Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 35 Baiyun Guan Concentric Continuation Spring and Autumn Drum Tower Ju Yizhi Hu Kaizi (2)
The three of them were only talking, and the waiter was waiting for them. Seeing that there was a gap at this time, he hurriedly stepped in respectfully and said: "Three masters, please sit here." He twisted a hot towel and asked them to clean their faces.Bumbleshan pulled one with each hand, asked Wei Dongting and Hu Gongshan to sit down, and said: "I have made an appointment with Hu Chen, I will be the host, and we will sleep when we get drunk."

Hu Gongshan said: "The late student has already used up the wine, I'm afraid I will suffer from the two of you." Wei Dongting said with a smile: "He has a lot of money, so it's okay for us to disturb him." I don't know what this Hu Gongshan is like, but I think this is a chance to test it out.Bumbleshan once heard from Namo that Wei Dongting took Hu Gongshan to see a doctor for Kangxi, and he couldn't figure out Hu Gongshan. He wanted to see what kind of person Cheng Yaojin was who was killed halfway, so he insisted on Ask Lahu Gongshan to drink with him.Hu Gongshan laughed secretly: "These two enemies are like glue today, why don't I also take a look at what kind of medicine they sell in their gourds!"

The three of them sat together with strange intentions, and the waiter knew that they were all officials, so he brought each of them a cup of Pu'er tea and listened quietly to the orders.

Bumbleshan took a sip of tea and said, "Just pick the best table and serve it." After listening for a long time, the waiter knew that this was Lord Bumbleshan.How dare he neglect his sons and grandsons, he hastily agreed and went downstairs.

After a while, a few guys started serving dishes like a revolving lantern.Wei Dongting saw that there was a table full of Han people, so he smiled and said: "The three of us are Maitreya Buddha with a big belly, so we can't use so much." Come on, it's auspicious, Mr. Tu." Hu Gongshan was very interested, he laughed and said, "Master Wei, don't disappoint, what's so difficult about it, I have a appetite for it, but unfortunately I can't make a name for it."

"If you go back to the master," the waiter smiled and pointed out one by one: "This is the rooster announcing the good news, the bergamot incense, the Dinghu vegetarian pigeon eggs, the blessing of longevity and health, and the oyster net abalone slices-with four heads. Bao, I’m afraid that it’s rare to come across the city of Beijing right now—these are the lobster platter in black bean sauce, the peacock’s tail, the unicorn bear’s paw, the four major hot dishes, the purple belt apron, the crown of joy, and the golden cicada with jade milk. , dragon hidden tiger buckle. There are also ice flower tremella dew, dessert snacks, and four styles of blooming and wealth..." Hu Gongshan smiled when he heard it, scratching his ears and scratching his cheeks: "Okay! I'm going to have a good time today!"

Bumble looked at Hu Gongshan and pouted, and smiled at Wei Dongting: "Tiger Minister, today I know there is a sky beyond the sky! Please use wine." The three of them raised their glasses and took a sip each.Bumbleshan took a chopstick of jade milk and said: "Please." He frowned a bit worriedly and said: "It's very fat." Wei Dongting took a sip and said: "The taste is not bad! Old Hu, please!" Hu Gongshan also Without saying a word, as soon as the chopsticks went down, half of the "jade milk" was drippingly picked up, and the left and right bites were all eaten up in an instant.Bumble was dumbfounded, and thought: "This man's stomach is really clear."

Wei Dongting knew that people with high martial arts skills eat like tigers, so he intentionally kept the amount, imitating Bumbleshan and only eating a few mouthfuls of light food, just to see how Hu Gongshan finished the meal.Hu Gongshan noticed a little, and said with a smile: "Master Wei is watching me joke, don't you know that only a great hero can show his true colors, and he is a real celebrity!"

Bumble said with a good smile: "Mr. Hu doesn't look like a medical practitioner at all, he is really a strange person!" While talking, a bowl of "Dragon Tibetan Tiger Buckle" has been swept away by Hu Gongshan.He wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "It's not that I was born late and uttered wild words after drinking. I have been studying in the mountains since I was a child. I know a thing or two about Fengjiao Liuren, Qimen Dunjia, and the art of appraising Qihuang. Every now and then, I just make a living with this medical knowledge." Bumbleshan believed in this the most, and said with a quick smile, "Mr., it turns out that you are good at learning from the past, why don't you take a look for us two?"

Hu Gongshan was chewing on the bear's paw, and said while eating: "You are drunk and blurred now, how can you look good? If you two say a word, I will push it away."

Bumbleshan looked up at the building and thought: "I want to find a word that can stump him." After a long time, he said: "I came up with the word 'Nai'!"

