When Zhu Pingan came out from the inner hall, the outer hall was already empty, Yan Song and other ministers returned to their duty huts and went home, only a few eunuchs and palace maidens were waiting.
“Scholar Lang, in the future we can be more close to each other ……”Little Eunuch Zhang said so as he sent Zhu Pingan on his way out of the palace.
After Zhu Pingan received the Emperor’s commendation and reward, Eunuch Xiao Zhang’s attitude towards Zhu Pingan made a 180 degree turn. In the beginning, he was unforgiving towards Zhu Pingan; later on, after Zhu Pingan slipped him a red packet, he was much gentler towards Zhu Pingan; now, Little Eunuch Zhang was simply treating Zhu Pingan as if he was a brother who had been lost for many years.
“As long as Eunuch Zhang doesn’t mind, Ping An begs for it.”Zhu Pingan held an exquisite sandalwood box in his hand and returned as he walked.
Zhu Pingan did not have a good impression of young Eunuch Zhang, this kind of person belonged to the type of wallflower that could add flowers to the brocade, but would never send charcoal in the snow, and was not trustworthy. He was different from Feng Bao, who was one of the few eunuchs with integrity.
Of course, although the heart of the little Eunuch Zhang to the side of the untrustworthy, the heart of the wariness, but rather offend the gentleman, not to offend the small man.
It’s just a matter of having it in mind.
Moreover, this kind of person might be useful at some point in the future, so it would be beneficial and harmless to have a good relationship.
Zhu Pingan would never take the initiative to offend this kind of person, so, at this time, the face is also enthusiastic.
“Hehe, how could the miscellaneous family dislike Scholarship Lang, I’m still afraid that Scholarship Lang will dislike the miscellaneous family as a eunuch.”Little Eunuch Zhang laughed and shook his head and laughed at himself.
“How could it be, three hundred and sixty lines of work, the line produces a scholar, why should the eunuch be presumptuous.”Zhu Pingan raised his head and said in a serious and upright manner.
Then, Zhu Pingan put the previous set of rhetoric to Feng Bao, fooled the little Eunuch Zhang once again, “Eunuch may know that the first general history tome of ‘studying the interstices of heaven and man, understanding the changes of the past and present, and becoming a family’, was written by whom? Who was the one who improved the art of papermaking, enabling the world’s civilisation to be passed down through the ages? Who was the man who went to the seven seas and raised the might of the Ming dynasty beyond the 10,000-mile radius?”
I have to say that this set of words, for eunuchs is simply positive energy burst to the point of no return.
Most of the views on eunuchs since ancient times had been of contempt, disdain and ridicule, and almost all of them were negative comments anyway. However, these few people listed by Zhu Pingan, although physically incomplete, but they made feats that no one before or after, is how many physically intact men and women want to do can not do, in the history of the manifestation of the ancient and modern, the name of the history of the world.
Because these examples were real, they were more convincing and infectious.
“Scholar Lang is talking about Master Sima, Cai Hou and Eunuch Zheng?”Little Eunuch Zhang did not have much resistance to this rhetoric of Zhu Pingan either.
“So, why should the eunuch be presumptuous.”Zhu Pingan nodded with a slight smile.
“Hehe, then the miscellaneous family will rely on the auspicious words of the Scholarly Eunuch.”Little Eunuch Zhang smiled and clasped his fists.
Walking and chatting, they soon arrived at the palace gates, Eunuch Xiao Zhang sent Zhu Pingan out of the palace gates and reminded, “Scholarship Lang, the Immortal Pill rewarded by His Majesty, it is best to take it while it is hot.”
“Thank you eunuch for reminding me, when we arrive at the palace, Pingan will take it with his inner circle.”Zhu Pingan arched his hand and thanked him.
Outside the palace gates, Liu Mu and Liu Dazhou saw that Zhu Pingan had left the palace and were busy leading their horses over.
