Bachelor

Chapter 332 The People in the Story

Thinking of this, Sun Dan was a little worried, and unconsciously said: "Sun Dan is just a foreign minister, maybe it would be wrong to go to the forbidden center to serve Concubine Zhang?"

Si Dacheng said bluntly: "There is nothing inappropriate. This is His Majesty's honor to Mr. Sun. Other foreign ministers can't ask for it! If you really feel that it is inconvenient, you can go to Your Majesty to ask for a decree." , simply hang a title with Jin Yiwei, so that it is much more convenient to enter and leave the palace."

"Forget it. I'm also Lu Bingping, but now I want to be his subordinate. It's embarrassing for everyone to meet." Sun Dan said depressingly.

Generally speaking, eunuchs are not responsible for all the guarding work of the palace, but additional guards need to be stationed to take charge of the various gates of the palace.In the Han Dynasty, the security of the imperial palace was in charge of the Sili Xiaowei, in the Tang Dynasty it was the inner guard, and in the Ming Dynasty it was the Jinyiwei, the so-called Commander of the Imperial Capital.By the time of the Qing Dynasty, the country no longer set up the Jinyiwei Commanding Office, and the work of court security was implemented on the children of honorable ministers. In addition, an organization called the Imperial Guards with Swords was established. Rank, Minister of Military Aircraft concurrently.

Although Jin Yiwei is majestic, his reputation is not very good. If he is really asked to go there to make a name, Sun Dan is really reluctant.

"That's true." Si Dacheng smiled: "Master Sun, you are a famous scholar all over the world. You should have been born on the right path of the imperial examination. What you do in the Jinyiwei Yamen is not a joke."

While speaking, the carriage started to move.

Sun Dan had something on his mind, so he stopped talking.

I don't know how long it took, but the car arrived at the palace.Sun Dan walked towards the palace under the leadership of Si Dacheng. In later generations, Sun Dan also went to the Forbidden City once.Revisiting the old place this time is a bit more fresh.Although the Hall of Supreme Harmony and Jinshui Bridge are still the same, they are much newer.Many places in the palace are slightly different from those of later generations.

It turns out that many parts of the Forbidden City in later generations were rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty. The palace in front of Sun Dan can be described as original, and it also has a lot of highlights.

The imperial palace is so big that walking makes one's legs weak, and finally reached a place.It looks like a huge garden, and you can't see the end at a glance.Surrounded by flowers and trees, there is a small hill piled up with Taihu stones on the left hand side, and a corner pavilion stands on it.

Sun Dan can be regarded as a well-informed person, but when he came here, he was secretly shocked by its scale—it was too grand.

If Xiyuan is the political center of the country, everything looks simple and solemn.The winding paths here lead to secluded small bridges and flowing water, and there are gullies in the chest, but there is an extremely complicated beauty, which also forms a sharp contrast with Xiyuan.

Refusing to let Si Dacheng see the shock in his heart, Sun Dan still maintained an ordinary demeanor, making Si Dacheng at the side secretly upset.In the past, he had brought foreign ministers here to meet the emperor, and even the elders in the cabinet were stunned by the royal scene in front of them.Looking at Sun Dan's appearance, but with a calm face, he really is a calm person.

He led Sun Dan through the yard for a long time, and finally came to an open space, facing a red hall, although it was not as grand and majestic as the first three halls and the last three halls, but it was so flat in the empty space, but there was also a kind of Indescribable atmosphere.Next to the white marble railing next to the entrance of the main hall, there is a tall tree, surrounded by a person.The most amazing thing is that the tree parted from it like a big slingshot.

Sun Dan looked up and saw the big characters "Qin'an Palace" written on the plaque of the main hall, and then suddenly realized that this is the imperial garden.

In fact, the name of this courtyard in the Ming Dynasty was Gonghouyuan, and the name of the Imperial Garden was changed in the Yongzheng year of the Qing Dynasty.

Since it is a garden, it is also the leisure and entertainment place for the emperor.Because Concubine Zhang was favored by Emperor Jiajing, she has lived here since entering the palace, occupying the best view in the palace.

Just as Sun Dan was looking at the scenery, he saw a court lady running over angrily, and yelled at Si Dacheng, "Mr. Si, what did you do? You let someone call you Sun Dan. Why did you wait so long?" ?”

