Under normal circumstances, when the old emperor summoned important ministers, Yuzhu would leave the palace and return to his own residence to enjoy life.
However, this time when I came to Rehe, Yuzhu was surrounded by a pair of troublemakers, Lao Shiba and Yu Yan.
Since Lao Shiba turned five years old, whenever the old emperor came to the Rehe Palace, he would definitely bring Lao Shiba with him.
What is different from the past is that this year's Lao Shiba is already married.
Lao Ba went out to enjoy the happiness alone, but left Yu Yan in Beizi's house to endure the heat. Is this what a good man should do?
Therefore, Lao Ba must bring the jade smoke with him.
When Yuzhu was enclosing land in Shangying Town at the foot of the mountain, he actually bought a homestead for Lao Shiba.
However, Lao Shiba didn't even look at the land at the foot of the mountain, but instead focused on Yuzhu's luxurious title in the mountain.
After Yuyan came to Rehe, she refused to go anywhere and squeezed into her brother's house.
After all, they are biological siblings, and Yuyan understands better than anyone that her brother is both a gourmet foodie and a noble man who knows how to enjoy himself.
Unless Yu Yan's brain is in trouble, it is possible that Xiaoyao couldn't live with Yu Zhu, but went to the earthen town at the foot of the mountain.
The earthen town at the foot of the mountain was just a temporary residence for ordinary princes and ministers who came to escape the summer heat with the Holy Emperor.
To be honest, the house in Shangying Town is indeed very cool in the morning and evening. However, there is plenty of sunshine during the day, and it is actually as hot as the Imperial Capital.
Plans don't change as quickly as Lao Jianghu always encounters new problems.
Yuzhu's carefully built cozy home originally had nothing to do with Yuyan.
Fortunately now, the swimming pool dedicated to Yuzhu has been arrogantly occupied by Yuyan.
Fortunately, the swimming pool was big enough. Yuzhu thought of a crooked trick and ordered people to divide the swimming pool into two parts with a curtain, each with different entrances and exits.
In this way, Yuzhu and Yuyan could hear each other's voices through the curtains every day, but they could not see each other.
The only drawback is that Yuzhu's favorite swimming pool has to be changed to an indoor activity.
Yuzhu was lying on the bamboo couch under the parasol, enjoying the banana handed by Qian Yinglan while staring at Liu Taiqing soaking in the water.
Bananas in this era were not called bananas, but called bananas.
The bananas that Yuzhu eats are all shipped from the south via sea-going ships to the north when they were green.
These days, every household of wealthy families has an ice cellar.
Storing fruits and other fruits in an ice cellar and taking them out to ripen when you want to eat them was not a method first invented by Yuzhu.
However, Yuzhu is definitely a master who has made great achievements.
Not to mention anything else, the ice cellar in Rehe Cidi is astonishingly large, enough to store tons of fruits and vegetables.
In addition, whether Yuzhu is in the capital or outside, he is always surrounded by a large group of big shopkeepers and guys sent by the Universe Banking Bank to specialize in various logistics services.
Powerful and powerful, with more money in his pocket than he could spend in several lifetimes, Yuzhu brings out the character of a person who is greedy for pleasure to the fullest.
During dinner, Yuzhu, Lao Shiba and Yuyan sat around the big round table.
Unlike the Hanchen family, Longkodo allowed Yuyan, a Manchu aunt, to drink a small amount of alcohol before she got married.
After they got married, Yuyan became even more lawless in Beizi's house.
The rice wine of this era had very low alcohol content, and it was almost impossible to become intoxicating unless you drank several large bowls of it.
So when Kangxi came in, he saw the three of them toasting.
"Brother, this wine is too bland, why not switch to a white wine bar?" Yu Yan stared at Yu Zhu with bright eyes.
Yuzhu deliberately did not look at Yuyan and turned to look at Lao Ba, but saw that Lao Ba turned away in a very hopeless manner and did not dare to look at him at all.
"Liquor is for low-class people. You are my daughter-in-law, how can you be willing to let yourself down?" Kangxi said unexpectedly, which frightened the three guys who were enjoying life to their knees.
Kangxi didn't look at the three beasts kneeling on the ground. He walked straight to the round table and saw that the table was filled with fresh vegetables, which looked quite appetizing.
"What is this? Why haven't I seen it before?" Kangxi asked Yuzhu curiously, pointing to a plate of dishes.
Yuzhu quickly got up, went over to take a look, and quickly introduced: "This thing is called edamame. During the hot summer, it is eaten cold with soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, etc., and it goes well with wine."
"Humph, you hide all the good things and enjoy them privately. Is this how you are loyal to your emperor?" The old emperor felt uncomfortable and scolded Yuzhu with a hush.
Yuzhu was not afraid. He said with a sneer on his face: "To be honest with you, sir, this is a cheap thing that is only eaten by the mercenaries on the dock. How dare you pay tribute rashly?"
Kangxi didn't want Yuzhu's rhetoric, he simply sat in Yuzhu's position.
Wang Chaoqing quickly ordered the accompanying eunuch to bring the old emperor's special jade bowl, jade plate and silver kuaizi.
Seeing the old emperor stretching out his kuai to pick up the edamame, Yuzhu quickly raised his hand to stop him and whispered, "Old man, I haven't tested the poison yet."
Kangxi glared and said angrily: "You think I, Lao Hu, have been poisoned, don't you? You three have eaten more than half a plate of shit. Where did the poison come from?"
Rules are rules. Yuzhu wanted to stop him again, but the old emperor raised his hand to stop him.
