Chang Xiao felt that his body was being pierced.
When you pierce through, there is usually nowhere to hide anything. You often laugh and feel horrified!
At this time, an old man who looked like a Taoist priest suddenly walked up behind the emperor and whispered something. The emperor looked surprised, looked up and down, smiled, then smiled, and walked into the house first.
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The old man was originally three meters away from the emperor, but now he was about one meter away, and he couldn't leave him for a moment.
After Chang Guifei entered the house, Chang Xiao also followed, but at this moment he saw that under the instruction of the old man, his poor little table had been moved another three or four meters. He understood that he had cultivated the true energy
I'm afraid that the old man found out about this through some unknown method. He was afraid that he would use magic to hurt the emperor, so he kept a little distance away.
Chang Xiao did not look at the emperor, but secretly glanced at the old man.
It was so fierce that when Chang laughed, he felt pain in his eyes, like needles stinging him. This old man turned out to be something he couldn't even look at.
Chang Xiao was shocked in his heart. He didn’t know what kind of state or existence this was. Chang Xiao then stopped looking at the old man. He didn’t dare to look at it, but he could still clearly see the waist of the old man.
There is a long, crystal-clear ruler hanging, and I don't know what it is used for.