Sun Dan couldn't help shaking his head when he heard that, a little court lady dared to yell in front of the steward's sign of the Yumajian, it was only because of Concubine Zhang's power.From this point of view, this concubine Zhang is just a vulgar thing, and she is not an opponent of the same level as Empress Chen.Zhang Cong and Ping Qiuli are the only figures in the lineage of Concubine Zhang and Huang Jin.However, Lao Ping should be reviewing his homework recently, and he hasn't come out to make trouble.Zhang Cong is ruthless and a formidable character, but Huang Jin seems to disapprove of him. If Zhang Cong can be separated, it would be a good way to attack Huang Jin and Concubine Zhang.

Sun Dan looked at Si Dacheng with a smile: "Old Si, is this girl your wife or a little pan, so fierce!"

Even though Si Dacheng knew that Sun Dan was provoking, he still couldn't help but smile bitterly, "This girl is Xiaohong, Concubine Zhang's personal maid."

Before Si Dacheng could finish speaking, the court lady named Xiaohong had sharp ears, and when she heard Sun Dan's teasing, her nose was twisted with anger, and she scolded Sun Dan: "You are the storyteller, Sun Dan, why are you late? What nonsense are you talking about, this is the palace, not a place where cats and dogs chew their tongues."

Hearing this, Sun Dan was also furious. After all, he is also a magistrate, and he has a special status. Even the cabinet ministers are polite and hungry when they see him. When has someone said that.At that time, he wanted to have a fit, but after thinking about it, Concubine Zhang Gui invited her here to seek bad luck for his grandson, and all of this was expected.If you are angry, you are really in the arms of others.

So, Sun Dan didn't get angry, instead, he said, "Miss Xiaohong, the boss is an honest person. I am responsible for being late this time, so don't blame him. By the way, women should not be too fierce. If they are too fierce, it will be difficult to find a husband's family in the future." I think it's hard to find an honest person like Lao Si, Lao Si, do you think I'm right?"

After speaking, Sun Dan turned his head, only to find that Si Dacheng had disappeared without a trace.It is estimated that the old boy is also afraid of Concubine Zhang and the group of women. He has suffered here before, so he smeared the soles of his feet.Honest people also sometimes get shrewd by others, they suffer a loss and gain a wisdom, and they can't afford to be provoked and can't hide.

But Sun Dan couldn't hide like Si Dacheng did. Hearing Sun Dan's teasing words, Xiao Hong's face flushed red, and her lips pouted, and she was about to yell loudly again.

Sun Dan laughed in his heart: Xiao Mian, since you dare to scold me, Sun, even though a man is a man and a good man, he will not fight with a woman.But there is a conflict between a woman and a man. No matter what, it is always the woman who suffers in the end.I, Sun Dan, have a lot of nasty jokes in my stomach. If you argue with me, you will die of embarrassment if you don't scold me to death.

Before Xiaohong's scolding sounded, she heard a crisp sound of "Ding!" from the hall, as if someone broke the cup.

Then there was a shrew-like scolding voice: "Xiao Hong, what are you messing around outside, why did you put ginkgo in today's chicken soup, don't you know I don't eat ginkgo, you want to poison me to death, come in and kneel to death it's here."

Xiao Hong's complexion changed drastically, and she shouted in panic: "Imperial Concubine, damn the villain, damn the villain, I'll come in and kneel right now."

It was only then that Sun Dan realized that the person speaking was Concubine Zhang Gui. Hearing that voice, she was still a little weak, but she was still fierce and fierce. She must be a bitter and mean woman. I don't know what she looks like?
Just as she was thinking about it, Xiao Hong gave Sun Dan a hard look, her brows were raised upside down: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't you see your mother telling us to go in?"

Anyway, I have already arrived here, and hiding is not an option.Concubine Zhang is just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, and I, Sun Dan, am also an alcohol-tested revolutionary cadre, an old office veteran, and I am afraid of a high school girl?
After entering the main hall, he went through a side door and entered Zhang Guifei's bedroom.

Inside, there were two little eunuchs hurriedly cleaning up the broken bowls on the ground, and two little maids were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and kept shouting "forgive me".

In the room, Sun Dan saw his old acquaintance, Empress Chen, sitting on a chair beside the kang, comforting the patient lying on the bed in a low voice: "Sister Concubine Zhang, I made this pot of chicken soup myself, but I don't know if my sister is right?" I am responsible for eating the ginkgo fruit, so don't blame Xiaohong."

