Chapter 50: The Untold Secret
Guan Zhuofan entered a small clairglass mirror for the palace, inlaid with gold and jade, delicate and abnormal, one of which was transferred from Zhongcui Palace to Yonghe Palace. The little emperor fell in love with this little clairball, and he couldn't get his hands on the one in Changchun Palace, so he ran to Yonghe Palace and "borrowed" from his sister Princess Rong'an. At that time, the little emperor offered to exchange his "Golden Jade Yuan".
This "Jin Yu Yuan" was obtained from his cousin Zai Cheng who accompanied him when he was "in the study". This is a copy, not an engraved book, Zai Cheng has such a copy in his hand, very precious, and unwilling to borrow people, the little emperor swears, and returns it immediately after reading it, coupled with the coercion and temptation of the emperor and his brother's dual identity, Zai Cheng is willing to get rid of it.
When the book arrived in the hands of the little emperor, "Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou, but he couldn't return it".
This book, the little emperor turned over and over, read it countless times, it was almost rotten, and he couldn't taste it again, day and night, thinking about such an interesting book, how could he get another one?
I can't go to Zai Cheng anymore, as the saying goes, "there is a loan and a repayment, and it is not difficult to borrow again", "Jin Yuyuan" borrowed it himself and did not pay it back, Zai Cheng there, nine times out of ten, he refused to exert any more strength, and he was forced to be in a hurry, so that his father knew, the temper of the sixth uncle, hehe!
Also, if the sixth uncle knows, the emperor will know sooner or later, and this matter is not very good.
So he called the personal little eunuch and Xiao Guizi, and secretly went to the outside of the palace to buy him two "interesting books".
This little Guizi, honest, how dare he do such a thing? The news leaked out, and the Queen Mother knew that she was in a good mood. The lightest is also to ask people to discount their two legs; Her old man's mood was a little worse. A meal of boards. gave himself a small life.
Of course, he didn't dare to "come out", so he had to change his method, he could drag it out, and he dragged it out again and again, and he hated the little emperor and scolded him for "no use for fart, a waste of snacks".
Later, the little emperor finally found out that this little Guizi. It's not that you can't buy "interesting books", it's that you don't want to buy them at all.
Anger rushed up, and murderous intent suddenly rose.
Xu Tong was deposed from the Hongde Palace, and the little emperor claimed to have found out in front of Princess Rong'an, and it was this little Guizi who leaked what Xu Tong said to himself to the outside world.
"This black conscience has no eggs! I don't know how much benefit I have received from others? Actually betrayed his master?! Truly damn it! Look at how I pick him up! ”
The next day, Xiao Guizi "fell into the water". And "it didn't work".
In the little emperor's heart, this move was certainly an effective "knock" on the high-flying Guan. In addition, it can be regarded as this dead eunuch "deserved".
Xiao Guizi died, the real reason, no one dared to chew his tongue in front of the queen mother of the two palaces, only said that he "had no blessings, he fell into the water, and he was not saved", and then added a new personal little eunuch to the little emperor.
This little eunuch's surname is Li, and he is the same villager as Li Lianying, and the two of them can be regarded as the same clan.
Xiao Lizi is very clever, and his ability to observe words and colors is ten times that of the dead Xiao Guizi. After a while, the little emperor was very satisfied with his performance, and his basic trust was also established, so the task of buying "interesting books" naturally fell on Xiao Lizi's head again.
There was a lesson from Xiao Guizi's overthrow, and the little emperor took the initiative to reduce the difficulty of the task, and he asked Xiao Lizi to buy a "drama book".
The little emperor, like his biological mother, is fond of watching good plays, he thinks, every play, there should be a "play book", the plot, dialogue, and actions are all recorded in the "play book", all the sounds are written in words, looking at such a "play book", compared to the singing and playing in the stands, there is another interest, it must be very interesting!
He thought, these scenes have been watched with the two emperors, and now I just watch the "text version" again, even if it is discovered by the Changchun Palace, I can't just say that I am "not doing my job", right?
Therefore, the little emperor felt that this messenger, compared to the one that Xiao Guizi did, was very different in nature, if it was exposed, Xiao Lizi did not have to worry about being discounted and giving away his life, which was much easier than the former.
This is the little emperor's "take it for granted".
When the Queen Mother knew about this, would she discount Xiao Lizi's legs, let alone say it; On the market, there is no so-called "drama book" in his mind.
There are "drama books", but they are not on the market, but in the hands of the owners of various drama troupes, these "drama books" are regarded as the secret of the drama troupe, and they are absolutely unwilling to show outsiders lightly.
However, Xiao Guizi's mistakes are in front of him, and Xiao Lizi does not dare to "shirk the ornament" for the first "serious messenger" explained by the Long Live Lord - as long as it is "shirk", even if he tells the truth, he will be regarded as an "ornament" by the little emperor.
What to do?
Although Xiao Lizi is clever, he is also one head and two big, and when he is suffering and hesitating, the master instructs: go to Wang Qingqi of the Hanlin Academy to edit it.
The eunuch and Hanlin can't easily get along, but this can't help Xiao Lizi, he went to find a porcelain shop shopkeeper surnamed Sun, this Sun shopkeeper, in addition to the porcelain business, also does the business of "lending Beijing debts", however, Sun's shopkeeper does not have much capital, and specializes in the business of a group of poor Beijing officials in Hanzhan Kedao, so it is very likely that he has dealt with Wang Qingqi.
Sure enough, Wang Qingqi was one of the debtors of Sun's shopkeeper, and this line was very smoothly hit.
Shopkeeper Sun took Xiao Lizi and came to visit.
After introducing Xiao Lizi's identity to Wang Qingqi, Shopkeeper Sun immediately took his leave.
Wang Qingqi was very polite, Xiao Lizi called him Qian'er to say goodbye, he even said "don't dare", and returned the salute with a long bow.
Xiao Lizi also had some dealings with courtiers, but the courtiers who returned the gift to him were met for the first time.
After Wang Qingqi heard Xiao Lizi's intention, his eyes suddenly shone brightly, but his excited spirit was fleeting, and he immediately returned to his elegant appearance.
He nodded, frowned slightly, and said, "This is the emperor's mission, as a minister, dare not do your best?" Just ask my father-in-law, how can I help? I and a few troupes, although I have also had a relationship, but their 'books' are all secrets, and they may not be willing to buy them for thousands of dollars. ”
Xiao Lizi didn't know what "鬻" was, but it didn't affect his understanding of Wang Qingqi's semantics. Just now, Wang Qingqi's face was full of enthusiasm, although it was fleeting, Xiao Lizi had already seen it all in his eyes, and he already had a bottom in his heart, knowing that today's messenger would definitely be able to do it.
He smiled and said, "With Master Wang here, what are we going to do with those troupes?" Mr. Wang is only eight years old, he is rich in five cars, and those who are yellow are in the way, and they are clear - with a stroke of the pen of Mr. Wang, he can write a 'play book' by himself! ”
Yes?
*(To be continued......)