Chapter 39: Upstairs in the dining room
Look at the time that has passed, the sun is short in winter, and there are only scattered snowflakes floating at noon. By this time, it has turned into heavy snow, and the sky and the earth are covered with white space.
Although it was around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, it looked almost the same as dusk, and the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and even the wind was whistling.
"If I want to set fire, it's at this moment. With the explosion of gunpowder, I'm afraid that a cup of tea can ignite all the huge building, which is much better than oil-dreaming. Then the wind helps the fire. Although the Ouxia Tower is magnificent and strong, I'm afraid that a sea of fire can be formed in half a meal. In this sky, the ponds and rivers in the Neiyuan must have been frozen, and the mud on the ground is as cold as iron plates. It's also dead if you jump from top to bottom..."
"No matter what, I can only get a bet." Li Jinglong gritted his teeth and made a cruel heart, then sighed again, "Hey, Taining, Taining, I, Baoning, I, got killed so hard..."
"You go back to Qingning Palace immediately and let Liulang wait for me at the gate of Xiyuan."
"yes"
"Liu Zhong and Liu Jin, come with me and act according to the opportunity."
"King, where are we?" Zhao Chun and Zhang Hong said anxiously.
"You guys hurry up and go out to welcome the queen." Li Jingcheng sighed again
"Master, we are not boasting about it. The next thing, the younger ones are probably more convenient than these two," said Zhao Chun, and Zhang Hong apologized to the second Liu.
"Don't I know that you two are old faces of the Inners. If there are really thieves in the palace, I'm afraid I'll be alert when I see you with me. Only these two boys follow my nephew in Chengxin Hall all day long, and they are not familiar with the Inners, so they are considered unconventional faces. Although they are almost at work, their luck seems to be pretty good..."
"By the way, how many people can you mobilize the internal officer?"
"Return to the king, the internal officials will only be able to transfer their orders or imperial edicts..."
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law..., I'm trying my best today. If I'm really unlucky, I'll blame you... the tiger girl..."
"That's all, you go out to welcome the queen, and the other goes to the inner corps to say, let them all dress neatly and stand by at any time. This is the only way..."
"Yes," Zhao and Zhang agreed helplessly.
Zhao Chun then waved his hand and called the two soldiers of the Xiongwu Army to come over, "You have short guys on you, you can't go empty-handed..."
"You are determined, but I've neglected it. But I can't use this thing either. It's useless if you have it or not." After all, I still took a dagger with Liu Zhong and Liu Jin, or inserted it into their boots or put it in their arms. He also took an extra handful of "Let's give this to my sixth wise man."
I took care of the head of the Xiongwu army and went back to prepare for the time being. I made the contribution today more than destroying Fujian...
Outside the Western Garden, Li Yu was so cold that he shrank his head and his head were shrunk. He didn't dare to get too close. The Guxia Tower was not far away, so it would be troublesome if he was discovered.
Seeing that the wind and snow were getting heavier and angry, I had evil thoughts and greeted several Song fans who fought with me on the forum that day from beginning to end, and made a poisonous oath, "If I am the emperor in another year, I will ask Zhao Er to bloom."
Seeing three figures coming through the wind and snow, they were overjoyed. After the four of them gathered together, Li Yu and second Liu Qiqi watched Li Jingqi wait for him to make an idea.
Li Jinglong spread his hands, "Don't look at me, I have no idea this time. Anyway, I have done everything I should do, and I have notified everything I should notify. Next, either wait here or go and have a look at it. In short, it's all for God. Alas, I should ask my fifth nephew to calculate a fortune for me in the morning..."
"Then why are you waiting for?" He stepped forward and pulled Li Jingcheng and rushed in.
Liu Zhong and Liu Jin quickly followed.
"You don't have to. Although you are a temple master, you will always cherish your life. Water and fire are ruthless, let alone life and death are unpredictable when you enter..."
"I wish to die for Liulang." The two of them didn't say much and kowtowed together.
"Forget it, if nothing happens today, you two will be my close friend from now on, let's go!"
