Yipin Tang

Chapter 64 The Chief Manager of the Birthday Banquet (Part [-])
I walked around the vegetable garden with Li Chengqian and Li Zhi, except for a few unripe fruits and vegetables, most of the things were recorded in Li Zhi's notebook.

Li Chengqian was very satisfied with this trip. After visiting the vegetable garden, he took Li Zhi's notebook and the cook from Dengxianlou into the palace. The cook from Dengxianlou and the imperial chef had to discuss what dishes to cook for the birthday banquet.

Wang Xiang originally thought that this was the end of the matter. Although some fresh fruits and vegetables were lost, Li Er's cart of treasures made up for it.

Unexpectedly, Li Er's will came the next day, Xuan Wangxiang entered the palace, and was granted the post of chief executive of the birthday banquet, he didn't know what the chief executive of the birthday banquet was.

Just ask someone casually to find out that the chief executive of the birthday banquet is a temporary position, with no grade or rank. In previous years, it was done by the eunuch next to Li Er.

The army of grass-mud horses that he hadn't seen for a long time rushed past Wang Xiang's heart in an instant, and his whole body was in a mess.

Nima, I felt something was wrong at that time, it turned out to be the word "big manager".

It's all right now, no matter where Wang Xiang goes in the palace, he can hear others politely shouting "Boss Wang".

To put it bluntly, the chief manager of the birthday banquet is the person who helps Li Er take full charge of the birthday banquet. All matters big and small are under the control of the chief manager, so the power is not small.This is a really fat job. At this time of year, the eunuchs are trying their best to fight for the position of chief executive, and it is not uncommon for them to fight.

Just because other people care doesn't mean that Wang Xiang cares too. He really doesn't like the things that have been withheld, and he feels awkward in the name of a big manager.

"Director Wang, how would you like to arrange the Linde Palace?"

The obsequious fat eunuch Wang Xiang in front of him knew him. He was Li Er's favored eunuch Chen Gui and Eunuch Chen. He was asked to spread the word, if it wasn't for Wang Xiang's chief executive of this year's birthday banquet, nine out of ten it would be his.

Wang Xiang got the position of chief executive, but Chen Gui was not dissatisfied in the slightest, at least on the surface, how could he not be so discerning to be in his position, Li Er and Empress Changsun treated Wang Xiang like a nephew, His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness Prince Jin also had a good relationship with him, so it would not be wise to offend Wang Xiang.

Wang Xiang doesn't like eunuchs, but he can't say he hates them. Besides, Chen Gui is Li Er's confidant, and he is very polite to him, so Wang Xiang didn't pretend to be eunuchs. He smiled and said, "Eunuch Chen is polite. I heard that the imperial chef It has been decided to use hot pot as the main course of the birthday banquet, and it is not a comfortable thing to eat hot pot in Linde Hall on such a hot day."

Chen Gui nodded and said: "Boss Wang is considerate. I heard that the Dengxian Tower in Chang'an City is as cool as autumn and winter even in the hot summer. I don't know if this is true."

"Eunuch Chen knows everything outside the palace like the back of his hand."

"It's all based on the discussions of the ministers in the court. The miscellaneous family still thinks that they will go to the Dengxian Tower to see it next time when they are out of the palace for His Majesty."

It's impossible for Chen Gui not to know that Dengxian Tower is Wang Xiang's property, but he didn't tell the truth. After all, it's not something for an official to show off. He also told Wang Xiang that we are trusted by His Majesty, and we don't need courtiers to discuss matters. Dodge, whatever His Majesty has to do is left to us.

Wang Xiang naturally understood his thoughts and smiled.

"I have a way to make Linde Hall as cool as Dengxian Tower, but I need to ask Eunuch Chen to help prepare some things."

Chen Gui's eyes lit up: "The miscellaneous family forgot, Mr. Wang is the judge of the Gewuyuan, Fei Tian is nothing, how can such a small problem be difficult for Mr. Wang, I wonder if there is anything that the miscellaneous family should do?"

People like eunuchs have no children, and it is impossible for them to be crowned officials and nobles, so they have an almost fanatical pursuit of money.

The Linde Hall is many times larger than the Dengxian Tower, and there is a lot of oil and water in the utensils for placing ice cubes. Chen Gui is naturally very satisfied.

After seeing off Chen Gui and Wang Xiang, he went to the singing and dancing workshop. This is the place where the palace used to rehearse singing and dancing. Li Er's birthday banquet must have singing and dancing performances. As the chief manager of the birthday banquet, this is also under Wang Xiang's jurisdiction.

Except for the eunuchs who serve as eunuchs, other foreign ministers are not allowed to enter places like the singing and dancing workshop, but Wang Xiang is different. The square is the back garden of the palace, and you can come and go freely.

The eunuch serving as Jiaofang envoy is a skinny old eunuch. He is very strict with comedians in the palace on weekdays. If there is a slight mistake, he will be served with a whip. Li Er’s birthday banquet has many envoys from foreign countries. Jiaofang’s performance is related to the Tang Dynasty Therefore, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

As soon as Wang Xiang entered the teaching workshop, he heard the old eunuch's scolding and the sound of a whip whipping him.

To be honest, Wang Xiang has never been very interested in song and dance performances, he just focused on seeing beautiful women. The dozen or so comedians who are rehearsing are all fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, with delicate faces and good figures, and they are wearing clothes for line dancing. The fluttering clothes and long sleeves are indeed very eye-catching, but they seem to be very afraid of the whip in the hands of the old eunuch, and each of them performed tremblingly, naturally full of mistakes and omissions, Wang Xiang felt pity for the pitiful appearance.

The old eunuch was about to get angry again.

"Eunuch Liu." Seeing that he was about to swing the whip again, Wang Xiang had to call out. Although he had been in Datang for several months, he was still not used to whipping others at will.

Hearing this, the old eunuch put down his whip and looked back, seeing Wang Xiang hastily said with a smile on his face: "So it's Director Wang, the miscellaneous family is training these useless things. It's a sin not to see Director Wang coming over." He is not Chen. He is expensive, so he has some prestige in the singing and dancing workshop, but no one buys him after leaving the teaching workshop, so he dare not show any disrespect in front of Wang Xiang.Eunuchs are the group of people who know how to follow suit.

"That's right. During His Majesty's birthday banquet, His Royal Highness Jin Wang and I are going to prepare a large-scale stage performance. We are short of some manpower, so I thought of borrowing some manpower from you."

The old eunuch quickly responded: "It's easy to say, it's really embarrassing for His Royal Highness King Jin and Director Wang to worry so much about His Majesty's birthday banquet."

Of course Wang Xiang wouldn't take these unnutritious flattery seriously, the business mattered.

"It will take time to rehearse, I wonder if we can choose someone now?"

"Yes, yes." The old eunuch nodded again and again, turned around and yelled at the dozen or so girls, "Stand up for me one by one, and let Director Wang choose someone!"

The old eunuch ordered the little girls to stand up quickly, and all looked at Wang Xiang eagerly, hoping that they could be picked away.

In the end, Wang Xiang couldn't hold back their begging eyes, so he had to bite the bullet and let them all go, and immediately cheered, only the old eunuch's face was not very good-looking, although these little girls were often scolded by him, they were the most outstanding in the teaching workshop Haiyuu.

(End of this chapter)