Zuo Daoying calmed down and warned himself not to panic. Su Jin probably wouldn't know his purpose. Even if he knew, would he dare to rebel immediately?
"Master Su, I am here to say goodbye. I have been here for more than ten days in the new city. What I have seen is breathtaking. I did not expect that Master Su is not only talented in both civil and military skills, but also has such attainments in ingenious and obscene skills.
It’s really hard to convince people; although this
I really want to stay for another year and a half, but I have to return to the capital because of my official duties. Don't worry, after I go back, I will truthfully tell the emperor everything I saw and heard here. The emperor will definitely be very happy, and maybe he will be very happy.
I don’t know if the emperor will visit this city in person.”
Su Jin said: "Is General Manager Zuo leaving now? I have just had some free time, and I wanted to use these few days to show General Manager Zuo around. I didn't expect General Manager Zuo to go back to Beijing right now. It's a pity."
Zuo Dao responded: "Thank you Master Su. Vice Envoy Gao has already taken good care of me. How dare you work for Master Su anymore?"
Su Jin sighed: "Hey, it's hard to find free time in Fu Sheng. I'm so busy that I can't even take good care of my friends. I feel really guilty."[
Gao Ruona smiled secretly in his heart and stepped forward and said: "My lord, you don't have to blame yourself. It's not rude for me to lower my official position to fulfill the responsibility of accompanying you on my lord's behalf. I'll have the opportunity in the future."
Su Jin smiled and said, "That's right. Vice-Commander Gao has been working hard these days. Did he take Director Zuo on a tour of all parts of the city? When reporting back to the Emperor, be sure to be detailed and don't omit anything. It would be bad if you missed something.
Already."
Gao Ruona said meaningfully: "Don't worry, Mr. Su. I've gone everywhere. I've done what Mr. Su thought of, and I've done what Mr. Su didn't expect. You can rest assured."
Zuo Daoying heard the meaning of the words and laughed. Su Jin patted Gao Ruona on the shoulder and said: "Very good. Having a deputy like you will save me a lot of worry as a chief officer. Deputy Gao is worthy of being a deputy commander."
Lao Jianghu, unlike me who was just a fledgling and had only been an official for four years and didn’t know anything when I became a chief official, Master Gao has been an official for more than ten years and naturally knows everything.”
Gao Ruona cursed secretly in his heart, this kid was pointing at Sang and Huai, saying that he was incompetent and that after working for more than ten years, he was not as good as him who had been working for four years. Just wait and see, it will be easier for you this time.
Su Jin had a bright smile on his face, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, now that Deputy Senior High Commissioner has covered everything, I think General Manager Zuo also knows that I, Su Jin, am going to ask you for a favor today."
Zuo Daoying said in astonishment: "I don't know? What is Mr. Su's order?"
Su Jin said in surprise: "How could you not know? Deputy Ambassador Gao didn't tell you?"
Zuo Daoying looked at Gao Ruona and said, "Master Gao, what did you tell me you were going to do today?"
Monk Gao Ruona Zhang Er was confused and said hesitantly: "Um... Mr. Su, I would like to ask you to speak clearly. I don't quite understand what you are referring to?"
Su Jin lowered his face and said: "Lao Gao, this is your fault. Didn't I send someone to inform you about this last night? Why did you pretend to be confused with me?"
Gao Ruona said: "Last night? What did you tell me last night?"
Su Jin said angrily: "Deputy Ambassador Gao, this is how you treat official duties? Chao Chao, who did you send to deliver a message to Deputy Envoy Gao last night?"
Wang Chao stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I personally went to Deputy Ambassador Gao's house personally. His disciples received the letter and said they would personally deliver it to Deputy Ambassador Gao himself."
Su Jin looked at Gao Ruona and said, "Listen, didn't you see the letter?"
Gao Ruona suddenly remembered that because Zuo Daoying was about to leave last night, the two of them conspired in a secret room for half a night, jointly wrote a memorial, polished the situation they saw for a long time, and issued an order.
No one is allowed to disturb me. It seems that the person who received the letter was unable to deliver it to me. Maybe he put it somewhere in the study, thinking he could see it.
"Deputy Ambassador Gao, you are a little disappointed in me." Su Jin said coldly: "We are serving as officials in the northwest, which is different from elsewhere. We must listen to all directions at all times, because we are watching the gate for the emperor.
, how can we be casual? If what I sent yesterday was urgent military information and you didn't even read it, wouldn't it have delayed a major event?"
Gao Ruona quickly handed over his hand to apologize and said: "Xiaguan's mistake must be that that person was lazy or forgot. When he returns, Xiaguan will deal with him severely, which delayed your master's important event."
Su Jin sighed and said: "That's all, it's not an urgent matter. Since you don't know, I just asked General Manager Zuo in person. I originally asked General Manager Zuo to do something for me." [
Zuo Dao responded: "How dare you? Just tell me what you want."
Su Jin said: "Sir Zuo, can you come with Deputy Chief Gao to the middle room and take a closer look?"
Zuo Daoying rolled his eyes and said, "I've been here a few times. The middle compartment is really nicely decorated. It's a good place to do business."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Chief Zuo lives in the palace and serves the emperor. Do you notice any similarities between the layout of the middle chamber and the palace?"
Zuo Daoying and Gao Ruona were shocked at the same time. They didn't understand why Su Jin pointed out this matter himself. Zuo Daoying calmed down and said: "This...I didn't pay attention to it, but after being reminded by the adults, I felt that there was something like this."
A little bit similar."
Su Jin laughed and said: "Not a little bit, I imitated the layout of Bianliang Palace when I built the city. You see, this Yamen is built according to the pattern of Daqing Palace, and the public buildings around it are based on the pattern of Daqing Palace.
