Chapter 106: Yudel
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It took several people for Edward to come backstage, and when he looked at a room with linen rags in front of him, he guessed that it was backstage.
When his two generals followed, Edward lifted the curtain and swaggered over.
At this time, the actors who had just finished the performance were hurrying to rest, and a few people had not taken off their makeup, sitting on the ground regardless of their image, fanning the cold with their sleeves on. Suddenly, the sound of the curtain lifting attracted the resting actors, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at Edward in unison.
"Hey! Ladies and gentlemen, who are your leaders? I've got something to talk to him! ”
Edward didn't care about everyone's eyes, as if he was the master, and asked everyone directly.
As for the young man who suddenly appeared in front of him and was dressed as an aristocratic appearance, the actors didn't know how to deal with it, so they all responded with silence, and no one got up to drive Edward away.
In this way, the air in the room condensed for a while, and finally, a man dressed as a knight got up to greet him, to be precise, a young man wearing knight's makeup and an exaggerated and ornate knight's costume.
"Sir! Hello, what are you looking for me? ”
The young man looked like he was in his twenties at most, with long dark brown hair and a green beard on his face, and he asked Edward very politely. Obviously, Edward's clothes made him cautious.
"You're the owner of this theater? No kidding, my sir. ”
Edward was surprised that a man in his twenties had become a theater owner, as if he had heard a joke. Besides, how can there be a boss who performs on stage in person.
"No, no, no! You are mistaken, I am just the manager of the Rose Theatre, and our Rose Theatre belongs to Lord Boswell, the Privy Council Minister, the Earl Boswell. ”
The young man hurriedly waved his hand, quickly denied it, and finally emphasized the belonging of the theater, as if he thought that Edward, a noble child, had come to cause trouble.
At this time, in order to obtain political asylum, the drama theater was still nominally subordinate to a certain aristocracy, but the actors were independent.
"Oh, that's a good explanation. I just want to ask who wrote this play that you performed? Don't be so nervous! ”
Edward looked at the group of people in front of him who seemed to be facing a great enemy, and said speechlessly.
"Sir, it's Yudel you're looking for!"
Hearing Edward's explanation, everyone who stood up was relieved, but they still had a vigilant look on their faces.
"Sir, I beg your pardon for our rudeness, if you want to find Yudel, go to Landage Street in the riverbank district, you can go and ask casually, and you will know his location!"
The young manager smiled gracefully and politely answered Edward's question.
"Well, thank you, young manager, I think we'll meet again!"
Edward smiled mysteriously at him, then turned and left the sweaty room with Baron Smith and Andre.
The young manager was stunned, thinking about what Edward had said before leaving, full of questions, and very confused.
"Sir, it's all right!" An actor playing a businessman approached and asked the young manager.
"Nothing! Take a good rest, and there's another show later! ”
The young manager replied casually, then turned to the actors who were a little overwhelmed.
Leaving the backstage, Edward smiled, and said to Andre, who was tall as he walked:
"Andre, when you go back, you go to talk to the owner of this Rose Theater, no! It's to talk to these four big theaters for a while and buy them at a good price! ”
"You are limited to a week to finish, or you will have good fruit to eat!"
Andre on the side listened to Edward's instructions, his face was full of confusion, he couldn't understand why His Majesty the King wanted to buy these theaters, could it be that His Majesty liked to watch dramas?
Edward ignored Andre's confused eyes behind him, and went straight to the rental carriage summoned by Baron Smith.
Could it be that Edward would have told him about the importance of public opinion orientation?
This time the carriage was closed, and with the curtain down, the smell of the street could no longer enter Edward's nose.
So, even though Edward felt a little flustered in his ass, he was still satisfied.
After crossing London Bridge in a horse-drawn carriage and coming to the inner city, Edward made his way back to Whitehall House.
After getting out of the carriage, Guy naturally said goodbye to Edward, while Andre, who had already become a servant of the royal family, was still following Edward.
I moved my body, and I moved my buttocks, to be exact.
"You can bring the man named Yudel later, and stay at Whitehall Palace, and I want to meet him!"
Andre, who watched Edward make strange moves, responded humbly, like a servant.
Watching Edward disappear into the palace little by little, André turned around and got into the ordinary carriage.
