014 Upstairs in Alum

With Wang Anshi, a hungry ghost, Hong Tao definitely didn't have the opportunity to carefully appreciate this majestic building, let alone explore the functions of each building, so he was directly taken to the octagonal tower in the middle.

"Great, there are parking spaces and parking boys!" At this time, Hong Tao has become a curious baby, muttering about everything.

In front of the building, there is a large circle of black and red wooden horses, and the guests who come to eat have to get down here whether they are riding horses or taking cars, and immediately there are small servants wearing uniform work clothes who run forward to help the guests lead the cars and horses to both sides and place them.

Moreover, the guests who come out of the building will also quickly get their own cars and horses, and they will not be wrong without any certificates, and this memory of recognizing people and faces is really kung fu.

Wang Anshi and Li Gonglin did not enter through the main entrance, but circled around the main building for a third of the time before entering the side door. There were also small servants in the side door, and behind them was the staircase.

After seeing who it was, the two little guys didn't say a word, Teng Tengteng ran up first, and the remaining one kept saying hello to the guests who came in behind.

Especially after seeing Hong Tao, the smile on his face was about to bloom. The look in his eyes is clearly saying: You are here, you want to die to the little ones and the shopkeepers!

As a prime minister, no matter how honest and approachable he is, it is unlikely that he will sit in a scattered seat to eat, so everyone was directly led to the third floor, and it has to be a large private room, by the window!

Hong Tao didn't see anyone bring the menu or anything, and as soon as he sat down, a plate of dried fruits, snacks and cold dishes was served, as well as hot hand towels and a small pale cyan disc.

Hong Tao knows this thing and has eaten it, it is called incense. It is called medicine, but it is not medicine, and the Song people called everything with a pungent taste medicine, such as spices, also called incense.

But this incense medicine is not a spice medicine, it is an oral hygiene and etiquette utensil. To put it simply, it is the chewing gum of the Song Dynasty, but it has no gelatin, it can be held in the mouth to remove the odor, and it has a bit of throat moisturizing function.

It is not clear whether there is this thing in civilian families, but this kind of thing in the Horse Mansion is a standing thing, and it is divided into several grades. The brands used by the master and the servant are different, and there are different flavors in the same grade.

The scent of osmanthus that Hong Tao smelled when he just woke up was not the smell of spices in the house, nor the smell of incense powder on the princess's body, but the smell of osmanthus in her mouth.

It looks like the incense used in the alum building should be the same brand as the one in his own house, and the grade is not low. The reason why Li Gonglin repeatedly cried and cried poor just now is probably because he knew that Wang Anshi was coming here, not pretending, but really painful!

I don't know if Wang Anshi sympathizes with Li Gonglin, or Li Gonglin has found an opportunity to explain to the waiter here, anyway, the main dishes are served, and I haven't seen a single trick, even if I go through the motions, I can't say anything.

This made Hong Tao a little disappointed, he couldn't prostitute himself, it was no problem to bet on something. The emperor also has palace playwarts, and there are more than a dozen kabuki in the Horse Mansion, so why can't you see it in such a high-end hotel?

It's a pity that no one paid attention to his left and right, and Wang Anshi ate very unproductively as soon as the food came up, at most he beckoned everyone to raise a glass and drink, and then continued to deal with the roast rabbit meat in front of him.

"Bo Shi, after waking up for his brother, he forgot all about the previous things. I've been trying to recover these days, but there are some things that my family can't tell. The lady said that Bo Shi is my best friend, so I might as well talk about it to solve the confusion of my brother. ”

Since Wang Anshi didn't squeak, Hong Tao could only come by himself, and the target was still Li Gonglin. Who let him pit himself with the emperor, this is called retribution!

"That's natural, I don't know what Jin Qing wants to hear?" Li Gonglin didn't know what Wang Xu's idea was, and this request was not too much, and he agreed very happily.

"Naturally, it's a matter above the court, the lady told me that it was because she gave Brother Zizhan a farewell and ate too much wine before he fell off the horse, so let's start with Brother Zizhan, why was he demoted to Huangzhou?" Seeing that Li Gonglin had been fooled, Hong Tao put on a bewildered and puzzled demeanor and began to dig a pit.

The princess never answered this topic, only said that the women did not know much about the affairs of the court and could not answer. The maid and the groom have said a few words, but the problem is that they really don't know, and the source is limited to rumors in the market, and the amount of information is very unreliable.

Hong Tao had heard of the Wutai poetry case, and it seemed that Su Shi offended a certain faction in the court because of Wang Anshi's reform, and then he was unlucky with Wang Anshi.

Now that Wang Anshi has been reinstated as an official with all beards and tails, should Su Shi also come back? Even if it is not an official reinstatement, at least staying in the capital is much more comfortable than going to a small county in Hubei. Even in the Southern Song Dynasty, that area was still a less developed area.

It's not that Hong Tao wants to interfere in the government, and even if he wants to, he doesn't have the ability. But he felt that since he had met this prime minister and had madness as an excuse, it was better to take the opportunity to run on it, maybe he could win Su Shi a little opportunity or something.

Among his so-called friends, the only thing Hong Tao hopes to see is Su Shi. Su Dongpo, who doesn't want to see it alive with their own eyes?

As for the others, it's not that they are inferior to Su Dongpo, it's that they really haven't heard of it, so it's exempt. Anyway, it will be impossible to chant poetry and paint together in the future, even if they don't dislike themselves, they still dislike themselves.

Don't talk about poetry, let alone paint, as long as you have a mouth and a shot, you have to be embarrassed, it's better to keep the name that was good before, don't waste it anymore.

"This ...... It's a long story, it's better to ......" Li Gonglin's face turned green when he heard Wang Xu's question, and he first squinted at Wang Anshi, who was still stuffing meat into his mouth, as if he hadn't heard the conversation on the table at all.

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, today is a good opportunity, let's make a long story short, how about Wang Xiangyi?" The pits are all dug, and it is impossible to jump out. The title of Hong Papi is not called in vain, people can go out and leave two taels of meat to say!

"I haven't eaten such fragrant rabbit meat for a long time, so it's better to ask the store to serve another ......" Wang Anshi finally lifted his head from the plate, looked at Li Gonglin, and then looked at the horse, and finally fell on the princess.

"The concubine is not strong enough to drink, Lang Jun accompanies Wang Xiang to drink a few more cups, and the rabbit meat is sent by its own store, and the ...... retires"

is worthy of being a princess, no matter how gentle her personality is, she is also a princess, she understands this kind of nonsense that has gone around eight circles as soon as she hears it, faster than Hong Tao understands. Then he immediately got up and retired, without hesitating for a moment, and did not want to inquire about the affairs of the court.