Chapter 15 Rosewood
Under the world, it is not the king's land. On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister.
What does this mean? That is to say, all the places in the world belong to the emperor and his elder brother alone; All the people in the world have to listen to the emperor's greetings. As long as the emperor says a word, you have to give whatever you want, you want your little life, you have to kneel three times and bow nine times, thank the lord Longen. If the emperor has a crush on your wife, I'm sorry, you can get to know each other and hand it over obediently.
In history, there is a long historical tradition of emperors snatching other people's wives. Yang Yuhuan, one of the four beauties, was originally the concubine of Tang Xuanzong's son, but once he entered the palace to ask her husband for peace, and Tang Xuanzong fell in love with him at a glance. There's no need to go back now, just go straight to the dragon bed and ask for peace. Tang Xuanzong's son is very depressed, he was still a wife yesterday, and today he has become a queen mother. Later, Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty Fulin, also robbed his younger brother Bomu Bogol's concubine Concubine Dong E. His younger brother is not as conscious as Tang Xuanzong's son, and when he heard that his woman was robbed, he went to Shunzhi Xingshi to ask for the guilt, and it is said that he also gave His Majesty the Emperor a big mouth. As a result, Comrade Bomu Bogol was imprisoned forever, and within a few years he died of depression.
Rui'er is like a flower like jade, looks like a fairy, as long as it is a normal man, he will salivate. In case the emperor takes a fancy to her, what will my old man do? Is it to be a little uncle who swallows his anger, or is he also majestic and gives the emperor's brother a big golden mouth? And then, then, I'm afraid, there was then...
Just as Comrade Zhu Youzhen was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle, Tianqi patted him on the shoulder and laughed: "Fifth brother, just kidding, how could I rob the fifth brother's beloved woman." Come and see," he said, pulling Zhu Youzhen to the big wooden bed that was being processed just now, "This is the bed I made for you and your wife, called the 'Dragon and Phoenix Acacia Bed', fifth brother, you can lie down with the princess now and try it to see if it is suitable!" ”
Zhu Youzhen said that there is no such muddy as you, even if you are the emperor, the joke is too boundless! But I thought so, but I didn't dare to show it at all, just embarrassed "hehe" and giggled. Rui'er was even more embarrassed by the jokes of the apocalypse, and she didn't dare to raise her head, not even to approach the bed. Apocalypse was happy to see it. He ascended the throne since he was a child, and he was used to messing around in the palace, and he didn't understand the accident at all, where did he know that the younger uncle could tell meat jokes with his sister-in-law, but the eldest uncle couldn't joke with his younger brother and daughter-in-law. Even if he knew, he would never care.
However, Zhu Youzhen found that this bed was really good. In particular, the carving of the head of the bed, in the absence of modern tools, it takes a lot of effort to chisel such a complex shape little by little with a chisel. He didn't know that the carving of this bed took Apocalypse a month, and it was destroyed and redone several times.
Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was looking at it seriously, Tianqi couldn't help but get energetic, and pulled him with great interest: "Come, fifth brother, take a look at the Taishi chair I made for you and your wife." As he spoke, he lifted two unpainted wooden chairs from the pile of furniture next to him, one in each hand, and put them in front of Zhu Youzhen.
When Zhu Youzhen looked carefully, he saw that the wood color of the wooden chair was warm, the material was tough, the texture was clear, and there were some small wooden boils in some wood grains, and the wooden boils were also very flat, showing the shape of an old man's head. He couldn't help but light up and blurted out: "Damn, Huanghuali wood!" ”
Zhu Youzhen's previous life, You Jian, liked to listen to Mr. Shan Tianfang's commentary since he was a child, and he learned a sentence from it a long time ago: people are divided into three, six, nine, and so on, and wood is divided into pear and red sandalwood. The previous sentence "people are divided into three, six, nine and so on" is very easy to understand. All men are created equal, and that's a lie. You don't see anyone who has a golden key in his mouth as soon as he is born, and he eats wherever he goes. Some people are depressed, and the most important question they think about in their lives is whether they can eat the next meal. You Jian thinks that he is more than inferior to the top, although he did not become a first-class citizen, at least he still has something to eat. In fact, he is a little too confident, and when he graduates from college, he really has to talk about whether he can eat or not.
As for the latter sentence: Wood divides pear red sandalwood, You Jian doesn't know what to do. It wasn't until I worked in the summer during college and distributed leaflets in furniture stores to attract people, and I had a little understanding of the furniture industry, so I knew that "pear" refers to yellow rosewood, and "red sandalwood" refers to red sandalwood, which are extremely valuable wood. However, rosewood is also produced in southern China, and rosewood is produced in Southeast Asia, and it is not easy to transport it, so rosewood is rarer than rosewood. At that time, a set of Chinese furniture made of yellow rosewood was fried to hundreds of thousands or even millions of sets. You Jian also fantasized that since there is a saying of "wood dividing pear red sandalwood", there must be times when yellow rosewood was worthless in the past. If you can go back in time to the past, collect some broken yellow rosewood furniture from door to door, and then come back and sell it, it won't be sent immediately.
