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Volume 1: The Border Town of the Empire Chapter 191: The First Suggestion Jun Laughs

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    Update time: 2013-06-08

    Chapter 191: Seek your laughter first

    ¡°I don¡¯t know why, but Fang Jie always feels that there is a huge difference between the Tai Chi Palace in winter and the Tai Chi Palace in summer.  It was not early summer when he first entered the Tai Chi Palace, but the palace was already filled with rich green and red flowers, and the huge palace seemed full of vitality.  But the Tai Chi Palace in winter is a bit too solemn.

    The emperor who had not slept all night had to make an early court appearance. Compared with the late emperor who often stopped court to rest, this God-blessed emperor was so diligent that people were amazed. In the past eleven years, no matter whether it was windy or rainy, he had never made an early court appearance.  If it weren't for the queen's persuasion, the emperor would have even considered starting a late dynasty.

    He is like a machine rather than a person, tireless.

    Those waiting to be received by the emperor were waiting in a row of small houses not far from Dongnuan Pavilion. Compared with the majestic Taiji Hall, this row of three houses was like a low mound.  The two connected rooms are where the adults who are waiting for His Majesty's visit can rest, and the other one is where the eunuchs rest.  All the high-ranking officials in the capital are in the main hall in front, so those waiting here are either local officials who have come to the capital to report on their duties, or people who have no real power but are carrying a distinguished title on their backs.

    When Fang Jie came in, he greeted everyone politely, treating himself as a student.  When those people saw that Fang Jie was not wearing official uniform, they often looked down upon him.  Not everyone can recognize the uniforms of the Yanwu Academy.  Fang Jie found a secluded place and distanced himself from those who gathered together to brag about themselves openly or covertly.

    There were about four or five people waiting in the room at this time, all sitting on chairs.  So Fang Jie, who was sitting alone on the edge of the kang, looked very special even though he was in the corner.  Those people looked at him like an idiot, and their eyes meant that if there was a chair to sit on, who would want to sit on a cold and uncomfortable earthen kang?

    Fang Jie ignored the contempt of those people. He simply took off his boots and sat down on the earthen bed.  Fang Jie was sitting cross-legged against the wall behind him, and his inelegant sitting posture made those people even more displeased.  Feeling the warmth of the fire under his buttocks, Fang Jie couldn't help but moan softly in comfort.

    There is a low table on the earth kang, and there are several plates of dried fruits on the table.  There was also a teapot and a cup, but none of the guys in noble uniforms sitting upright touched it.  Perhaps in their view, drinking tea and eating dried fruits while waiting to be received by His Majesty in such a grand and solemn manner is a very disrespectful thing.

    Those people looked at Fang Jie¡¯s actions, and the room became quiet.  But it didn't take long for them to retract their contemptuous eyes, ignore this bumpkin who didn't understand the rules and had never seen the world, and continued to talk about their mainstream topics.  For example, the achievements of ancestors, such as the prestige in the local area.

    Just when their conversation was getting underway, a harsh squeaking sound suddenly came over.  They looked dissatisfied at the young man sitting alone on the earthen kang over there, and were surprised to find that he had actually pulled the low table on the kang in front of them.  First, I poured myself a cup of tea, and then ate the dried fruits as if no one else was watching.

    How rude!

    The four or five people couldn't help but glare at Fang Jie fiercely, as if they were looking at the newly purchased servants in their own family compound.

    But since they maintain their own identities, they will naturally not take the initiative to pay attention to a young man wearing a cotton robe.  They stared for a while, then cursed a few times in a very low voice before returning to the previous topic.  But they found that there was no way to continue. The boy actually placed the hard-shelled dried fruits on the table, and then stretched out an index finger to tap lightly. Each time, he could easily break a dried fruit.  .

    The clicking sound was so disgusting that several people who were sitting upright exchanged glances with each other.  They all seemed to dislike this young man who had somehow gotten in. They stopped talking and began to stare at the young man with angry eyes, perhaps hoping that the young man would wake up from this.

