Chapter 348: Revenge and Counter-Retaliation
Kublai Khan's entire family and the most important ministers of the court arrived. Because the number of people who enter the palace must be controlled to about 300 people, countless concubines in the palace cannot come, so they can only go to the high-rise buildings in the palace to look in the direction of Cheng Yue's Horse Mansion.
The one who opened the road in front was five hundred guards, all of whom were freshly dressed and angry, and they had to break into it after dismounting in front of the gate of the Horse Mansion.
Cheng Yue frowned, and before he could speak, Xiao Zhen stretched out his hand to stop him, and said angrily: "Don't trespass!" What a guts! Is the Pony Mansion a place where you can go wild? β
The guards are all first-class officials, and they are usually used to being rampant and domineering, if they were to change elsewhere, they would have knocked Xiao Zhen down and rushed in to search, but in front of Cheng Yue, they really didn't dare.
Qianhu, who took the lead, said politely: "Lord Zuo Cheng, the rules of the Great Khan's travel, as usual, must be searched, Lord Zuo Cheng don't blame." β
Cheng Yue frowned and asked, "Do you want to search the inner house too?" β
Qianhu said: "The Great Khan wants to enter the inner house, of course we have to search together, Lord Zuo Cheng rest assured, we will never touch a thing, and we will not surprise the female dependents." "As a guard of a thousand households, it is the first time for him to speak to a Han official in such a low voice, and the reason is high-sounding, the more Cheng Cheng should give face, right?
Cheng Yue waved his hand coldly and said, "No, if you want to check, you can only check the outer house, things are not allowed to be damaged, and you are not allowed to leave the house immediately after the inspection, and you are not allowed to stay!" β
When the guards heard this, they were furious, and Kublai Khan traveled, except for going to the prince's palace, they had to search like this to ensure safety. Cheng Yue not only didn't let them search, but also talked to them in such an ordered tone, which was really arrogant!
Qianhu said angrily: "Lord Zuo Cheng has to think about it? When we wait for the Great Khan to return, the Great Khan turns around and returns to the palace. Adults can't afford to be guilty! β
Cheng Yue said lightly: "You just have to reciprocate." See if I can afford to eat or not. β
Thousands of households are helpless. He clenched his fists in hatred and saluted, and returned to his horse to report to Kublai Khan.
Kublai Khan's chariot had already looked at Cheng Yue's Horse Mansion, but saw the guards in front of him coming over angrily and saying that there was an urgent report.
Kublai Khan called him over, and Qianhu angrily told him what had just happened. After finishing speaking, I thought that Kublai Khan would be angry, but Kublai Khan was unusually unusual, and laughed.
Thousands of households are inexplicable, and they feel even more worried.
Cha Bi, who was also in the car, said: "You really have no rules, who is Cheng Yue?" Did you really only take him to the left of the book? He is a prince. And to be the horse of the Great Khan, what is the difference with the prince? Even if the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty went to his mansion, he didn't dare to say that he wanted to check his mansion, and it was already a big face for you to check the outer mansion, and you were still not satisfied? If Cheng Yue wants to be unfavorable to the Great Khan, he can do it now, where can the Great Khan hide? Bring sand to the beach! β
Qianhu was trained to sweat on his forehead, and asked stubbornly, "That...... Still can't check it? β
Cha Bi said angrily: "Still checking?" Don't I understand? β
Qianhu hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes, the ministers are exempt from investigation if they obey the order." "Hurry back far away, lest you be reviled by any more scrutiny.
The car rolled forward, and soon arrived at the gate of the Horse Mansion.
Cheng Yue and the two adults knelt down to greet him. Kublai Khan wanted to save face for his guards, so he deliberately delayed getting out of the car. Let him kneel a little longer.
The guards let out a big breath of evil, and some people were proud, and some people even hummed a small song, intending to be angry.
Cheng Yue knew it, he was very calm, his expression remained unchanged, and he knelt down in a proper manner.
Chabi said in Kublai Khan's ear: "Great Khan, you can get off, Cheng Yue's temper is not very good, don't mess with him." The two adults have just recovered from their illnesses, and they should not kneel for a long time. β
Kublai Khan snorted, finally raised his ass and got out of the car, as if nothing had happened, and smiled at Cheng Yue: "Cheng Yue, you have been waiting for a long time, please get up quickly." β
Cheng Yue was unconscious, stood up and said with a smile: "The Great Khan is coming, no matter how long it should be, please let the Great Khan move." β
Kublai Khan nodded and smiled, said a few words of sympathy to Lian Xixian and Saiyinjedqi, and walked inside. Cheng Yue and the three of them saluted the queen and Zhenjin and the two princesses in the back, and then quickly rushed to the front to lead the way for Kublai Khan.
The main hall of the Mansion is very large, but it can't accommodate so many people. Kublai Khan and the palace concubines had more than 100, filling the main hall. Ahma, An Tong, Ah Shu and other important ministers had to wait outside the door. Fortunately, Cheng Yue had already thought about it, and prepared a chair and a few for each of them, which were filled with seasonal fruits and refreshments, the autumn breeze was cool, the surrounding scenery was charming, and the ministers were very happy.