The offices of the three provinces, six ministries, and three divisions were built in front of the yamen, and there were some courtyards behind them, which were built to imitate the layout of the Chongzheng Hall, the Imperial Study Room, and the Imperial Garden. Let’s put it this way, my middle room is a miniature version of the imperial palace.
"
Zuo Daoying was surprised. He didn't know what Su Jin's intention was. He could only follow Su Jin's words and continue: "Master Su is indeed a person with good intentions, but this seems... it seems a little inappropriate."
Su Jin laughed and said: "What Mr. Zuo said is not appropriate is that I am a bit treasonous, right? Hahaha, I knew someone would think so. I, Su Jin, have a sincere heart and am willing to shed my blood for the emperor.
How could I do such a treasonous and unethical thing? This is why I want to ask you, Mr. Zuo, to bear witness for me today."
Zuo Daoying breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Master Su, please forgive me, how can I witness such things? If you want to express your loyalty, why don't you explain it to the emperor in person?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "Explain? Explain what? Mr. Zuo must have misunderstood. Come on, come on, I will ask you to attend an unveiling ceremony for me before leaving today."
Zuo Daoying and Gao Ruona had no idea what Su Jin was talking about, but when Su Jin waved his hand, he shouted: "Prepare the firecracker ladder and move it to the gate."
Everyone hurriedly carried the prepared things and rushed to the main entrance of the inner city in the middle chamber. They placed the wooden ladder against the door. Su Jin took Zuo Daoying's arm and half-pulled and half-draged him to the main door, pointing to the covered door.
A piece of red cloth said, "General Manager Zuo is a distinguished guest in the palace. It is very appropriate for you to unveil the plaque. Come on, you and I will each pull aside and unveil this red cloth."
Zuo Daoying was wondering why he didn't notice the plaque hanging on the main entrance of the city gate when he came in. Why did this plaque appear in the blink of an eye? He was a little afraid of falling into Su Jin's trap, so he hesitated and did not dare to board. As he climbed up the ladder, he muttered: "Master Su, what are you doing?"
Su Jin winked and said: "Mahan of the Dynasty, hold the ladder for Manager Zuo. Manager Zuo has a delicate body, and the fall was terrible. Manager Zuo, pull down this red cloth, and everything will be revealed naturally."
Dynasty Mahan squatted on one side and grabbed Zuo Daoying's thigh and lifted it up into the air. The red rope was dangling in front of his eyes. Zuo Daoying looked at Su Jin's bright smile, his heart skipped a beat, and he stretched out his hand to pull the red rope. Holding on, Su Jin laughed and said: "One, two, three, pull!"
Zuo Daoying closed his eyes and pulled, and Su Jin also pulled at the same time. The big red cloth covering the plaque immediately fell down with a huff. Suddenly, firecrackers blared and gongs and drums filled the sky. People rowing land boats and beating gongs and drums appeared out of nowhere. They started singing and dancing in front of the city gate in the middle chamber.
Zuo Daoying put his feet firmly on the ground and looked up, only to see a huge golden plaque hanging on the city gate with four characters written on it: Pearl Palace.
"Master Su, this is..." Zuo Daoying didn't understand what was going on, so he pointed at the plaque and asked.
Su Jin chuckled and said: "General Manager Zuo, this inner city in the middle chamber is a gift from me, Su Jin, to the emperor. This new city is called Pearl City, and the palace in the city is called Pearl Palace. The name is quite nice. "
"Mr. Su, which song are you singing?"
Su Jin laughed and said: "When this new city was built, I kept a close eye on it. You have also experienced the layout and exquisiteness of this city. How can such a beautiful city not be given the opportunity to the emperor to see it?" , The emperor has many things to do every day, and never goes out for tours. Although the beauty of the country is visible to everyone, but I, the emperor, cannot see it. I feel sorry for the emperor, so I set up a middle chamber in the city and built it into a palace according to the partial layout of the palace. Give it to the Emperor, I will ask the Emperor to visit the Pearl City in person next time I return to Beijing, it can be regarded as a surprise for the Emperor."
Zuo Daoying said in astonishment: "This...how can you build a palace for the emperor privately? Besides, aren't you already living in it?" [
Su Jin reached out and pulled out a Taoist priest with yellow eyebrows and said: "This is Taoist Priest Kong Kong of Wudang Mountain. He is proficient in Feng Shui. The location of this Pearl City is the Feng Shui treasure land and palace calculated based on his compass." The location selection is even more of a treasure among treasures.”
Taoist Master Kong Kong waved his robe sleeves and said: "Sir, the place where this palace is located is indeed a treasure land among treasures. However, when the palaces and buildings in the Feng Shui land were built, someone had to guide the treasure energy there. Pindao Master Su suggested that people should live in it for seven or forty-nine days to be guided by the precious energy. Whoever moves in later will be filled with precious energy and everything will be inviolable. Originally, it would be harmful to the first person to stay, but Mr. Su said that for the sake of the emperor, he is willing to stay in the palace personally for seventy-seven and forty-nine days to show his loyalty to the emperor. I couldn't dissuade him, so Mr. Su led all the adults to the palace."
Gao Ruona said in astonishment: "Why didn't I know?"
Li Chong said calmly: "The high deputy is unwilling to enter the public room in the middle chamber. Do you still expect you to guide Bao Qi for the emperor's palace? I'm afraid the high deputy is worried about something else."
Zuo Daoying opened his mouth wide and said: "So, that's what it is..."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Otherwise, what do you think, Mr. Zuo?"