Fish swimming around the world

"Would you be unhappy if I called you my son?" Ying Pei said with a smile.

Jiang Fan said: "No, I'm young. I'm not just a child in front of you. When the Supreme Emperor calls me like this, I feel a lot more friendly."

I really can't help but be happy with this thing. From the perspective of my wife, she is still a child. I just don't know if this old man knows about the relationship between his daughter and himself... Jiang Fan couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

"Okay, okay. I am already this age, and I like to chat with young people like you. I feel a lot younger."

Jiang Fan took the wooden box and said, "The Supreme Emperor is not old to begin with, he is just a little sick. This is the elixir refined by the national master Xu Fu for you. It will definitely cure the disease."

"Oh?" Ying Pei seemed to be in a good mood, "I'm welcome, no one else can ask for Xu Fu's things."

"That's different. Who are you? If you keep talking, the Imperial Master would like to make ten or eight furnaces for you every day."

"Ten ovens and eight ovens? Do you think Xu Fu is just fried beans? Haha, you are very naughty. Come on, come on, give me one to eat first."

Gong Yu quickly served tea and asked him to take a pill. Maybe it was also a psychological effect. After eating it, Yingpei's condition seemed to be much better.

"Xu Fu, this old man, has been refining pills less and less since he became a national master. This time, he brought nine pills at once, which is a big deal. I don't have the face of a kid like you. It's really annoying. If it weren't for him I'm so old that I have to go to him on horseback to get an explanation!"

He pretended to be angry.

Jiang Fan said: "I don't have this ability, but it is all because of the wishes of His Majesty and the Imperial Master. I heard that refining this elixir is not easy, and it took more than three years to find the materials. This shows that you have put your heart into it."

Ying Pei snorted angrily: "That's more or less the same. But..." He blinked and said, "This elixir is just a loan of flowers to offer to the Buddha. It doesn't count. When you came to visit me, you didn't bring anything good?"

Yo? You old guy is not satisfied yet. Fortunately, I was prepared.

Jiang Fan smiled: "How could that be possible? Speaking of which, this is also the first time for me to meet the Supreme Emperor. I have been thinking about it for several days and I don't know what to prepare. I think it might be no fun for you to stay here all the time. Yes, I made a gadget for you to kill time if you have nothing to do.”

As he spoke, he took out a small, palm-sized wooden box from his arms and opened it gently, revealing a neat pile of cardboard.

"Your Majesty, it's rare for me to come visit you. Can I play with you for a while?"

Ying Pei asked curiously: "What is this?"

Jiang Fan smiled: "This thing is called poker, and this game is called... Landlord Fighting."

…

Anyway, I didn’t do anything for the next half day, just this.

The maids who went in to serve the tea were all surprised. The Supreme Emperor has never been so energetic. Whenever I look at him, his face is glowing red and his eyes are sparkling or angry.

No, the Supreme Emperor put one foot on the stool, angrily threw his hands away and said: "Two twos! Place an order!"

Seeing Gong Yu and Jiang Fan lowering their heads and thinking, they couldn't help but feel proud: "Haha, I will definitely win this time, Mr. Jiang, prepare the money for me!"

However, Mr. Jiang was calm and calm, and slowly discharged four cards: "Sorry, four threes, bomb!"

"No, it's impossible!" The Supreme Emperor was anxious at that time: "Who is that? Lao Gong, didn't you just say three, four, five, six, seven or eight?"

Lao...Lao Gong? Jiang Fan was speechless for a moment.

"My, your Majesty..." Gong Yu said sarcastically: "Slave, the numbers are four, five, six, seven, eight, nine..."

"Ah——! Shuffle the cards and come again!"

"No, Your Majesty, it's time for you to have your meal. You've already missed one..."

Gong Yu said with a bitter face.

Jiang Fan also rubbed his sore wrist: "Yes, Your Majesty, please eat some. Besides, you have lost all your money, and being in debt is not an option..."

"Fart! I have a lot of money. Go to Lao Gong and get me another five hundred taels!" He was getting anxious. I came out even if I didn't care.

Gong Yu looked at Jiang Fan with a bitter face, and the latter said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I'm hungry too, shall we eat something first? By the way, I still have some good things with me, and I'm going to get you something different."

"Huh?" Ying Pei then thought about it: "That's fine, let's eat something and regain our strength before fighting again. You have an excellent diet, tell me, what good things have you prepared?"

Jiang Fan smiled: "Barbecue, the weather is hot this season, why not go to the yard and have some barbecue?"

"Barbecue?" The Supreme Emperor thought for a while: "I have heard of this stuff. It seems that only that girl has eaten it. I was wondering when you, the kid, would want to come and show your respect to me."

"Then let's walk?" Jiang Fan snapped his fingers, revealing his true colors.

The Supreme Emperor was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Okay, let's go!"

Eating barbecue in the Emperor's Ganlin Palace is indeed a different experience. A foot deep of clear spring water is soaking under your feet, the stove is propped on the water, a small square table is placed, the surrounding scenery is picturesque, the feet are cool and refreshing, and it is invincible.

"I said, you are really a foodie. People say that you account for eight dou in the world of literary circles. I think you can account for nine dou for this meal."

I don't know if it was the effect of Xu Fu's elixir or the energy he got from playing poker. The Emperor had a great appetite and he shot two big skewers left and right, one skewer in one bite. Not much worse than Mengyi.

In the end, he was in a hurry and wanted to bake it himself. Gong Yu didn't stop him, just because Jiang Fan said it tasted better if he did it himself.

So later, Mr. Jiang and the old eunuch of the palace sat and waited for food, and the Supreme Emperor Yingpei transformed into a roaster.

I don’t know how many people were stunned by the sight from a distance, but fortunately, no one dared to approach.

When they had finished eating, Jiang Fan and the emperor gradually slowed down, eating, drinking and chatting.

“I say, Jiang boy, your poker is interesting, with a big king and a small king, which is equivalent to the emperor and the prince in my opinion. The way to play is also very interesting. Although the rules are simple, they are ever-changing. Two civilians fighting a landlord is like a rebellion...”

He talked a lot, as if he was chatting. Jiang Fan just listened with a smile.

But Gong Yu's dry eyebrows moved, and he suddenly said: "Your Majesty, look at my memory. I was busy getting wine and forgot to get some fruit and tea. I'll go and arrange it?"

The emperor waved his hand casually: "Go, go, and feed the white-browed tiger in the back garden."

"Hey, if you hadn't said that, I almost forgot. I'll go right away, right away."

Jiang Fan watched him get up and leave, but smiled and said: "Your Majesty is so elegant that he even keeps a tiger as a pet."

Ying Pei was in good spirits at the moment, and laughed when he heard it: "No, I'm old and can't tame it."

Jiang Fan said calmly: "The tiger is the king of the forest anyway, and it is not easy to tame."

Ying Pei curled his lips: "That's right, just like a wolf cub, it's hard to tame."

Jiang Fan shook his head: "Not necessarily, I have a wolf cub at home, and I raise it well. I think the trick is that tigers and wolves are wild by nature, just like humans, they are aloof and untamed. You have to respect them and really like them, they can feel it."

Ying Pei said: "Oh, I didn't expect you to have experience in this area. But, I guess you only have one tiger. You know, there is a saying that there can't be two tigers in one mountain, and only the winner of a pack of wolves can be the king, right?"