The Ouxia Tower is quite ingenious. It is a three-story octagonal Chinese-style high-rise building with a large bottom and a small top with a pagoda shape. It is considered an amazing high-rise building in this era. It is derived from "Breathing in love and eating in the morning glow" to describe the elegant temperament of the monks, but Li Jing used it to eat, drink and have fun.
Looking at the feudal society for two thousand years, it should be said that the banquet held by Li Jing and Li Yu and his son were relatively elegant. There was no wine pool and meat forest, and most of them were elegant gatherings of literati.
Whether it is famous officials like Xu Xuan, Xu Kai, Han Xizai, or Feng Yansi, Feng Yanlu, Chen Jue, Cha Wenhui, Wei Cen, the treacherous officials who are known as the "Five Ghosts", they are all talented and elegant. In terms of academic level, the Southern Tang Dynasty was well-deserved first in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and it was a big place to be ranked second.
The first floor of the Ouxia Tower is used as a labour kitchen, the second floor is the place where eunuchs can be served by themselves, and the third floor is the place for banquets, which is magnificent. Carved railings and jade bricks are just a small meaning. Anyone who sees them at the sight will feel that they are not like the world.
The only thing that is an annoying thing is a crude single iron candlestick. It is actually a pig iron stick slightly thicker than an adult man's fingers. It was made of sand turning in a folk blacksmith, about half a person tall. The pig iron base originally equipped with didn't know where it went, but now it is inserted into a shelf and still has its remaining heat...
This was used in Li Bing's study that day. Before that, it was a rough house in the stables of Yangwu Palace. Li Bing was frugal by nature. Once he found that the size of the candlestick was quite suitable, he ordered people to move it to his study and use it until he died and never changed it.
When Li Jing first ascended the throne, he wanted to be a good emperor. He thought that the Foxialou was too luxurious. He thought that he was frugal all his life and that when he went to Foxialou to drink and have fun, he was always a little sad.
I simply ordered someone to put this candlestick on it and remind myself at all times.
As a result, a new habit was formed. Before each banquet, everyone had to bow to the candlestick, then touch it and bounce it a few times, as if worshiping and remembering the ancestor.
The third floor is decorated in a magnificent manner. This ancient black iron candlestick is placed in it, and it feels incompatible.
It will definitely not take long to withdraw this thing if it is placed in the north.
However, the aesthetic level of Li Jing and his group of people is rare in the world. In their eyes, this crude candlestick has a sense of ancient cultural relics. It has been touched a lot, and there is a layer of patina on the surface, which looks like a sense of restrained divine light. In addition, the interest is ancient and the shape of objects is calm.
It can also serve as a comparison when put there, making the surrounding environment look like in the sky.
Over time, the furniture and curtains on the third floor have been replaced. The only thing that remains unchanged is the standing candlestick, watching the people coming and going coldly like a Dinghai Shen Needle...
At this moment, everyone upstairs were half drunk, and the emperor and his ministers began to become careless. When Li Jing was awake, he simply dismissed most of the eunuchs and palace maids, thinking that they were vulgar and looked at them, and the king and his ministers were drinking by themselves, and they were free and happy. Anyway, there was a small kitchen in the compartment on the third floor, where two eunuchs who were good at cooking were all ready, and the food was ready, so you could eat whatever you wanted.
The entire third floor is extremely large. In addition to the banquet and several beds, there are actually two particularly huge paintings and a complete set of four treasures of the study.
This is why everyone is very interested today. The rare heavy snow stimulates these cultural talents. Not only did they write a good poem on the spot, but a group of worshipers in the painting academy also tried their best to make a "Famous Scholar Appreciation Picture" on the spot. Each character in the picture paints himself, while the other part is taught by the worshipers of the painting academy. Zhu Cheng is responsible for the pavilions and palaces, Dong Yuan paints snow forests and cold bamboos, and Xu Chongsi is responsible for the birds and beasts in the pond...
After the picture was completed, everyone was so happy that they drank three drinks in a row, and they were nothing more than to celebrate the birth of this treasure that passed down from generation to generation...
It was just that it was bitter, and I pretended to be a lady and poured wine. I had to sing a few songs.
Seeing that the inventory in her stomach was in a hurry, Taining frowned, and when was he going to squeeze his brother again...
Chapter completed!