After Zhang Juzheng received the oracle from Emperor Jiajing giving a banquet, Zhu Pingan received the oracle from Little Yellow Door immediately afterwards.
“His Holiness is giving a meal?”
Zhu Pingan received the oracle, was very surprised, today is what day, how today Jiajing Emperor give feast.
When he heard the little yellow door say that Yang Guoliang and Zhang Juzheng were also given a banquet together, Zhu Pingan understood why Emperor Jiajing gave a banquet.
Because of the sermon.
Yang Guoliang and himself were in charge of preaching yesterday, while Zhang Juzheng was in charge of preaching this afternoon.
This afternoon at the time of Zhang Juzheng preaching gap, Zhu Pingan and Li Chunfang also went over and Zhang Juzheng played a photo, after all, are colleagues out of the Hanlin Academy, himself and Li Chunfang and in the West Court Division straight, in the sense of the reason to go over to the station.
Jiajing Emperor gave a banquet to the emperor’s son lecturer, which makes sense. In this regard, the Jiajing Emperor and modern parents of students is very similar to it, please the child’s teacher to eat a meal, chat to show appreciation, please more trouble.
It seems that all parents in the world are the same.
Zhu Pingan can’t help but feel some emotion.
In the evening, the sun is setting, in the middle of the gold, in the envious eyes of Yuan Wei and others, Zhu Pingan along with the little eunuch went to the Palace of Supreme Goodness for the banquet.
Zhi Shan Palace is located near the direction of the consort’s chambers, along the way, encountered a number of brightly dressed, beautifully poised palace maids.
Do not look.
In the harem of the cheap but can not be taken advantage of, today is the courtesan, maybe tomorrow will become the harem of the female master, and is not their own can look at. You have to know that the Jiajing Emperor can’t tolerate a speck of sand in his eyes.
Life is precious, do not look at it.
Zhu Pingan reminded himself, all the way without slanting his eyes, only looking at the road under his feet, followed the little eunuch to the Zhi Shan Palace.
Zhu Pingan’s caution was justified.
In fact, in the place where Zhu Pingan can not see, hidden many eyes, will Zhu Pingan’s every word, every move all recorded in the book, and soon these records of Zhu Pingan’s words and deeds of the book will be sent to the Jiajing Emperor’s several cases.
Including Yang Guoliang and Zhang Juzheng, who came to Zhi Shan Gong on the other two roads, were also treated in the same way.
After walking for about ten minutes or so, Zhu Pingan saw the Zhi Shan Gong close at hand.
Zhi Shan Palace is surrounded by a large pool of water, floating green lotus naturally grow in the pool, green and clean, the shore has a cluster of flowers and plants, the wind shakes the flowers, thousands of low pressure branches, petals fall on the ground as if paved carpet of flowers, very good to look at.
Different from the golden glazed tiles in the palace, the dome of Zhi Shan Gong is red glazed tiles, more and more red in the setting sun.
“Sir Zhu, this way please.”The little eunuch guided Zhu Pingan through the main hall to a room.
The room was spacious and elegantly furnished, but there was only a short long table with a futon cushion placed behind it.
“Lord Zhu, please take the seat.”The little eunuch placed the cushion in the centre of the room behind the table and invited Zhu Pingan to take his seat.
“Thank you, Eunuch.”
Zhu Pingan arched his hand to say thank you, and then kneeling to sit in the seat, to be honest, Zhu Pingan is used to sitting on chairs and stools, he dislikes kneeling in this position, sitting for a while is okay, sitting for a long time, this numb legs and feet numb buttocks pain condition will appear.
From this layout, this room is only one person, it seems that Zhang Juzheng, Yang Guoliang, they are also the same, alone in another room.
Giving banquets in a separate meal system is common for Zhu Pingan, but this is the first time Zhu Pingan has heard of giving banquets in a separate seat system.
However, the entire Ming Dynasty was the greatest of the Jiajing Emperor, so the Jiajing Emperor could give banquets as he wished.
He is responsible for eating.
After Zhu Pingan took his seat, his buttocks were not even warmed up when he heard a sound of footsteps, and then he saw Huang Jin walking in accompanied by several eunuchs.