“My lord, what are you holding in your hand?”After rolling onto his horse and galloping through the street in front of the palace, Liu Dazhu looked at the sandalwood box in Zhu Pingan’s hand and asked curiously.
“Just you talk too much.”Liu Mu rebuked.
“I’m just curious.”Liu Dazhou heatedly giggled and rubbed the back of his head.
“Hehe, this ah, this is the ‘Immortal Pill’ rewarded by His Holiness.”Zhu Pingan held the horse’s reins in one hand and shook the box in his hand.
The box in Zhu Pingan’s hand was two ‘immortal pills’, which were rewarded to Zhu Pingan after the evening meal, when Emperor Jiajing took the pills according to the usual practice, thinking of Zhu Pingan’s article and couplets today.
Originally, Zhu Pingan was rewarded with a pill to be taken on the spot.
However, Zhu Pingan looked at the hands of a mass of black “heavy metal chemicals”, really do not have the courage to swallow, then excused that thought of his newlywed wife at home, can not bear to enjoy the elixir alone, for fear that Chang’e to the moon story repeats itself.
Jiajing Emperor felt that Zhu Pingan with deep love, so they rewarded Zhu Pingan a, let Zhu Pingan take home together with the couple to take.
God knows, when Zhu Pingan thanked the Lord for his great kindness, the tearstains at the corner of his eyes were how “sincere”.
“What? Immortal Pill?”When Liu Dazhou heard that the box was an elixir, his face was astonished and his mouth was wide open, “Sir, is it really an elixir? An Immortal Pill rewarded by the Emperor, wouldn’t that mean that if you eat one, you will be able to extend your life by at least ten years or so ……”
Zhu Pingan sniffed for a while speechless, you have heard too many mythological stories …….Extend life what don’t think, this kind of heavy metal compound eat into the belly, think of all the terrible very, over time, not poisoned is strange.
But really can’t blame them, they as a native of Daming people, have this kind of feudal superstition thought is not strange.
“My lord, I have not heard of any eating ‘immortal pills’ to become immortal, on the contrary, I often hear people say ‘it’s medicine that is three times poisonous’……”
Liu Mu and Liu Dazhou is different, he himself is pragmatic character, used to listen to the village wandering barefoot doctor said medicine is three times poisonous words, over time also remembered in the heart, at this time can not help but remind Zhu Pingan said.
“Why not, the Chang’e in the sky is to eat the elixir before flying to the Moon Palace, is not it Gongzi?”Liu Dazhou retorted.
Well, this you really believe it, in Zhu Pingan’s eyes, at this moment, Liu Dazhu is also agreed to be equal to a two hundred pound child.
“Hehe, back to the house.”
Zhu Pingan laughed, did not continue to say, a pull on the reins of the horse to the Marquis Linhuai House and go.
In the street is really not suitable to discuss the “elixir”, factory guards and what is everywhere, if it is spread to the ears of the people who want to, or Jiajing Emperor’s ears, he then fell into a “non-discussion of the elixir” of the charge will not be able to eat.
Half an hour later, Marquis Linhuai’s bedroom in the Rain Garden.
“What is this darkness?”
Li Shu and the bun little maid, like two curious babies, opened the imperial box brought by Zhu Pingan and saw the two blackened pigeon egg sized pills inside, wide-eyed ……
“The saint remembers that I’ve done a great job in presenting the text and working hard in checking the accounts, so I’ve been given two immortal pills by the emperor.”Zhu Pingan shrugged his shoulders.
“Immortal pills?!”The reaction of the little bun maid was on par with Liu Dazhou’s, her eyes widened and her little mouth opened into an O shape.
“And not rewarding something useful ……”
Li Shu sniffed disdainfully and skimmed her small mouth, too lazy to take a second look, very disdainful of the Immortal Dan rewarded by Emperor Jiajing.
That night, listen to rain Xuan has more of the same box that was offered up, morning and evening two incense sticks for ……
I do not eat, for up can always it, any who can not say what it.
