Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 1059 1045 [Walking on the Snow at Gyeongbokgung Palace]

Seoul Grand Hotel has a long history and luxurious facilities.
In the past life, South Korea filmed a very famous TV series "Hotelier" and "Winter Sonata", which were both shot in this hotel.

Du Yongxiao checked into the hotel accompanied by Li Jianxi.

Li Jianxi was very thoughtful and directly arranged a presidential suite. For him, a big shot of Du Yongxiao's level could certainly enjoy such treatment.

It was not the first time that the hotel received VIPs, but it was the first time that a Chinese person stayed in the presidential suite.

In their impression, Chinese people are very poor. Even when they come to Korea for tourism, they will stay in the cheapest suites. They will even take away towels, toothbrushes, slippers and other items in the guest rooms when they leave.

When the hotel's private butler saw Du Yongxiao, he was immediately impressed by Du Yongxiao's superior aura. He felt that although this guest was very young, he had a strong aura, even comparable to the foreign dignitaries he had served.

Du Yongxiao appears gentle on the surface, but is actually very arrogant. When Li Jianxi at the front desk was helping them check in, the receptionist looked at them with disdain when she heard that they were Chinese, which Du Yongxiao noticed.

So after the formal contact, Du Yongxiao did not treat these Koreans well. Such a concentrated aura was not something that ordinary people could withstand, let alone the private butlers who served them. Even the knowledgeable hotel lobby manager felt suffocated in front of him and felt breathless. He thought that Du Yongxiao's eyes were so bright that they could kill people.

After checking into the room, Li Jianxi said goodbye and left, asking Du Yongxiao and the others to have a good rest and adjust to the jet lag.

Du Yongxiao did not try to keep him, as everyone knew that they had just met and there was a long way to go.

After all, it is a five-star hotel with complete facilities and considerate service.

Accompanied by Yan Xiong and Zhuang Dingxian, Du Yongxiao first went to the hotel hot spring for a comfortable bath, and then had a unique Korean SPA.

At this time, Jiang Ling'er was still doing skin care, so Du Yongxiao and Yan Xiong ate something and went back to sleep.

About an hour later, Du Yongxiao felt someone tiptoeing towards him, and he smelled a scent of beauty treatments at the corners of his nose. He knew without a second thought that it was Jiang Ling'er returning.

Jiang Ling'er took off her clothes, crawled into Du Yongxiao's bed like a little white rabbit, and hugged Du Yongxiao from behind.

Du Yongxiao felt that she was a little cold and felt sorry for her, so he turned around and took the initiative to hug Jiang Ling'er to warm her up.

Jiang Ling'er playfully rubbed Du Yongxiao's cheek with her nose and whispered, "I'm so happy."

Du Yongxiao smiled and said, "Go to sleep. We have to go on an inspection tomorrow."

Jiang Ling'er squirmed in his arms, then bit Du Yongxiao's earlobe with her teeth and whispered, "I want it."

"What a ghost!" Du Yongxiao said, "You and I are here to do business, not to do anything else..."

"Hehe!" Jiang Ling'er smiled charmingly, her body shaking in Du Yongxiao's arms, "It's okay to do bad things occasionally, isn't it?" After saying that, she launched an attack on Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao-——
It was quickly captured.

……

Lee Gun-hee is worthy of being the future "Lee Taejong" of Samsung Group.

The next day, he did not come to the Seoul Hotel again until three o'clock in the afternoon. After meeting Du Yongxiao, he told Du Yongxiao that he had temporarily arranged the itinerary. It was not to inspect the Samsung factory, but to travel to Gyeongbokgung Palace, and he would act as a tour guide throughout the trip.

Du Yongxiao understood Li Jianxi's intention, and played the role of a good host to let Du Yongxiao have fun, relax, and be less alert, so that he could play the emotional card in the subsequent inspection and negotiation.