"I'm very relieved. There's no chance that you will poison yourself." Kangxi really understood Yuzhu, and this boy cherished his life very much.
The old emperor came to Yuzhu to make surprise attacks so many times that we can't even count them.
To be honest, Yuzhu has long been used to strange things.
Yuzhu's tactics to deal with the old emperor were actually learned from Guo Ziyi, Prince of Fenyang County.
In order to save his life, Guo Ziyi adopted the strategy of keeping things secret and opened the door to allow ordinary people to come and go at will.
Standing in Yuzhu's position and looking at Guo Ziyi's strategy, it is actually full of loopholes and cannot be criticized.
To put it bluntly, it was because Tang Daizong was broad-minded and believed that Guo Ziyi had no rebellious intentions and did not want to kill the hero.
Otherwise, Guo Ziyi's son Guo Nuan would beat Princess Shengping wantonly, and Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty would have killed all of Lao Guo's family without even having to find an excuse.
Interestingly, Guo Nuan's beating of the princess was later put on the stage of Jin Opera and became a play in the famous play "Man Bed with Wat": "Striking the Golden Boughs".
Later, "Striking the Golden Bough" became a traditional classic play of various local operas and Peking Opera.
Yuzhu once watched live the Henan Opera "Striking the Golden Bough" performed by the red-faced king Liu Zhonghe and Huang Aiju.
The applause at that time was like thunder and lasted for a long time, which confirmed the superb skills of Liu Zhonghe, the leader of the East Henan School.
Not to go too far, Yuzhu's tactics to deal with the old emperor are actually Guo Ziyi's new tricks.
The difference is that the Jade Pillar's conferment still prohibits idlers from entering, and only opens the door to the old emperor.
Yuzhu had already ordered the people around him to keep quiet no matter when the old emperor came.
Anyway, let the old emperor come in casually and see whatever he wants. Yuzhu is completely undefended.
The cold edamame that Yuzhu liked was a bit spicy and had a strong taste. After a few bites, the old emperor was so spicy that he drank water.
"Old man, why don't you tell the cook to bring us another plate of something lighter?" Yuzhu leaned over and asked the old emperor in a low voice.
But the old emperor glared and cursed: "Boy, have your eyes grown on the top of your head? Didn't you see that I pinched them five times?"
In fact, Yuzhu had seen it a long time ago, but he deliberately persuaded the old emperor to stop fast, because he didn't want to cause trouble.
The old emperor ate ten edamame beans in a row, and then he stopped eating and asked the old emperor coldly: "Enjoy yourself alone, huh?"
Lao Shiba was also a master who was used to serving his own father. He quickly imitated Yuzhu's words and said with a smile: "Khan Ama, such a lowly thing, I don't dare to pay tribute for fear of damaging the dragon's power."
Yu Yan secretly cried out that she was unlucky, but she never dared to say a word.
She is a woman, but she drinks with her husband and brother at the same table, which greatly violates the rules of etiquette. God knows how the old emperor will punish her?
Yuzhu felt confident that even if Yuyan had to be punished, it would only be a small and innocuous punishment at most, and there would be no serious punishment.
This is in Yuzhu's private residence, not in a public place.
In addition, Lao Shiba's husband is also present, so this is not a big problem.
Although Yu Yan is the daughter-in-law of the old emperor, she is just sitting at the same table drinking with the men who are close relatives. What is this big deal?
The aunts under the Manchu banner originally had fewer restrictive rules than the women of the Hanchen family. Are you afraid of a ball?
With Yuzhu's identity and status, as long as it is not rebellion, it is considered a trivial matter.
The incident involving Yuyan, no matter how outrageous, is completely incomparable with the incident involving Elundai.
Sure enough, after the old emperor enjoyed the edamame, he simply called the three drinking men to sit down together and drink with him.
"This is a family banquet, no formal etiquette!" The old emperor pulled Wen and said in a stern tone.
Yuzhu knew the details of the old emperor, so he was not worried that the old emperor would take a fancy to Yuyan and snatch it away.
Hey, it's been more than two years. Except for always turning over the sign for Concubine De and asking her to chat with her in the palace, the old emperor hasn't turned over the sign for the young concubine for a long time.
Lao Shiba was originally the most favored prince, and he knew very well that Kangxi was definitely not the super-faint emperor who stole his daughter-in-law from Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.
Perhaps the dining atmosphere in the palace was too depressing and the weather was very hot, so the old emperor's appetite had always been poor.
After arriving at Yuzhu, the old emperor felt particularly relaxed and was accompanied by his beloved son. He not only drank more than ten glasses of wine, but also ate many seasonal vegetarian dishes to go with wine.
After drinking and eating, the old emperor, accompanied by Yuzhu, took a dip in the swimming pool together.
"Hey, your kid's head is unique and he is very good at enjoying himself." Before leaving, the old emperor didn't mention punishing Yu Yan at all, but maybe he couldn't understand Yu Zhu's excessive hedonism.
He was particularly lazy, so he ordered, "Call Zhang Tingyu."
Zhang Tingyu held the decree in his hand, but he knew very well that Yuzhu was so good at enjoying himself that the old emperor was particularly displeased and wanted to find something for him to do.
However, every time the old emperor gave Yuzhu an official title and increased his responsibilities, why was it always the decree drawn up by me, Zhang Hengchen?
Zhang Tingyu can’t figure it out even if he’s dead or alive?
(PS: I stayed up until five o'clock and didn't sleep. I just typed out the first update of the day. There are only three updates left. For such diligence, it is not too much to ask for a few monthly tickets as a reward, right?)