Andre stayed in the carriage with a calm face, and he was very confident that he could call the man named Yudel, but how to buy these four theaters at a relatively affordable price was very nerve-wracking.
The kings of the Middle Ages did not have the unrivaled power of the Chinese emperors, and in the West, they also emphasized the inviolability of private property.
When you buy something, you have to ship real gold coins to buy it, and if you don't see the money, this group of greedy merchants will not let go.
What's more, even the Rose Theater has Earl Boswell as a backer, and several other theaters are not vegetarians.
He, as a small servant, even a servant of His Majesty the King of England, could not make them a greedy merchant back down a cent.
"Sir! It's already at Ranky Street, and the carriage can't get in, I'm waiting for you here! ”
The groom's deep voice echoed through the carriage, waking Andre from his thoughts.
"Okay, you wait for me here! I'll be back in a moment! ”
André opened the curtain to see how shabby Landage Street was.
In an instant, an alley only two feet wide was visible, allowing only one person to pass through, and it would be embarrassing to be a little fatter.
On both sides are low shack areas made of mud, and the narrow wooden shed area is not large, but Andre can see that there are countless people lying densely.
All sorts of people lay down on the hay, and the whole family lay down and slept together.
Some people also know how to make some rags as curtains, and use some wood as a separation wall, and know how to cover up one or two; And some people's homes, except for a shed on the top to cover the rain, just lie there regardless of the image, not knowing whether they are dead or alive.
However, this narrow alley is surprisingly long, and there is no end in sight at the intersection now, and it is conservatively estimated that there are thousands of people.
Andre didn't want to look for it step by step, which would make people tired to death, so he thought of a clever way.
"Hey, little brother, do you know Yudel?" Andre caught a little boy playing and bent over and asked.
"Yes, sir, is it the Yudel who writes a lot?" The little boy said timidly, naked.
Seeing the little boy naked in this cold winter, Andre couldn't help but empathize, he remembered the hard years when he was a child, and his tone became softer and softer.
"Yes, I'll give you two pennies as long as you take me!"
Looking at the two pennies in Andrei's hand, the little boy couldn't help but swallow his saliva, as if he had seen food.
Two pennies can buy two of the worst brown breads, enough for a family to eat for days!
"Yes, yes sir, you come with me!" The little boy hastily agreed, as if in a moment the penny would disappear.
Follow the little boy slowly and with difficulty, and even though André is careful, his legs are still stained with mud.
After walking for about ten minutes, the little boy stopped at a staggered wooden shed. The only highlight is that there are a few canvases around this wooden shed as a fence, which is very private.
Looking at the little boy's hopeful eyes, André offered him two pennies.
Watching the little boy leave happily, Andrei directly opened the door curtain and walked in.
I saw a middle-aged man with a scruffy face lying on a bed covered with hay, and a few pieces of paper full of words next to him.
When he was about to see what was written on the paper, the middle-aged man with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyelids and looked at Andre in a daze.
Andrei had a feeling that he had been caught as a thief at this time, and he felt very embarrassed in his heart.
"Well, this, are you Mr. Yudel?" Andrei immediately changed the subject and asked.
"I am, I don't know who you are?" Yudel looked at Andre with sleepy eyes and asked rhetorically.
"Your Majesty invites you to come over, and now, you can come with me at once!"
Andrei looked at the sloppy middle-aged man, showed disgusted eyes, and said in an unquestioning tone.
"But......" "There's nothing to do, now I'll take you to change your clothes."
"My God, I really don't know how you survived."
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So, when he arrived at Whitehall Palace, standing in front of Edward was a gray-bearded old commoner man wearing a fat white coat and a sleeved coat, and thinning hair.
"Come on, do it, Mr. Yudel, huh? Don't be so inhibited! ”
Yudel looked at Edward dressed as a king, his body cowering, and his mouth seemed to be able to hold an egg.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, it's an honor to meet you, it's a real honor!"
Yudel stammered such a sentence, and then became a stuffy gourd again.
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Yudel, I heard that you wrote the play that was performed at the Rose Theatre?"
In response to Edward's question, Yudel was a little cranky, did this play offend the king? After a moment's hesitation, he replied crisply.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the script I wrote!"
"Very good, my sir, I admire your talent, I invite you to come, I just need you to do me a favor!"
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