The woman lying on the kang was still a little pale, and her military officer was also upright, especially her pair of single phoenix eyes, although they looked a little swollen, but they had a special charm, vaguely looked like Zhang Qiangwei.It's just that the chin is a bit sharper than Zhang Qiangwei's, which looks very mean.Concubine Zhang Gui still had a handkerchief wrapped around her head, and her eyes were full of anger.She twitched her mouth and said to Empress Chen with a sneer: "Sister, are you saying that I am criticizing Sang Huai? I was killed by someone, and I was left with half my life, and I can't move around. I don't look like Yang Erlang anymore." Three eyes, even if someone wants to put medicine in my diet and hurt me again, I can only suffer it forever."

Concubine Zhang Guifei said this viciously, and she clearly said that it was Empress Chen who wanted to kill her.

Empress Chen is also a person who doesn't rub the sand in her eyes, how can she not be angry in her heart.Her face was flushed with anger, and she couldn't bear it any longer, she immediately exploded: "Sister, do you mean that I want to harm you?"

Concubine Zhang Gui snorted: "This is what my sister said."

After all, Empress Chen is the lord of the six palaces. During these days, she pretended to be a harmonious harem at Concubine Zhang's place. She secretly felt angry with Concubine Zhang, and she couldn't hold it anymore.

Sun Dan hurriedly stretched out his hands, and pressed down quietly, signaling Empress Chen to be patient.

Seeing that it was Sun Dan, Empress Chen held back her breath and bit her lips tightly, but her hands were already trembling slightly.She also knew that coming to take care of Concubine Zhang Guifei's daily life this time was a great opportunity to get rid of the suspicion and regain the emperor's favor, but she couldn't do anything for nothing.

Seeing that Empress Chen could not get off the stage, Sun Dan hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Actually, it is also good for Concubine Zhang to eat some ginkgo chicken soup after giving birth. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that Ginkgo biloba can gather lung gold and eliminate cough, and descend dampness and turbidity to reduce phlegm and saliva. Regular consumption of ginkgo can nourish yin, beautify and anti-aging, expand microvessels, promote blood circulation, make people's skin and face rosy, and spirit Rejuvenate, prolong life. The empress stewed ginkgo chicken soup for the imperial concubine, which is just right for the disease!"

But every woman wants to stay young forever, so she should be able to impress Concubine Zhang.

Sure enough, Concubine Zhang was stunned, and unconsciously asked: "Really, who are you?" She also knew that the man in front of her should be Sun Dan, so she asked on purpose.

Only then did Empress Chen calm down, and said: "Sister Concubine Zhang, I want you to know that this is Mr. Sun Dan, a famous scholar in the world, who is also a master of health preservation. He wrote the book "Eat back to the sickness after eating", and you can ask him about dietary conditioning." She stood up with a smile, and took the broken bowls packed by the eunuchs: "Since my sister doesn't like ginkgo stewed chicken soup , then I’ll heat up a bowl of ** for you.”

After finishing speaking, he left surrounded by two eunuchs and court ladies, leaving Sun Dan alone in the room to face Zhang Guifei and Xiaohong's master and servant.

Sun Dan nodded again and again: "Drinking milk is the best thing for this woman's illness during confinement. I don't pay much attention to diet during confinement, it's nothing more than two taboos and two less."

Concubine Zhang Gui asked unknowingly: "What are two taboos and two young men?"

Sun Dan opened up the chatter box: "The so-called two taboos are avoiding raw and cold food, roasting, deep-frying, chili, onion, ginger, leek and garlic. The second less is to eat less sour food, such as bayberry, sauerkraut, and vinegar. Eat less salt, food Focus on lightness."

"But it's also the same reason. The palace is no better than the home, and there is no old man to remind you." Concubine Zhang felt that Sun Dan's words were very reasonable, and she nodded slightly: "In the past, this palace only knew to eat light food, but I didn't know the sour one. You can't eat it either, I just realized what you said today."

Seeing that Concubine Zhang couldn't help nodding her head, Xiao Hong was anxious when she heard it.She and Concubine Zhang had already discussed it before, and once they saw Sun Dan, they would give him a good look, but they didn't expect Sun Dan to fool Zhang Concubine as soon as they met.Xiaohong just now suffered from Sun Dan's teasing, and she felt resentment in her heart, so she coughed unconsciously.

Hearing Xiaohong's reminder, Concubine Zhang Guifei came to her senses, her face became stiff, and she shouted: "You are Sun Dan."