    It¡¯s a pity that he is still eating as if no one else is watching.

    He actually smacked his lips!

    "It's so rude and ignorant of the rules!"

    "You think this is your home?"

    A middle-aged man wearing a county viscounty uniform finally couldn't stand it anymore. He looked at Fang Jie and asked coldly: "It's already very rude to take off your boots in front of others, and you have to sit cross-legged on the earthen bed.  That's something only a woman from a mountain village would do. This is the palace, the place where etiquette is taught in the world. If this is your first time entering the palace, I will teach you what the rules are."

    "oh"

    Fang Jie said lightly and continued to eat the dried fruit: "Do you really think that sitting cross-legged on the earthen kang is something that only mountain village women can do?"

    "certainly!"

    The man stood up and clasped his fists and said: "This is the Tai Chi Palace of the Sui Dynasty, where His Majesty lives. Although I don't know how youIt's coming, but now that it's here, it's better to be restrained.  If you don¡¯t understand the rules, you can look at how others do it, hum!  "

    Fang Jie chuckled, raised his head and asked, "Sir, is this your first time in Beijing?"

    "Ihow is that possible!"

    The man said: "I have been favored by the emperor for generations, how can this be my first time in Beijing!"

    "oh"

    Fang Jie smiled, lowered his head to drink tea and eat dried fruit: "I wish you good luck."

    The county man was startled, thinking that what the young man said was incomprehensible.

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    Chen Bolai, the son of Yuncheng County, was really nervous. He was so nervous that his teeth kept chattering when he spoke.  He lowered his head and did not dare to raise it, sweat dripping down his chin.  His hands were placed on both sides of his thighs in a regular manner, but they were shaking violently.

    It is indeed warm in the Dongnuan Pavilion, but it is not so warm that it will make people sweat profusely.

    Chen Bolai's ancestors once followed the general Li Xiaoping to destroy Jiangnan, and also made considerable military exploits.  After the war, he was made a hereditary county son due to his meritorious service. However, the Chen family had no status a few decades ago. In his generation, it was even worse, with no one even holding an official position.

    He has lived a better life after inheriting the title, but the only clothes he can use are this set of viscount clothes.  Although there are people who support him, the family has grown larger and larger over the past hundred years, and the unchanged food has long been unable to make ends meet.  If it weren't for this expedition to the northwest, His Majesty planned to find some heroes of the Sui Dynasty to do publicity later, he was afraid that he would never be able to enter Chang'an City or the Tai Chi Palace in this life.

    Chen Bolai looked down at his toes, the expression on his face distorted out of fear.

    If he could go back in time, the first thing he would do would be to go back half an hour ago and take back what he said.  Only a woman from a mountain village would sit cross-legged on the earthen bed and talk. This was what he said.  Half an hour after saying this, he saw His Majesty the Emperor sitting cross-legged on the earthen bed, eating snacks with his hands and reading the memorial.

    This is impossible!

    Although Chen Bolai¡¯s family has gradually declined, it still looks like a proud rooster in front of ordinary people.  When he travels, he will iron his clothes neatly, and he always maintains the demeanor that a viscount should have.  He thought that the nobles in Chang'an City, thousands of miles away, did the same thing.

    But today he discovered that he was so damn wrong.

    ¡°The Emperor¡­how could the Emperor sit cross-legged on the Tukang, eat, review memorials, and receive ministers at the same time?  He even took off his boots and smacked his lips when eating!  This is simply This is completely contrary to the etiquette and education of the Sui Dynasty.