Tianqi saw that Zhu Youzhen recognized Huanghuali wood, and said with great joy: "Fifth brother, you also understand wood and furniture?!" That's great! As he spoke, he held Zhu Youzhen's hand tightly and shook it excitedly. He could easily lift the heavy yellow rosewood chair with one hand, and his hand strength was naturally great, pinching Zhu Youzhen so much that he grinned, and couldn't help but say to him: "Long live, light!" Some of the eunuchs who were eavesdropping outside the hall only overheard this sentence, and they couldn't help but be startled, shaking their heads and muttering: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous..."
How did Zhu Youzhen know that Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, and only the eunuchs and palace maids who accompanied him through his childhood were the eunuchs and palace maids, and there were almost no playmates of the same age, so it can be said that he was very lonely, and he felt even more bored after becoming the emperor. Wei Zhongxian is deeply favored precisely because he can play with him in a different way and make him happy.
However, since he became obsessed with carpentry, Wei Zhongxian finally ran out of donkey skills. This is real technology and craftsmanship, Wei Zhongxian was born as a scoundrel, it's okay to kick a shuttlecock and tease a bird, but carpenter work is never possible. Therefore, the apocalypse can only nest alone in the deep palace to make furniture by himself, although he thinks he has reached the master level, but no one applauds, and sometimes he feels unhappy. Now that he has found a bosom friend, how can Apocalypse easily let go of Zhu Youzhen?
After a long time, Tianqi finally calmed down his excitement a little, and asked with a smile: "Fifth brother, what do you think of the workmanship of this chair, and how should it be improved?" ”
Zhu Youzhen shook his hand that was almost crushed, thinking that this chair was made by the emperor himself, and if anyone dared to say that the workmanship was not good, he must be impatient. But if you want to talk about how to improve, Zhu Youzhen doesn't know how to answer. If there is no need for improvement, looking at the emperor's obsessive appearance, this kind of answer may not be his mind. If you don't think right, your impression of yourself will deteriorate. In any case, if the emperor can cover himself, it is always a good thing. Even if Wei Zhongxian wanted to kill himself, he had to weigh it. Therefore, I can't answer smoothly, but I really have to put forward some constructive suggestions.
However, Zhu Youzhen only sent leaflets in the furniture store for a few days, and he can only be regarded as half-aware of furniture. To put it in layman's terms, the emperor listened to the donkey's lips not match the horse's mouth, it would be miserable. Something that must be ahead of its time can fool the emperor. So he stared at the chair, frowning and thinking hard, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said with a smile: "Long live, the workmanship of this chair is naturally very exquisite." Not to mention anything else, the bending legs of this chair alone cannot be done without enough skill. But..."
"But what?" Apocalypse asked curiously.
"However," Zhu Youzhen saw that Tianqi was not angry, so he put his mind at ease and continued: "Huanghuali wood is hard, and the chair surface is very flat, you may feel tired if you sit for a long time. ”
Apocalypse slapped his thigh: "Well said!" But how can it be improved? ”
Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "If it is a small improvement, you can do a little processing on the chair surface to make two shallow concave surfaces..."
Without waiting for Zhu Youzhen to finish speaking, Tianqi suddenly realized, jumped up excitedly and said, "Understood!" It's just to make a butt shape so that the butt can just sink in! Great idea, how did I never think of it! ”
Zhu Youzhen had a chill. In his previous life, he paid attention to ergonomics, and to what extent a chair made like this could relieve fatigue, he had not studied it, but he just thought it was a little fun. But the emperor you are too straightforward! This is the Jinluan Treasure Palace, you are the Ninety-Five, shouting "ass" in public, what kind of system is it, this is too detrimental to your glorious image! Looking at Rui'er on the side, I couldn't wait to cover my ears with my hands, and then find a crack in the ground to get into.
Tianqi didn't realize it, and he gestured on the chair with his hand for a long time, and finally said to Zhu Youjian: "No problem, I will start processing tonight, and I will be able to finish the work in three days, including a good lacquer." Wait," he paused suddenly, then asked slowly, "What do you mean by 'small improvements'?" Is there a big improvement? Tell me about it! ”
Zhu Youzhen secretly complained in his heart: This is called trouble from the mouth! Just now I simply said how good it is to "improve", obviously I have already made the emperor happy, and now I want to make another big improvement, the emperor can't hang on his face, not only has he lost his previous efforts, but he has to throw away his little life!
But now it's too late to change his words, Zhu Youzhen was heartbroken, and simply said: "Long live, no matter how much the wooden chair is improved, it is also limited in terms of comfort." If you put some soft couches on the chair surface, it is not beautiful enough. It is better to use wood as the muscles and bones, cover it with thick skin on the outside, and fill it with more cotton inside, so that it is much more comfortable to sit on. Then put some springs in it, and when the person stands up, the springs are reset, and the shape before sitting can be restored, and the beauty can be maintained. ”
After finishing speaking, Zhu Youzhen looked at the apocalypse with trepidation, not knowing if he could pass the test by using the sofa to fool the emperor.
But after a while, Tianqi didn't speak, just looked straight at Zhu Youzhen. Gradually, Apocalypse's face turned red, and he slowly raised his hand.
Suddenly, Apocalypse's big slap came down hard.