Sun Dan gave a big salute: "Minister Sun Dan pays homage to the imperial concubine and empress."

Concubine Zhang Guifei couldn't help sneering: "People say that Sun Dan is a well-known talent in the country, I thought he was some kind of person. When I saw him today, I realized that he is just a rogue-headed mouse, describing a wretched person."

Sun Dan couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard the words, although his facial features were very ordinary, but he was a little more calm and calm than the ancients in his gestures and gestures, and he had a temperament that the ancients did not have.Moreover, there is a famous person who is a great talent and famous person, and other people are full of reverence when they see him. It is still a bad idea to be called a rat like this, but I am not used to it.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Guifei looked at Sun Dan angrily.

Sun Dan hurriedly put away his smile: "The imperial concubine does not let the minister laugh, and the minister will not laugh." Immediately shut his mouth and did not say a word.

Zhang Guifei wanted to find Sun Dan's fault, and then find an opportunity to beat him up, so as to refute his celebrity face.This was what she had discussed with Huang Jin before, now that Empress Chen is not here, this is the opportunity to make a move.

Thinking of this, Zhang Guifei's eyes flickered fiercely.

Xiaohong understood, and immediately scolded Sun Dan loudly: "Sun Dan, there are rules about what to eat and what not to eat in the meals in the palace, so you don't need to talk nonsense. If you keep silent now, it's clearly justified. .When you meet a nonsense person like you in the palace, you will beat him with a stick before you talk, someone is here!"

"The slaves are waiting!" A few eunuchs outside responded to Xiaohong's pretentiousness.

Sun Dan was taken aback, knowing that this was their deliberate action, although he was angry, he was not afraid.He smiled and said: "Isn't the imperial concubine Xuan Weichen coming to the palace to ask how to take care of him in daily life? I have already said it just now." He thought for a while, and then said: "By the way, the empress also asked the minister to read books to relieve boredom. The minister has forgotten."

Concubine Zhang also felt that it was a little unreasonable to punish Sun Dan for this matter, so she said coldly: "You want to tell a story, okay, you can tell it, if you can't make Bengong happy, make Bengong smile, and immediately pull it out to fight twenty stick."

Sun Dan sneered in his heart, I, Sun Dan, are also famous for my career, the parents and officials of a county, you beat Concubine Zhang whenever you want, so domineering!However, it is not that simple to make Sun Dan make you laugh.

If you don't listen to dirty jokes, you'll be ashamed to death.

If you want to be happy, okay, I’ll just focus on tragedies, and it will make you want to listen, and you won’t be able to do that.

"In the far west, there is a port called Belfast." Sun Dan spoke slowly.

"There is such a place name there, why?" Xiaohong sneered.

Sun Dan: "It's the land of the far west. The people there have yellow hair, blue eyes, and skin as white as milk."

"How could there be such a person." Xiaohong continued to interrupt Sun Dan.

Concubine Zhang Gui said slowly: "Isn't this kind of person just a red-haired devil? I've heard people say, Xiao Hong, don't interrupt, just listen to Sun Dan." She said coldly: "If the story he told didn't Interesting, I will naturally not let him go."

Sun Dan didn't bother to pay attention to them, and said directly: "Let's say, this year, a big event happened in Belfast. A big ship named Titanic was about to make its maiden voyage. This ship was astonishingly big. It is 200 meters long and 28 meters wide, and can transport 2000 people."

That's right, what Sun Dan wants to tell is the story of the movie "Titanic". This movie was the No. [-] box office movie of the year.At that time, Sun Dan was also moved to tears by the love story in it, but when he got older, he didn't think much of it.

However, it is undeniable that this story has a great lethal effect on a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young girl, perhaps a young woman, like Concubine Zhang.

Sun Dan didn't believe that he couldn't attract them.

Originally, when describing this big ship, he thought that Xiao Hong would interrupt him again.However, Xiaohong and Concubine Zhang had calm faces, and were not surprised by the big man of Titanic.

Sun Dan thought for a moment and immediately understood what was going on.It turns out that the Ming Dynasty did not lack such large ships. For example, the treasure ship that Zheng He drove when he sailed to the West was 44 feet long and 37 feet wide; the middle one was 130 feet long and 56 feet wide.Converted to today's size, it is also [-] meters long and [-] meters wide.Although not as long as the Titanic, it is much wider than it.

Therefore, Concubine Zhang and Concubine Zhang didn't think this Thai ship was anything special.

(End of this chapter)