The time and place were wrong, so it was destined to be impossible to give King Yi a grand welcome ceremony. Xiao Letian felt a little ashamed, but King Yi certainly saw this little thought of his brother.
"Don't do this with me. I've seen a lot of ostentation, some of which you have never imagined. The extravagance of those people in Tianjing City back then is simply unimaginable!"
"But what will happen in the end? The fire is cooking the oil, and the flowers are blooming. They are destined not to last forever. In the end, everything is still in vain? How grand a welcome ceremony do you want to give me? Will I have the blessing to enjoy it?"
"This is Europe, and it's the capital of the United Kingdom. If you don't keep your tail between your legs here, how can you make yourself miserable?"
"Is there any wine? I want to drink..." King Yi rushed into the restaurant and started rummaging through the wine cabinet. "Is there any wine from my hometown? I have been drinking foreign wine in the past few years, and I am just craving for white wine..."
Xiao Letian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I didn't bring much liquor. There seem to be a few jars of Jian Nanchun in the bottom of the cabin...Wang Bureau, you asked Liu Dadao to prepare some small stir-fry dishes from his hometown, and brought the liquor up by the way. I also drank three. I have been drinking foreign wine for months, and my taste has changed after drinking with these foreign devils..."
King Yi grabbed a handful of dried fruits on the table, threw a few crispy almonds into his mouth, and muttered, "Who is Liu Dadao?"
"Oh, he is an imperial chef sent by the Forbidden City. He is very good at making soup..."
"What? The imperial chef of the Forbidden City!" King Yi stared at him at that time. "You are confused! Isn't this a Manchu spy? Do you want to keep such a person? Why didn't you get off the ship with Emperor Tongzhi?"
When Bureau Wang saw that King Yi was angry, he quickly tried to persuade him, "My lord, please don't be angry. Liu Dadao is a person who our CIA has investigated three or four times. Although he is the imperial chef, he is not a celebrity in the Forbidden City and has nothing to do with the higher-ups..."
"No!" King Yi's eyes stood up. "Wang Huaiyuan, you have also seen the destruction of the Kingdom of Heaven. The Manchu Qing Dynasty is not that stupid. With two to three hundred years of history, God knows how many die-hard loyalists they have?"
"Blast it out, I'd rather kill him by mistake than let him go! Send someone to control him now and send him directly to Zai Chun tomorrow, you're stupid!"
After being scolded, Director Wang blushed. He didn't dare to disobey and quickly went down to execute the order. Liu Dadao was temporarily put on leave, and tonight's side dishes were replaced by a Cantonese chef.
Xiao Letian and King Yi were the only ones left in the room. The prince sighed, "I'm sorry, it was you who should have given the order. I was a bit overstepping..."
Xiao Letian looked at King Yi with a deep look, "Brother, do you mean what you said? Do you think I am a person like Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhao Kuangyin, who kills the donkey? Or that I do not tolerate heroes? Do you think I am defensive? Following you?"
"You think too low of me! Brother, I have only been a prime minister until now, and they imposed the title of head of state on me. I don't have the dream of being an emperor, and I don't have that much desire for power. You... What a pain..."
King Yi waved his hand, "Stop talking, I understand what you are thinking. I am not showing it to you. Everything I say and do is to show them! Do you know that sometimes the superiors can't help themselves?" !”
"I believe in you, but I'm still a little worried about those veterans who have experienced the kingdom of heaven. Did they soak in some big dye vat? God knows what monsters will come out in the future?"
"I said the ugly things in advance just to get rid of their idea of using me as their banner...Brother, I really will not return to the Qing Dynasty, and I will never come back again!"
Xiao Letian knew that King Yi was really chilled. He had long since lost his heart in striving for fame and fortune. "Don't say that. Fallen leaves must return to their roots. Let's go back and take a look!"
"Let's talk about it, let's talk about it! Maybe when I grow old, I will settle in Nanyang or Ryukyu or Fuso, which will be closer to my hometown. But I really will never set foot in the land of the Qing Dynasty again!"
The two of them talked about what was in their hearts. After a while, the cabin door was pushed open, and Fang Guan, who had just touched up her makeup, walked in with a smile. When she saw Xiao Letian, he knelt down without saying a word.
"This slave has met the master! I wish you well..."
Oh my God, Xiao Le can make her kneel. Now Fangguan is wearing a large petticoat popular in Europe, which is an exaggerated large skirt with a keel held up by steel wire and then covered with silk.
From a distance, each woman looks like a roly-poly. It is impossible to kneel down in such clothes, and she will probably roll over if she kneels down.
"Stinky girl, you are so playful and smiling, get up. What are the rules for kneeling! Didn't I tell you earlier? From the moment you decide to stay in Europe, you are a free man. Don't call me master in the future... "
Fangguan did not kneel down but said a deep blessing, and the crystal tears in his eyes fell on her skirt. "It is the kindness of the master to give me my freedom, but I can't forget my identity. I will always be the master in front of the master." Servant..."
Fangguan's mood was extremely complicated. When he looked at Xiao Letian, he knew very clearly that everything he had was given by this man. Even though he was now prosperous in the European social circle, it was also because of this man. Power and money.
Without countless money to pave the way, and without the right to protect her, Fangguan, a weak woman, would have been eaten alive by those lecherous nobles and officials.
Fangguan knew that he could not leave Xiao Letian, because without him, his ability to survive would be completely gone. But Fangguan, who had tasted the sweetness of freedom, was unwilling to return to the circle of slaves again.
She was so confused that she didn't know what to say even while sitting in the cabin. She was no longer as smart as she used to be in social situations.
Xiao Letian didn't notice Fangguan's expression. All his attention was still on the conversation with King Yi. After listening to the prince's report, he realized that the development of the Zhongpu Foundation was a hundred times better than what was said in the telegram.
The food and wine were served like water, and the busboys were not waiters but Chinese executives. Luo Huo held a large plate of braised lion heads, placed it on the table, pinched one and threw it in his mouth.
Sima Yun was carrying a jar of green bamboo leaves, and when he opened the mud seal, the aroma of wine overflowed.
Xiang Ying brought a plate of white-chopped chicken, and Jin Sanshun held a jar of fragrant chicken soup... Everyone brought in a dish, then put it down and left. Soon the cabin was filled with the core executives of the expedition.
A top-secret cocktail party of the highest level gradually began.
In the cabin where people were resting under the bilge, Liu Dadao was lying on the bed and thinking, "Why aren't I allowed to cook? Has my identity been exposed? What on earth is Xiao Letian doing? Who is here?" ?”
"No, I have to go and see..."
