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Chapter 15 The big bad guy appears
Even though it is not the Forbidden City, this palace was very famous in the history of the Ming Dynasty.After the successful restoration of Zhu Qizhen by Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Qiyu of Jingtai was deposed as King of Yin and imprisoned in Xinei until his death.Zhu Houcong, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, devoted himself to mystical cultivation and left the Forbidden City to go to the west to practice Taoism. He changed the name of the west to the Longevity Palace.

The south side is relatively simple. In addition to the altar of sacrifice and the Taimiao, there is only a palace area in the southeast corner.On the surface, it is a place of worship, called Huang Shicheng, and you are not allowed to enter and exit at will.

In fact, this palace is also quite famous. Like the Yan Palace, it is a building left over from the Yuan Dynasty palace and is called Dongyuan.Then something happened that made it famous.

After the Tumubao Incident, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu came to power and imprisoned his brother Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen in Dongyuan. Later, the incident of seizing the gate naturally happened here.After the restoration of Yingzong was successful, he ordered people to spend huge sums of money to transform Dongyuan into a large area. From time to time, he would come here to remember the days when the dragon was trapped in the shallows.

In the Jiajing Dynasty, in order to facilitate worship of Huang Kao, Dongyuan was changed into Huang Shicheng.If there are no time-travelers who change the direction of history, in a few decades the Qing army will enter the customs, and this place will become the residence of Prince Rui Dorgon.

Hong Tao did not complete the entire circle. He did not come out to visit the imperial city. He only had one main purpose, to find suitable craftsmen.If you can ask for it, if you can't ask for it, lend it or borrow it to help yourself make a self-ringing bell.

In this era, if you want to find metal processing craftsmen in the imperial city, you must definitely go to two places, one is the Silver Crafts Bureau and the other is the Internal Affairs Bureau.The former specializes in manufacturing gold and silverware for the royal palace, and there is certainly no shortage of skilled craftsmen; the latter is responsible for royal construction and is equipped with various metal smelting and casting equipment.

"The Minister of Ceremony, Bingbi, the Admiral of Dongchang, Chen Ju, is here to see Mr. Qiansui!"

Just as he was about to sneak into the inner official prison, several eunuchs wearing three mountain crowns, green plain clothes, and white faces suddenly came out from the right.One of the old men took two steps forward and knelt down, clasping his hands and kowtowing.The people behind them also moved in the same direction, but they were slightly farther apart.

"Ah... Eunuch Chen! No, no, please get up quickly!" Although he had known Xiao in the inner palace for 20 years, Hong Tao was still startled by these people's actions. He was stunned for two seconds before he remembered Get off your horse and help him.

It's not because of the sudden appearance, but because the etiquette is a bit too grand.Jishou is basically only used to meet the king. Whether it is appropriate to use it on the prince is a problem that has never been encountered before.

In addition, this person's position is also a bit scary, Admiral of the East Factory!Isn't this the boss in the movie? There doesn't seem to be a positive character at all. They are all cunning, insidious, and ruthless perverts.

"I didn't know His Highness was coming, so I didn't go far to welcome you. I deserve death!" He just helped him up and knelt down again. This time he was more polite and simply devalued himself as a sinner.

"Eunuch Chen, I have never wanted to go to the Chief Eunuch's Prison. I only want to visit the Internal Officials' Prison." Hong Tao wanted to kneel down to see how the chief eunuch would react.But in the end, he still didn't dare to fool around, and pulled the person up again with his arms.

"Wang An, are you aware of your guilt?" This time Chen Ju did not lie down on the ground again. He stood up straight and looked at Wang An with a very ugly look on his face.

"Master Chen, this slave is not doing things well!" Wang An did not follow in the salute just now, but now he knelt down and kowtowed four times in a row.This is called a greeting, and is used in situations where the status gap is relatively large, and the recipient does not need to return the gift.