Gyeongbokgung Palace is the most famous ancient building in South Korea and the pride of Koreans. In the past, many Korean dramas basically had the presence of Gyeongbokgung Palace, so much so that Koreans regard Gyeongbokgung Palace as a national treasure. If anyone, including foreigners, says something bad about Gyeongbokgung Palace, they will get angry and say that you don’t understand Korean history and don’t know how to appreciate it.

Du Yongxiao was actually not very interested in Gyeongbokgung Palace. He already knew what it was through TV in his previous life.

However, as a woman, Jiang Ling'er couldn't help but be attracted when she heard about the famous Gyeongbokgung Palace. Yan Xiong and Zhuang Dingxian were also very curious and wondered what this "royal palace" of Korea looked like.

Seeing the curious looks on the three people's faces, Du Yongxiao really wanted to tell them that he was just a sixth-rate guy, but he didn't say it in the end and swallowed it. As a distinguished guest, he must of course respect Li Jianxi.

Since it was recommended by Li Jianxi, of course I have to go and take a look.

Li Jianxi did not bring his family this time, but only a driver and two bodyguards.

In this way, the group drove to Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Soon the convoy arrived at Gwanghwamun, a landmark building in the center of Seoul.

This ancient gate tower has a history of about 600 years. The landscapes on both sides are in sharp contrast. On one side are modern buildings, and on the other side are classical palaces. This gate seems to connect history and reality. On the side of the classical palace is Gyeongbokgung Palace where Du Yongxiao and his friends are going.

"Mr. Du, we're here!" Li Jianxi invited Du Yongxiao and others to get out of the car.

We walked on the broken snow towards Gyeongbokgung Palace. It was around four o'clock in the afternoon and there were not many tourists. Only a few foreign Korean tourists were "checking in" here and taking pictures with bulky cameras. Looking around, the entire Gyeongbokgung Palace seemed very deserted.

Du Yongxiao was already familiar with Gyeongbokgung Palace. Looking at the slightly low and somewhat downgraded "small Forbidden City" in front of him, he couldn't help but laugh. He felt that Koreans were really boastful. They dared to compare this building with the Forbidden City of China? No matter how you look at it, it looks like a row of buildings in the home of a country landlord.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the walled city. The Forbidden City has a two or three meter high red wall, which is solemn and majestic. The walled city of Gyeongbokgung Palace - to be precise, it should be a perimeter wall. An adult can just climb over it!
What the hell is this?

There are also rumors of a magnificent palace, but it doesn't seem magnificent at all. It looks more like the county and government offices that have been preserved in China.

"Shit, this is Gyeongbokgung Palace? Are all the people living here from Lilliput? The wall is so low? The palace is so small?" Yan Xiong blinked his triangular eyes and blurted out as he looked at everything in front of him. "It doesn't look even as big as the courtyard of the landlord's house in my hometown!"

Yan Xiong is a mature and prudent man. The fact that he couldn't help but complain shows how disappointing the Gyeongbokgung Palace is.

Li Jianxi didn't understand Chinese, so he looked at Yan Xiong, not understanding what he was saying.

The Korean translator heard it clearly but felt embarrassed and didn't know whether he should translate it.

Du Yongxiao said, "He was praising the beautiful scenery before him. It was very spectacular."

The translator then breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly translated Du Yongxiao's words.

Li Jianxi was very happy when he heard this.

He had a purpose in bringing Du Yongxiao and the others to Gyeongbokgung Palace as the first stop.

Gyeongbokgung was the royal palace in ancient Korea, where the kings of Korea lived. It is magnificent and imposing. Li Jianxi wants to use the royal aura of the ancient building to shock Du Yongxiao and others, make them feel the greatness of Korea, and thus take the initiative in future negotiations.

Who would have thought that the Jingfu Palace in front of them would have the opposite effect.

Needless to say, Du Yongxiao had seen the Forbidden City, and the Gyeongbokgung Palace before him could only be compared to the toilet in the Forbidden City.

