I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 75
After walking up to the third floor, Li Tian finally understood where the Sea Lion Tower got its name from.

Looking around, I can see that the field of vision is extremely wide, and the space separated by dozens of half-moon doors is full of order.

The floor is paved with loess blue bricks, flowers, birds, fish and insects are hung on the walls, there is no visible fire on the nearly one-foot-high roof, only row upon row of rockeries are scattered around, and candlesticks are placed in the hollows.

Ten steps, one painting, one door and one scene, none of which are repeated, in a trance, enough to make people feel like walking in the garden.

When the maid led Li Tian and his party to their seats, Wang Fu touched the red sandalwood round table made of the same material as the imperial case in the palace, and exclaimed in amazement:

"My lord, this sea lion building is a big deal. It's a garden brought in."

Li Tian looked around at all kinds of expensive ornaments, nodded, and turned to Jiang Baodao:

"Whose property is this sea lion building, does Jin Yiwei have a record?"

A look of embarrassment flashed across Jiang Bao's face when he heard this, and he whispered while pouring tea:

"Jin Yiwei neglected his duties and did not find out the benefactor behind the Sea Lion Building. However, there are many rumors in Beijing, and some say it belongs to Yang Shoufu's family.

It is also said that it belongs to the family of General Secretary Lu, and there are rumors that behind the Sea Lion Tower, more than a dozen princes including King Zhao jointly funded the construction. "

Touching the teacup made by the real official kiln in his hand, Li Tian's face was a little playful, he sniffed the tea fragrance and took a sip and said:
"Look, all of you, the tribute porcelain fired by the official kiln in Jiangxi is something I would not be willing to use on a daily basis, so they take it out for guests to drink tea."

The three of Zheng He raised the teacup, and saw that the bottom of the cup was indeed engraved with the words "Government of the Yongle Year of the Ming Dynasty".

At this time, a maid came in. She was three points more handsome than the previous maid, and her clothes were more revealing. Seeing the actions of Zheng He and others, she covered her mouth and smiled:
"My lords, the tea sets and plates used in this building are all used by the imperial court. If you like them, you can take them away with only 200 taels of silver."

Tsk tsk tsk, Li Tian has already figured it out a little bit now.

This sea lion building is quite a gold-selling cave, as long as you are willing to pay for the money, I am afraid that these first-class maids can also be taken away.

Looking at the maid's uneven figure, Li Tian tapped on the table and suddenly said:

"My lord is a little curious. Where did you get the Sea Lion Tower for the objects used in the palace, or is it true that there are more than a dozen princes behind the Sea Lion Tower?"

The maid made a gesture with her jade hand, and then there was a cute-looking young girl with a jade plate on her head, presenting delicious food, hearing Li Tianyan, smiled and said:

"This lord has good eyesight, but my little girl doesn't know who the noble man behind this building is, so please don't blame me."

Li Tian smiled noncommittally, stopped asking questions, picked up the long jade chopsticks and looked at Wang Fu and the others:
"Try it all, this 400 taels of noodles is the first time for me to eat."

Now outside the palace, Wang Fu and the others were not restrained, they all put down their chopsticks to taste, but they heard the maid at the side say:
"Your Excellency, I'm afraid you misunderstood. The previous 400 taels was just for going upstairs."

"Huh?" Before the relationship, 100 taels per person was the ticket price. Li Tian ate the chopsticks in his hand, and said a little unhappy:
"Then how much is the food for this table? The maid on the second floor didn't tell me that there is an extra silver for going upstairs to eat."

"Xu Shiqi saw the adults coming straight to the third floor, and thought that the adults were regular customers of this building." The maid said without saying a word, and then smiled:
"The dishes on this table are not expensive. They only cost 500 taels of silver. Are the adults satisfied?"

900 taels of silver is gone?Li Tian was a little dazed, who the hell came here.

Yang Shiqi is a majestic scholar of the Huagaidian University, a first-rank prince and Taifu, and the chief assistant of the dynasty, with a yearly salary of more than 600 taels of silver.

In other words, his meal almost ate up Yang Shiqi's one-year salary?

Putting down the jade chopsticks in his hand, Li Tian suddenly became interested, and said with a smile:

"How much money can I pay to see your boss?"

Seeing that Li Tian didn't yell because of the 500 taels of silver, the maid moved slightly, leaned over and smiled:
"Forgive me, my lord. The owner of this building has never seen any guests."

"2000 taels?" Li Tian asked tentatively.

"My lord, don't make things difficult for the little girl."

"Ten taels?"

"My lord, my lord, it is true that the host never sees any guests."

"1 taels, if it's not enough, I didn't say anything about it as my son."

Li Tianhao's tone of throwing a lot of money made the maid's cheeks burn. If he could cling to this lord, he might enjoy endless glory and wealth for the rest of his life.

Without further refusal, the maid bowed and exaggeratedly twisted her body and said:
"My lord, wait for a moment, I will go ask the shopkeeper."

Seeing the maid leave with pouted buttocks, Li Tian's face darkened, and he said:
"I would like to see who is so bold as to open such a gold-selling cave with my tribute porcelain under my nose."

Jiang Bao and Wang Fu are the chief stewards of the inner court, and the tribute porcelain in the palace leaked out, and the two have an inseparable relationship. Jiang Bao showed panic and said:
"The old slave must find out which bastard secretly resold the tribute porcelain when I go back."

"The old slave and Manager Jiang will investigate together, and we will never let that bastard go." Wang Fu quickly accepted Jiang Bao's words and echoed.

"Okay, eating vegetables doesn't necessarily come from the palace. We'll talk about it when I see the owner of Lao Shizi."

Not long after, the previous maid left and returned, followed by a fat black man with a mustache and a sapphire blue forged robe.

Seeing Li Tian at a glance, the fat shopkeeper arched his hands, bent over with difficulty and said:

"But this lord wants to see the owner of this building?"

"That's right, it's my son." Li Tian put down his chopsticks and motioned for the fat shopkeeper to sit down and talk.

"Small ones dare not sit with grown-ups." The fat shopkeeper waved his hand and declined, looking at Li Tian and Zheng He and the others, mung bean narrowed his eyes and said:
"May I ask where the son is from? Are there any elders in the family who serve in the court?"

Can't tell that this fat shopkeeper is quite cautious, Li Tian pursed his lips and smiled, and said in a panic:
"In the southern capital of Yingtianfu, there is a cousin in the family who works in the Nanjing household department."

"It turns out that the young master is from Jinling." The fat shopkeeper was overjoyed when he heard this, and took out a square handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said:

"I don't know what is the important thing for the young master to meet my landlord's house? If there is a destiny, the younger one can invite the young master to meet the young master."

Li Tian pondered for a while, knowing whether he could see the owner of the Sea Lion Tower at this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he came up with a flawless reason:

"To be honest, my son wants to open such a restaurant in Jinling. I met your owner mainly because I want to learn from it."

"So that's how it is." Seeing that Li Tian didn't look like a fake, the fat shopkeeper made a suddenly realized expression and said:
"Where does the young master stay overnight in Beijing? If it is convenient, you can leave an address for the little one. Within three days, the little one will come to visit in person."

The matter has reached eight points here, Li Tianhui smiled, looked at Jiang Baodao:
"Jiang Bao, give him an address."

(End of this chapter)