To be honest, ancient etiquette was a bit too cumbersome, and different classes had different routines.Hong Tao has been studying for more than ten years. In addition to being able to deal with the harem and some ceremonies, he still cannot be 100% etiquette when encountering emergencies.

"Eunuch Chen, if Wang An doesn't come to lead the way, I'm afraid I won't be able to find the inner palace supervisor and will get lost." Seeing that Wang An was going to be unlucky, Hong Tao quickly spoke to stop him, but he couldn't speak too sharply, he had to lead him out of his way. gas.

"Go away... Mr. Qiantose, what's the point of finding an internal official prison?" Chen Ju probably didn't intend to really beat Wang An, but he was a little puzzled by the prince's sudden appearance near the ceremonial prison.When I heard that I was going to the internal prison, half of the doubts in my mind were eliminated, and half of them still needed to be clarified. "Master Chen..." Wang Anfei didn't move away but moved closer to Chen Ju, stretching his neck and whispering in a low voice.

"Self-ringing bell? Qiantose Master can make self-ringing bells!" Chen Ju was a little surprised after hearing Wang An's introduction. He had not only seen the self-ringing bell that Xi Monk paid tribute to, but also played with it himself. It was indeed a good thing, but good things can sometimes attract people. trouble.

In accordance with the emperor's request, the Internal Affairs Bureau has placed another large self-ringing bell that Xi Monk paid tribute to in the Shouhuang Hall. However, I don't know where it got it. The big bell started to get sick since it arrived at the Shouhuang Hall.I have searched all over the Internal Affairs Bureau and the craftsmen of the Banking Bureau, but I still haven't found the root cause of the disease.

The emperor would go to the Shouhuang Hall to worship his ancestors every year. If the bell could not be repaired by then, someone would probably be punished.Although I am not the actual operator, I still have some leadership responsibilities.

"I had a dream when I came of age. In the dream, there was a strange-looking old man with a white beard who taught me some skills step by step. He came almost every night for more than a month.

At that time, I didn't know that the exquisite object was called a chiming bell. It wasn't until my wedding day that I saw that the object in your Majesty's hand was exactly the same as what the old man in the dream taught me, and I had the idea to try it. "

Faced with the chief eunuch's questioning, Hong Tao could only lie. Since the story of the white-bearded old man could deceive the thieving second master, it would probably also be effective on people hundreds of years ago.Anyway, it’s okay to talk. If you believe it, you will gain nothing. If you don’t believe it, there will be no loss.

"...Why does it look weird?" These words shocked Chen Ju's heart, and his expression immediately became serious.

"It's just that...the hair is curly, the eyes are like cats, and the language and writing used are different from my Ming Dynasty." Seeing the appearance of the chief eunuch, Hong Tao knew that the lie had worked, so he quickly acted ignorant and added some more seasoning.

"Hiss... Chitose Master can understand Western language!" It seemed that he had added too much information. Chen Ju first gasped, then involuntarily took half a step back and stared at the prince's beautiful eyes.

"What are you saying about Xifan? I have never known anyone from Xifan!" Hong Tao continued to pretend to be stupid.

"Wang An, what do you think?" Chen Ju basically believed [-]% of what he said.

He had watched the prince grow up since he was a child. Not to mention Xiseng, he had never even seen the North Korean envoys who came to pay tribute at least ten times a year. How could he describe Xiseng's appearance so vividly?Even if you have heard others talk about it, you cannot pretend to be familiar with the Spanish language in a day or two.

"...You can go to Honglu Temple and ask for the Western Monk's documents." Listening to the conversation between the prince and the master, Wang An was the most frightened.

It is said that he is accompanying the prince to study, but in fact, his responsibilities of protection and surveillance are even heavier.He didn't know anything about such a big thing. It was obviously a serious dereliction of duty, and he would be replaced if he didn't keep it safe.

But he soon figured it out. The only thing that could save him now was not to be busy averting responsibility, but to try his best to prove that the prince really gained something in the dream.In that case, I have no responsibility. I don’t care about heaven and earth, but who can care about dreams!
(End of this chapter)