Yan Xiong is old and has seen big scenes in his hometown. He feels that the Jingfu Palace in front of him is not as big as the courtyard of the local landlord.

Zhuang Dingxian looked at what was in front of him. He was not very interested in the scenery, so he did not have any emotional fluctuations.

The only one who was interested in Gyeongbokgung Palace was Jiang Ling'er. She looked at the beautiful scenery in front of her and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

It's no wonder, women are emotional animals, even seeing a few stones or a river can cause them to burst into emotion and emit brain waves. "Excuse me! This is the most famous ancient royal palace in Korea. I was also amazed when I saw it for the first time!" Li Jianxi said proudly.

Du Yongxiao nodded, put his hands behind his back and said nothing.

Yan Xiong rolled his eyes.

Zhuang Dingxian remained indifferent.

Jiang Ling'er had already run over to find someone to take a photo.

"This Gyeongbokgung Palace was built in 1395. The name of the palace was taken from "The Book of Songs·Daya·Ji Zui": "I am drunk with wine, I am full of virtue; may the gentleman live for ten thousand years, and may you enjoy great happiness." Li Jianxi had done his homework before coming here. Since he was going to be Du Yongxiao's tour guide, of course he had to memorize some history.

Du Yongxiao watched Li Jianxi quibbling over and over as he introduced the palace, and felt that it was really difficult for him.

In front of Gwanghwamun, there are changing of guard ceremonies at different times. The guards follow commands, wear uniform clothes, and march in step to change shifts.

Du Yongxiao and his friends watched the changing of guards for a while, and then entered Gwanghwamun under the guidance of Li Jianxi.

Next is Heungnyemun, which was the location of the Governor-General's Office of Korea during the Japanese colonial period in the early 20th century.

Li Jianxi told Du Yongxiao that many buildings in Gyeongbokgung Palace were demolished at that time, and many of them are now newly built.

Du Yongxiao nodded when he heard this and thought to himself, to put it bluntly, it is also an imitation of an ancient building.

Continuing to go deeper inside, we found the Qinzheng Hall.

At this moment, a group of people gathered here, and sounds kept coming out. It turned out that someone was filming here.

A bearded director sat next to the camera and yelled at the actors, asking them to pay more attention and shoot the next scene well.

Looking at the actors again, they are all wearing ancient Korean costumes. It turns out that the movie they are filming is about King Taejong of Joseon, Lee Bang-won.

The story of King Taejong of Joseon is somewhat similar to that of Emperor Yongle of China's Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di. He also seized the throne from his nephew. He was a ruthless and heroic figure and was greatly admired by Koreans. In the future, Koreans made many movies and TV series about him.

Li Jianxi obviously admired King Taizong very much. When he introduced the story of this king to Du Yongxiao, his eyes were full of reverence and he even wanted to hold the horse and whip for this king to express his admiration.

The filming started here.

Seeing that Du Yongxiao didn't seem interested in filming, Li Jianxi took him to visit other places.

Yan Xiong complained to Zhuang Dingxian: "See? These Koreans are so petty that they are reluctant to use tall horses when filming, and instead use mules!" He pointed to the front.

Zhuang Dingxian looked at it and said, "Maybe mules are popular here?"

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"Mr. Du, over there is a place for taking photos. Why don't you wear a traditional costume and take a photo. At least you will have been to Gyeongbokgung Palace. What do you think?" Li Jianxi saw that Du Yongxiao didn't say much along the way and felt that he couldn't figure out what Du Yongxiao was thinking. So he wanted to make him happy and pointed to the photo spot in front.

Du Yongxiao looked and saw many people not far away choosing ancient Korean costumes. Men and women dressed up beautifully and took pictures around Gyeongbokgung Palace. Some brought their own cameras and were looking for celebrities everywhere.

Du Yongxiao couldn't help but smile. It seemed that people in any era would have business acumen. It turned out that this kind of retro outfit had been used by celebrities for taking photos for a long time.

