Volume 2, Chapter 292: First Exploration
No matter what they think in their hearts, Dongming Ziyu and Prince Duan are in harmony on the surface.
King Duan smiled and said: "It is my honor to have such an amazing talent as you in my fiefdom."
Dongming Ziyu sighed softly and said: "I really miss my hometown when I think about it. When we couldn't survive and escaped from the wilderness, it was thousands of miles of bare land and deserted. I don't know what it is like now."
King Duan's smile froze, this Dong Youfu was indeed not a good person!
Dongming Ziyu picked up the tea cup and drank the tea gracefully and calmly. The tea was not very good, and he obviously did not regard himself as a guest on the table. He used medium-grade tea.
Prince Duan asked meaningfully: "Master Dong, do you like this cup of tea in my palace? How about the tea from Dong Palace?"
Dongming Ziyu put down the tea cup, "The tea is not bad. I've never been to the East Palace, but it's still not as good as the tea in front of the emperor."
King Duan tightened his grip on the tea cup. This man was so cunning that even if he expressed his surrender, he would not dare to use it.
He coughed lightly and said: "The things in the imperial palace are all excellent. How can my tea be compared with my father's tea?"
Dongming Ziyu agreed, "It's true that we can't compare, and we shouldn't compare."
King Duan was angry, but could not say anything else, so he changed the subject and said: "Your ancestral land is in my fiefdom. If you want to send people back to repair the ancestral tombs, you can follow the king's subordinate officials who go to the fiefdom every month."
The team goes back."
Dongming Ziyu really didn't expect this. He had no feelings for the ancestors of the Dong family, but he would not take advantage of Prince Duan. He politely refused: "This matter will be handled by our clan leader. He will send someone back."
King Duan laughed and said, "Okay, I will order the local officials to take good care of you."
Dongming Ziyu said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Have all the officials gone back? At that time, all the officials fled and the government offices were empty."
King Duan sounded distressed, "Forget about what happened in the past. It was all King Rui and King Xian who rebelled, and I couldn't care less about the people! When I think about it, I feel heartbroken."
Dongming Ziyu chuckled, and said with sympathy on his face: "That's what the prince said."
Prince Duan was really frustrated and had no intention of dealing with him anymore. He said: "With your talent, I will be happy to take care of you. It's getting late, so please step aside."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Dongming Ziyu stood up and said, "I'm taking my leave."
King Duan said to the chief steward: "Send off this king's guests and pack him two kilograms of good tea."
I originally wanted to reward Dongming Ziyu with something good, but he came with two empty paws. He simply didn't take him seriously as a prince. He gave him two kilograms of tea, which was a sign of respecting him!
The chief steward was convinced that his master had roundworms in his stomach, so he gave him two kilograms of medium-sized tea and some ground tea.
When Dongming Ziyu returned home, Shangguan Ruoli had already brought the children back, and they were all practicing fighting in the yard.
Wulang saw him first, threw down the stick in his hand, and ran to meet him, "Dad, why are you back late?"
Dongming Ziyu gave him the box in his hand and said, "I'm going to the Prince's Mansion. This is the tea he rewarded."
Wulang opened the box and smelled it, "This tea... let the servants have a taste, so that they can also know the generosity and benevolence of King Duan."
He dare not talk about other things. He eats and drinks things from space every day and is very knowledgeable about food.
Dongming Ziyu smiled, touched his head, and said to the boys, "Let's all take a rest and get ready to eat."
Shangguan Ruoli came out of the kitchen with a plate in his hand, "You're back and King Duan didn't even take care of the meal?"
Dongming Ziyu looked at the braised pork ribs on the plate, "Maybe I didn't speak well and felt that it was congested, so I quickly asked me to leave."
Shangguan Ruoli chuckled, entered the dining room, put the plate on the dining table, and asked, "What did you say?"
Dongming Ziyu repeated what happened and chuckled: "He was testing, wooing, and threatening, with ordinary methods, narrow-mindedness, and so many tricks that even Wu Lang despised the tea."
Shangguan Ruoli smiled, "While studying and practicing martial arts, we have to let the children see some good things so that they won't show timidity when interacting with the children of officials in the future."
Dongming Ziyu nodded and decided to find excuses every once in a while to take out the calligraphy, painting, antiques and good things stored in the space one by one for the children to appreciate.
King Duan was very angry and felt that he still didn't know enough about Dongming Ziyu, so he ordered Gou Zi to come for questioning. Unexpectedly, Gou Zi was bedridden and seriously injured.
King Duan said angrily: "Who is so bold as to do this to the captain of the patrol camp?"
The patrol battalion is responsible for public security in the capital. They patrol the streets and alleys every day. They have a very clear understanding of the situation of each household. If they offend them, it is easy to offend someone. Ordinary people cannot easily offend these people.
The guard who delivered the message flashed his eyes and said, "Were you beaten by Jingzhao Yin Tongjian and his men?"
Prince Duan looked stern, "What's going on? Two court officials were fighting in private? And they did it in person? This is quite new."
The guard said: "That bitch slept with the woman Mr. Ban kept outside, and she was trapped in the bed."
Prince Duan's face turned dark and he snorted coldly, "What a worthless thing! No wonder he didn't even dare to fart after being beaten."
If Gouzi had been wronged, his people would have come to him crying for revenge.
However, he still had to use his dog and asked the people around him to bring medicinal materials and scold him.
In the palace, the emperor listened to what his father-in-law Dongming Ziyu said, chuckled, and said: "Prince Duan is too stingy. He uses medium-grade tea to entertain the number one scholar who got six yuan. Even though he was born in a poor family, he is now
He has a bright future, and people are lining up to send him good things."
The father-in-law did not dare to comment on King Duan and said with a smile: "Master Dong is not like a person who has never seen good things. I think he is unfathomable."
The emperor ordered: "Send two liang of the best tribute tea to Mr. Dong."
Dongming Ziyu was working in the Hanlin Academy. When he received the tea as a reward from the emperor, he frowned. Did the emperor know that he was in Prince Duan's Mansion?
Chapter completed!