    "The people from the Ministry of Rites will arrange for you to go around the military camp and talk about the achievements of your ancestors. You will also talk about it at the banquet of the ministers in a while. As for how to say it, the people from the Ministry of Rites will also teach you. The banquet of the ministers  It would be helpful to find some gentry who are quite prestigious among the people to talk more about the expansion of territory in the Sui Dynasty. "

    The emperor waited for a while but did not see Chen Bo come to speak. He raised his head and took a look and found that this guy was completely frightened and looked at a loss.  He couldn't help but smile and waved his hands: "You sit aside for now. Huai Qiu Gong will come later and let him teach you. Su Buwei, ask Fang Jie to come in."

    Su Buwei responded, turned around and went out.  Not long after, Chen Bolai saw the rude country bumpkin boy walking in.  He had heard of Fang Jie's name, but he never expected that he would be such a virtuous person.

    "I'm a bit fatter"

    After Fang Xie saluted, the emperor glanced at him and said calmly.

    Fang explained: "Every meal has meat."

    The emperor burst into laughter: "Chuxiyou have been waiting outside for a long time. Are you hungry?"

    He pointed to the snack plate in front of him and said, "Take it and eat it."

    Fang Jie hesitated for a moment and did not move. The emperor looked up at him again: "What? Do you dislike my things?"

    "Noit's not enough."

    Fang Jie said shamelessly.

    The emperor smiled more and more happily, and ordered with a smile: "Su Buwei, go get some more snacks. Chen Bolai and the others are hungry after eating, so they will eat here."

    Su Buwei glanced at Fang Jie approvingly, and Fang Jie nodded slightly.  Because of the war in the northwest, Your Majesty has been in a very bad mood since yesterday.  I didn't expect that this young man would make His Majesty so happy.  He ordered someone to bring snacks, and Fang Jie was not restrained. He stepped forward and picked up the plate that His Majesty pointed to before, and devoured it without any trace of etiquette.

    Chen Bo doesn¡¯t even want to eat?It¡¯s okay if he doesn¡¯t eat. He looked at Fang Jie and was dumbfounded.

    "wrong"

    The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Fang Jie who was eating very rudely and said.  Hearing these words, Chen Bolai felt happy and said to himself that the emperor would eventually despise this way of eating. This was obviously something only a wild child could do.

    ¡°The lotus seed cake should be eaten last.¡±

    The emperor said seriously: "Only the lotus seed cake on this plate is sweet. Don't you even understand that desserts should be eaten after meals? Also, look, the most delicious thing about this shrimp cake is not the inside.  It¡¯s the outer skin of the shrimp! You idiot who can¡¯t eat, you¡¯ve lost all of it! After all, you¡¯ve been in the Martial Arts Academy for more than half a year, why haven¡¯t you learned any of these things?¡±

    Rightly accusations, like how to eat shrimp in the main lesson of the Prescription Academy.

    "I am guilty!"

    Fang Jie answered equally seriously, and then poured all the meringues on the plate into his mouth: "Ahem it's too dry Your Majesty, would you like some water?"

    The emperor rolled his eyes at him, and then pointed to the teapot on the table.  Before Su Buwei could ask someone to fill a cup and pour it for him, Fang Jie went over and grabbed the teapot and poured it mouth-to-mouth.  Even Su Buwei felt a little uncomfortable now and glanced at the emperor subconsciously.

    Fang Jie wiped his mouth, and before the emperor could speak or Su Buwei scolded him, he leaned over and said seriously: "How about your Majesty give me this teapot? I still need an heirloom in my family."

    "I remember that you were an orphan, and you started searching for family heirlooms without even having a family?"

    The emperor seemed a little unhappy.

    "The Sui Dynasty is the home of my ministers."

    Fang Jie stood up straight and said matter-of-factly: "I have thousands of brothers and sisters, and all the people are my family. We love each other, and we have a kind and majestic father who treats all our brothers and sisters equally."  Junbu, it¡¯s you, Your Majesty.¡±

    "ah?"

    The emperor was startled for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "This flattery is wonderful, you should be rewarded!"

    Chen Bolai screamed in his heart This this young man named Fang Jie is so shameless, isn't he?
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