“Greetings, Eunuch Huang.”
Zhu Pingan left his seat and rose, arching his hand to Huang Jin and bowing his hand.
“Little Lord Zhu need not be polite, today you are all honoured guests of the palace, please also take your seats.”Huang Jin smiled and came forward, reaching out to help Zhu Pingan.
After Zhu Pingan took his seat, Huang Jin added, “Today, His Holiness is abstaining from eating, so he will not dine with you, Sir Xiao Zhu. His Holiness said that you guys are meritorious in preaching the scriptures, and has already explained to his old slaves to entertain you guys, and make sure that you eat and drink well. Oh, His Holiness also said that this way you guys can also eat easier.”
Pioneer Valley?
Well, Emperor Jiajing was really serious about this cultivation. Zhu Pingan used to just see the bridge of Valley Rescue and so on in the modern immortal novels, and never thought that in reality I would be able to meet the person who resorts to Valley Rescue.
In fact, there is a point Jiajing emperor said very right, Jiajing emperor do not come, then, this meal will certainly be a little easier to eat. After all, accompanied by the king as accompanied by a tiger Well, in the tiger side to eat, bold again, appetite again, the pressure will be there.
“I thank the Lord for his great kindness.”Zhu Pingan on the seat, distantly towards the direction of the Jiajing Emperor’s chambers, and then to Huang Jin arched his hand to say thank you, “Many thanks to Huang Gong.”
“Hehe, little Lord Zhu is polite, pass the meal.”
Huang Jin smiled faintly, then nodded towards the small eunuch accompanying him.
“Yes.”
The little eunuch nodded in response, turned and walked to the door, summoning the chamberlain outside to start passing the meal.
“Lord Xiao Zhu, the miscellaneous family will go and have a word with Lord Zhang and Lord Yang as well. If you need anything on your side, just order them directly.”After ordering the meals to be passed, Huang Jin smiled and bid farewell to Zhu Pingan.
“Take care, Lord Huang.”Zhu Pingan arched his hand in return.
After Huang Jin left, the chamberlains brought in one imperial meal after another, placing the dishes on the several cases in front of Zhu Pingan.
The chamberlains served dishes in an endless stream.
Hot dishes, cold dishes, soups, snacks ……Soon, they filled the table in front of Zhu Pingan.
Especially in the middle of the table was a large plate of hand grasped mutton, exuding a meaty aroma that went straight to the tip of the tongue, when placed on the table, the mutton rib meat was still gently trembling, the meat was red and fat and white, fat and not stinky, the colour and lustre was enticing, and a wisp of meaty aroma slowly wafted out along the crispy and tender mutton ……
Hand-held mutton next to a disc of dipping sauce.
This dish, as soon as it came up, attracted Zhu Pingan’s attention.
It was as if he had gone back, to the days when he and his housemates travelled poorly in Ningxia when he was in school, the three of them got lost and rode for a day, and finally arrived at a small town, and at the entrance of the town was a hand-grabbed mutton stall on the street, the primitive feeling of that first time of grabbing and eating the mutton with the hands, and the taste of that which became more and more craveable the more you ate it, was really a memory that one could hardly forget.
“Lord Zhu, please enjoy your meal.”
A table of imperial food was quickly served, the little eunuch stood aside and invited Zhu Pingan to have his meal.
This table of imperial meals, colour and flavour, more than twenty courses, can be described as sumptuous to the extreme, but I do not know whether the little eunuch forgot or what, this table of sumptuous to the extreme of the imperial meals, but the only missing chopsticks ……
Coincidentally, Zhang Juzheng’s table of the same sumptuous imperial meal, coincidentally also missing chopsticks.
“With pleasure.”
Attracted by the hand-grasped mutton, Zhu Pingan, hearing the three words “Please enjoy your meal”, said “Thank you”, and couldn’t wait to reach out and grab a mutton rib at the bone, skilfully dipped it in the sauce, and feasted on it.
Hand-held mutton, hand-held to eat the most authentic, anyway, Jiajing Emperor is not in, why pay attention to so much it.
Not even noticed that there are no chopsticks on the table.