"Okay!" Hu Gong said with a vague smile while chewing on shark's fin, "It's really hard for you to think well! The word 'Na' means 'and', and 'Ji' means 'too much to go', Your Excellency is afraid." Those who often think about mistakes but not merits, it seems that Lipin is upright. According to its original meaning, "Nai" cannot become "Qiao" without "Work", "Still" cannot be achieved without "Ren", and "Ying" cannot be achieved without "Dish". , This is all too much work. Looking at the shape of this character, there is a dangerous level on the right, a flat top on the top, and a cliff on the left. In terms of official career, you can’t make progress, and there may be many obstacles!" After talking, he smiled and sat back. Chew down.

Bumbleshan's face changed slightly, and he smiled for a long time and said, "What I said is 'the dangerous level is flat', isn't it that after climbing the dangerous level, it will be flat?" Hu Gongshan scooped up two pigeon eggs with a spoon and stuffed them into his mouth , took another sip of wine and laughed: "That's natural—but the sage set up the way to warn people. The 'dangerous level' is that the steps are unstable. One foot wide is dangerous, and one must be cautious when stepping. If you use the sacrificial vessel steadily, ten is a surplus, you will definitely have ten years to be a good official, just rest assured!" Bumbleshan remained silent.

Wei Dongting said with a smile, "It's a vulgar character." Bumble glanced at Hu Gongshan, and said to Wei Dongting, "I would like to hear more about it." Wei Dongting drew a word "Yi" on the table with a smile.

Hu Gongshan ate and drank while talking, and had already swept away the words "Buddha's hand produces fragrance" and "The rooster announces good news". He stretched out his chopsticks to "Jiaguan Jinjue" and said with a casual smile: "This character has a correct shape. There are no branches and no vines, and the gentleman's heart is upright. There is a "heart" at the bottom and "stand" above, and the sun is in the heart, and it is the spirit of Zhongzheng. Adding the heart to the left becomes "memory", and the whole life is full of worries. It is rare to find peace. If you add the word 'person', it will be 'billion'. The future is gratifying, and you will be a rich man in the future!"

"I'm most impatient with money matters," Wei Dongting said with a frown, "Please stop it, sir." Hu Gongshan then shook his head: "A decision based on reason, that's the only way to go. It can be regarded as the "heart of the day", and one step will be favored by the Lord for life." Fang said at this point, Hu Gongshan laughed and said, "These things can be used for conversation after dinner and wine, and the number of days is unpredictable for a sage. How can it be between my tongue and tongue. I hope that the two gentlemen will cultivate their virtues and strengthen themselves. There is no need to take the word "rest and blame" too seriously."

The Hugong Mountain Pass seemed to flow endlessly like a hanging river, and the table of wine and dishes piled high was already a mess.Wei Dongting saw that he was no longer as restrained as he was when he met Kangxi last time, he was talking freely here, talking and laughing freely, and thought: "If we talk about this person, he is indeed a talent." The words I tested seemed to imply sarcasm, but I couldn't find any reason to do so, so I just laughed dryly and said, "If it's like this kind of word testing, brother can try it too. Please give me a word, Mr. Hu." Hu Gongshan He smiled and said, "Okay, let's take my surname 'Hu'."

"Hu," Bumblesan said while blinking his eyes, "it's called 'ancient' and 'moon', 'ancient' belongs to Yin, and 'moon' belongs to Taiyin. The word "no" day does not make "bright", which shows that you have hope in your heart! If you add "water" to the left, it becomes a "lake", which also belongs to yin, which indicates that you will swim leisurely between the vast rivers, lakes and seas. Ah! The ancients said: "The great hermit is in the court, the middle hermit is in the city, and the small one is in the wild." With the talent of one step, it is determined to be a great hermit!"

Hearing his series of "Zai", Hu Gongshan broke out in a cold sweat, and even the wine soaked out with the sweat.Wei Dongting's heart was also moved when he heard these words. Seeing that Hu Gongshan was very uncomfortable, he smiled and said: "What Master Ban and Brother Hu said reminded me of two ancient poems: Faint.' However, even if there are still some people today who are still nostalgic, it is not surprising, remember that when I suppressed the thieves in the dynasty, didn’t I also raise the banner of revenge for the Ming?"

Wei Dongting's words were both critical and innocuous to Bumbleshan, and they meant relief to Hu Gongshan.So the three couldn't help but looked at each other and laughed, but it was inconvenient to go further.Wei Dongting looked at the sky, and said: "I'm afraid it's about to be Shen Shi, we'll go out for a day, and we should go back." Bumbleshan also felt that it should be over, so he called the shopkeeper to come and settle the bill.

The three of them stepped out of the building and said goodbye.Wei Dongting didn't take a few steps before he saw Mingzhu coming from Jiaxing Building, and knew that he would meet Cuigu again.

(End of this chapter)