In the big house where Hu Zhuge was on the road, the lights were brightly lit at this time. In the flower hall in the backyard, it was time for the guests and hosts to enjoy a delicious meal of authentic Beijing cuisine.
Although the Queen Mother invited Zhuge Weidao to enter the palace, she could not delay his dinner!
You don't have the energy to enter the palace when you're hungry, right?
Looking at the half-eaten Beijing dishes on this table, Zhuge Weidao's eyes were opened - on the table were Old Beijing salted duck, Old Beijing mutton in the water basin, Old Beijing Buddha jumping over the wall, Old Beijing eel jellyfish Of course, Zhuge Weidao’s favorite is the old Beijing Roujiamo that he often ate when he was in college! Oh, by the way, there is also the most authentic old Beijing daughter’s red and yellow wine... Of course Zhuge Weidao did not just eat and drink with his head covered, but while eating and drinking, he tried to take advantage of this "good brother" Zheng Guoxian in a roundabout way. Put some words in it.
"Kamiyama, I heard that Grand Duchess Natalie was detained in Yingtai by the Queen Mother? I wonder where she offended the Queen Mother?" Zhuge Weidao asked about Natalie's situation. He has now obtained the position of military adviser, and has no interest in long-term empty promises such as becoming prime minister. What he really wants is Natalie.
Zheng Guoxian frowned slightly: "Oh, she didn't offend the Queen Mother, but her body was defiled by others. The Queen Mother wants to find the culprit and punish him severely!"
"Severe punishment?" Zhuge Weidao picked up a piece of meat bun and frowned without taking a bite immediately, "But what should we do if the Grand Duke refuses to tell who that person is?"
Zheng Guoxian looked at Zhuge Weidao and said with a half-smile: "Brother Daozi, the Queen Mother knows that your relationship with Natalie is... very good, and she wants you to persuade her to get rid of the one who always gave up. The man confesses. Then she can go back to the Rakshasa Kingdom!"
"It's easy to say, easy to say...but Grand Duchess Natalie is the biological sister of the Tsar of the Rakshasa Kingdom after all!"
"Then it depends on what you do, Brother Daozi?"
Zhuge Weidao now understood that the Queen Mother was planning to use Natalie to take advantage of him.
"But I'm not afraid," Zhuge Weidao thought to himself, "Empress Dowager Zheng and the others must not know that he has obtained the rank of military advisor... The value of a Zhuge without the rank of military advisor is not high, and their asking price It shouldn’t be too high, and I might be able to fool them in turn. It seems that Zhuge Weijiu, that old fox, has quite a profound moral character!"
Thinking of this, he pretended to hide his anxiety and turned his attention to the golden and crispy meat bun in his hand, which contained alternate fat and thin pork and was juicy and salty. He took a big bite, then chewed it a few times, swallowed it slowly, and finally showed a satisfied expression.
Now I’m finally full and can go see the Queen Mother!
At this time, Zhuge Weidao's steward Yu De already knew that he was going to the palace to see the Queen Mother, so he ran over and said to him with a smile: "Dong Weng, the Feiyu suit, embroidered spring knife, and the waist badge for entering the palace have been prepared for you. Ready. Do you want Ah Li to help you change?"
Zhuge Weidao was surprised: "I still have the flying fish suit? I also have the embroidered spring knife and the badge to enter the palace?"
Yu De smiled: "Of course. When you went back to Beijing for vacation, you often put on Feiyu clothes and brought an embroidered spring knife into the palace to protect the Queen Mother."
Zhuge Weidaoxin said: "It seems that I am really close to that Empress Dowager Zheng...but this relationship should still be quite pure, right? We are all like-minded siblings who have come together for a common ideal. .”
After comforting himself in his heart, Zhuge Weidao said to Zheng Guoxian: "Holy Mountain, I'll come as soon as I go. When I change my clothes, we can enter the palace together."
"Okay, okay." Zheng Guoxian said "Okay", but he was not in a good mood at all, because he felt that he had figured out Zhuge Weidao's trump card - this little fox of the Zhuge family had really lost his memory. Became a stupid fox with a stupid head. It seems that I will never have the chance to become a military advisor in this life. My sister's plan seems to have come to nothing... This is really not as good as God!
...
Goulan Hutong, where Zhuge Weidao lived, is actually a good location, very close to the palace. After leaving the house, walk along the alley for a while, then go north on Xinkai Road, and then go west to Xi'anmen Street. In a few steps, Arrived at Xi'an Gate. After entering Xi'an Gate, you will find the Xiyuan of the Imperial Palace.
Although the Ming Dynasty only had a population of 360 million (people with nationality) at this time, which was less than a fraction of the population of 1.4 billion in later generations, and the population of Beijing was only 2 to 3 million, the prosperity of the inner city of Beijing was But it is no less than the second ring in later generations. On the streets of Goulan Hutong, in addition to Zhuge Weidao's house, there are also many theaters and restaurants. Many telephone poles were erected on both sides of the street, and street lights were installed, which were brightly lit at night. Many theaters also installed a circle of light bulbs around their signboards, and the lights flashed, making them very popular at first glance.