Li Jianxi had been paying attention to the changes in Du Yongxiao's expression. When he saw Du Yongxiao suddenly laugh, he thought he was interested in this suggestion, so he immediately called his men, "Go, make some arrangements. Mr. Du needs to change his clothes for a photo shoot!"

"Yes! President!"

The two bodyguards had rarely found a place to show their skills along the way, so they immediately stepped forward to drive away the other customers and told the boss that a distinguished guest wanted to try on clothes and take photos, so they would take care of the place.

It was the first time for the stall owner to encounter such a thing. Just as he was about to speak, the bodyguard stuffed a wad of money in his hand and asked him, "Do you understand?"

"I understand!" The boss is a wise man who knows the times.

Du Yongxiao didn't want to bother at first, but seeing Li Jianxi's expectant eyes, he had to agree. He turned around and pointed at the Korean ancient costumes to Jiang Ling'er, Yan Xiong and the others and said, "Everyone choose one set, take a photo, and keep it as a souvenir."

Jiang Ling'er was the first one to jump for joy.

Although Yan Xiong looked down on Gyeongbokgung Palace, he was still willing to wear ancient costumes and take photos for free.

Zhuang Dingxian simply regarded this as an order from Du Yongxiao. Since the boss gave the order, of course he had to obey.

The three of them walked over to choose clothes.

Although these North Koreans are arrogant, their clothing designs are still okay. However, most of their ancient costumes are copied from ancient Chinese costumes, especially those from the Ming Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, Korea has been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years. The highest level here can only call himself "King" but not "Emperor". The king's robe also has a four-clawed golden dragon and he dare not exceed the rules and make it five-clawed.

There was also the great devil Toyotomi Hideyoshi who unified Japan at that time and launched an army of 140,000 to invade Korea, which is known in history as the "Imjin Japanese Invasion". The King of Korea hurriedly sent people to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Wanli mobilized troops to help Korea resist the invasion and eventually drove away the Japanese pirates, making the King of Korea grateful to the Ming Dynasty. He claimed that he would be loyal to the Ming Dynasty all his life and be the grandson of the Ming Dynasty.

Jiang Ling'er is a girl, so of course the clothes she chose were for queens, concubines, and the like.

I don’t know why she chose Concubine Bin in the end.

Maybe in her heart, she was almost like Concubine Bin next to Du Yongxiao, and the position of queen belonged only to Guan Jiahui.

Yan Xiong's triangular eyes flickered, and he finally chose a set of clothes suitable for the chief minister, which belonged to a civil official.

According to Li Jianxi, this set of clothes corresponds to the prime minister of ancient Korea.

Yan Xiong, with a big belly, was very satisfied after putting on his clothes and official hat. He felt like he had really become a prime minister. He patted his belly and thought - a prime minister's belly is big enough to hold a boat.

Zhuang Dingxian was more simple and simply chose a set of clothes that only warriors would wear.

After seeing it, Li Jianxi said that the character corresponding to this set of clothes is the famous "Yi Sun-sin", who is recognized as the "God of War" by the Koreans.

When it was Du Yongxiao's turn, Li Jianxi took the initiative to suggest that Du Yongxiao try on the clothes of the King of Korea, saying that Du Yongxiao had an extraordinary temperament and would look great in the royal clothes.

Du Yongxiao just wanted to join in the fun, so he didn't think much about it and went to a nearby dressing room to change into the clothes of the King of Korea.

This suit imitated the royal clothing of the Ming Dynasty, and it fit Du Yongxiao very well and was very comfortable to wear.

Du Yongxiao was in the dressing room, looking at himself in the mirror. He was wearing a dragon robe, which was decorated with gold and silver threads, thick silk, and had a four-clawed golden dragon embroidered on it that sparkled brightly. The self in the mirror really looked like a prince from ancient times, with an awe-inspiring, majestic and domineering aura.

Du Yongxiao pinched his chin, shook his head and said, "Too exaggerated!" After that, he turned around, lifted the curtain and walked out.

(End of this chapter)