There were many people shopping, mostly men and women, in pairs... Zhuge Weidao and Zheng Guoxian, two handsome guys wearing Jin Yiwei Feiyu suits, walked side by side on the street, which was quite eye-catching.
Zheng Guoxian could wander around the imperial city with his eyes closed, so he just wanted to bury his head in the road and take this stupid Zhuge to his sister as soon as possible. But Zhuge Weidao was "brother Zhuge entered the city", which was his first time! The modern Beijing city of 1826 was so novel to him, a visitor in the 21st century, and everything was new.
So he went shopping in front of his house, looking around like a country uniformed guard who came to work in Beijing on the first day.
Zheng Guoxian was quite helpless when he saw him looking like he had never seen the world - he was obviously an old Beijinger, but he acted like he was entering the city for the first time, and he was no one else.
When they "walked out" of Goulan Hutong together, the street immediately opened up and was divided into sidewalks and vehicle lanes. But the carriages with oil lamps on them were all going up and down the road. At the three-way intersection where Goulan Hutong and Xinkaidao intersect, a traffic police box was erected, with a policeman wearing a blue uniform and a saber standing on it, blowing a whistle and waving a flag, directing traffic there.
The newly opened streets are very wide, and the exposed roadways are covered with asphalt, dark in color, and painted with many white and yellow thick lines... It seems that Ming Dynasty still has strict traffic laws. It's a pity that Zhuge Weidao can't remember any of these things. He doesn't even know if he has a carriage driving license?
Zhuge Weidao, who was trying hard to search for memories that were somewhat related to the old Beijing in 1826, was unknowingly led in by Zheng Guoxian through an inconspicuous small door next to Xi'an Gate. Palace West Garden.
After entering Xi'an Gate, there is another wide and straight road with contiguous palaces and pavilions on both sides. Electric wires are also connected on both sides of the road and street lights are installed. Zhuge Weidao and Zheng Guoxian are in this dim Under the light, walk quickly. The surroundings were quiet, and there were no eunuchs or palace attendants coming and going.
Zhuge Weidao was quite familiar with this street in Xi'anmen. He had been here many times when he was studying in Beijing. At that time, this street was called Wenjin Street. At the end of it was Beihai. There was a large building to the north of Wenjin Street. Hospital, as well as the National Library of Ancient Books, and to the south are Zhonghai and Nanhai. Together they are... Anyway, Zhuge Weidao wanted to go in and see his past life, but he never had the chance and didn't know. Now that we have the Imperial Guard sign, can we go there and have a look?
In addition, Natalie Guan's Yingtai Island is in the South China Sea. I don't know how she lives there?
When he was thinking about going to Yingtai Island in the South China Sea to see Natalie, Zheng Guoxian, who was walking ahead, had already stopped in front of a building. Zhuge Weidao almost lost his footing and bumped into Zheng Guoxian.
He looked up and found that he had entered a large courtyard and was standing outside a brightly lit hall.
This...should be the location of the National Library's Ancient Books Department, right? Zhuge Weidao thought for a while and then asked in a low voice: "Holy Mountain, is this the Yuxi Palace?"
Yuxi Palace is a palace in the Xiyuan of the Ming Dynasty Palace. The National Library of Ancient Books was built on the site of Yuxi Palace. Now that the Ming Dynasty is still there, the Yuxi Palace is probably still there.
Zheng Guoxian looked back at him, "Have you remembered?"
"Ah, I remembered something..."
At this moment, a dark eunuch ran out of the main hall of Yuxi Palace holding a fly whisk. When he saw Zhuge Weidao, he showed an expression of surprise and spoke in authentic Chinese: "Daozi, can you come?" Come on, the Queen Mother has been waiting in the main hall for a long time."
Zheng Guoxian smiled and said to the black eunuch: "Black Tornado, lead the way."
"yes."
The eunuch actually called "Black Whirlwind", and he immediately responded, then turned around and headed towards the main hall of Yuxi Palace like a gust of wind. Zhuge Weidao had no choice but to follow him with the robe of Feiyu suit and walked into the hall. There was an electric light on in the hall, and the light was very bright. Zhuge Weidao saw a person sitting vaguely behind a hanging bead curtain in the hall.
Needless to say, this must be the Queen Mother of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhuge Weidao quickly bowed in obeisance and said loudly: "I, Lieutenant Commander of the Navy, Zhuge Weidao, respectfully greet the Queen Mother."
As soon as he finished speaking, a few sweet chuckles came from behind the curtain, and then a female voice that made people feel like they were going to fall apart: "Xiao Daozi, why are you so serious? You're not called Aijia Yuhuan." Sister."