Kublai Khan ate a cup of tea and said anxiously: "Cheng Yue, where is the hot air balloon?" Take me to see it! β
Cheng Yue said with a smile: "Don't be anxious first, the minister has ordered to start inflating, and it is not too late to wait until it is erected and the minister will bring the Great Khan over." β
Kublai Khan was willing to follow, and said: "Let's go now, I also want to take a look when I am inflated." β
Cheng Yue smiled leisurely: "It is very troublesome to inflate, it will take at least half an hour, the minister can accompany the Great Khan here to talk about family life, and the minister also has some exclusive refreshments, and the Great Khan has not yet tasted it." β
Kublai Khan was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him. He wasn't in a hurry to get out of the car just now, and now Cheng Yue is not in a hurry to take him over to see the hot air balloon. To know the secret of the hot air balloon, it is best to watch the process of inflating it together, this is what Guo Shoujing told him again and again yesterday, so he specially ordered the important ministers of the court to come with him so early. As a result, he met Slow Langzhong with a sudden illness, and I don't know if Cheng Yue retaliated against his actions just now or deliberately wanted to hide something, and it was not good to force him, he was really anxious to die.
Nan Bi said with a smile: "Cheng Yue, Da Khan didn't even sleep well last night in order to see the hot air balloon today, he got up early in the morning, and he couldn't wait to fly with his wings after breakfast, you take Da Khan to see it, I'm afraid that Da Khan will get sick in a hurry." β
Cheng Yue drank the tea in his hand unhurriedly, stuffed a piece of sugar into his mouth, swallowed it with great effort, got up and saluted: "Great Khan, I'm sorry, the minister was busy welcoming the Great Khan in the morning and didn't eat, so he had to settle first." The Great Khan, please get up, and the ministers will lead the way for the Great Khan. β
Kublai stood up angrily, scolding Cheng Yue from head to toe in his heart, and regretted deliberately rectifying Cheng Yue just now, but he didn't expect Cheng Yue's revenge to come so quickly, making himself uncomfortable.
Chabi smiled secretly in his heart, and liked Cheng Yue even more. Kublai Khan's words are true, who dares to give him anger? Only Cheng Yue made him deflated a few times, and he had to swallow it, maybe it would be good for him to restrain his violent temper.
Kublai Khan walked fast, not at all like a sixty-one-year-old man. Cheng Yue was leisurely, and he was strolling leisurely. Kublai Khan repeatedly stopped to wait for him, so angry that he wanted to kick him over. When the concubines and ministers saw it, they all smiled secretly, and really understood Cheng Yue's audacity.
The Horse Mansion is very large, Cheng Yue deliberately took Kublai Khan around in a circle, and told Kublai Khan some anecdotes while walking, such as why did the geese fly south? Why not get lost? From time to time, he let out some hearty laughter, and he seemed very enthusiastic. But after walking for half a day, I didn't even get halfway there.
Kublai Khan was so angry that he couldn't do anything about him, but he turned back to Chabi and made frequent looks.
Chabi was so embarrassed that he pretended not to see it. They had been here before, but they had only seen if the dΓ©cor was comfortable, and who would go to the archery range to find out? She didn't know where she was.
Kublai Khan couldn't help but sigh at the sky, he didn't expect that the horse mansion he had carefully prepared for Cheng Yue would be used by this kid to anger himself, how embarrassing!
Cheng Yue took Kublai Khan around and around, stopped to feed the fish when he passed by the pond, and asked Kublai Khan to taste the exotic flowers and plants when he passed by.
Kublai Khan was angry, but he was not angry. simply gave up the idea of watching the hot air balloon inflate, Cheng Yue wanted to be angry with himself, how could he let him get his wish?
At this moment, Nanggarjin suddenly opened his mouth wide, shouting and jumping and pointing at a huge ball rising in the distance, unable to speak.
Kublai Khan was so angry that Cheng Yue was dizzy, and when he was fingered by the sac, he noticed that a big ball was erected, and he was immediately stunned. I thought it was big, but I didn't think it was so big, no wonder Cheng Yue said that he had to inflate it for half an hour.
Now that he knew the place, Kublai Khan didn't need Cheng Yue to lead the way, and ran towards the hot air balloon with a roar, and a large number of important ministers followed suit.
Cheng Yue smiled slightly, not in a hurry to follow, stepped forward to support Chabi, and slowly walked towards the hot air balloon.
If you don't run, which of the harem concubines and princesses dares to move? No matter how anxious you are, you have to follow honestly.
Chabi smiled and said, "You can sweat a lot today, are you afraid that he will find an opportunity to toss you in the future?" β
Cheng Yue said with a smile: "The minister thinks that the son of a daughter can't sit down." How can the body of the Great Khan run around in an unfamiliar place? Fortunately, the hot air balloon is not far from here, and the minister has fulfilled his duty. The great Khan must be able to understand the hard work of the ministers. β
Nan Bi laughed out loud, pointed at Cheng Yue and smiled: "Why are you so cunning?" If you say so, will the Great Khan be grateful to you? β
Cheng Yue said solemnly: "There is no need to be grateful, as long as you can protect the safety of the Great Khan, it is enough to submit to your wishes." Compared with this, what is it for a minister to be misunderstood by others, and to suffer a little grievance? β
Now even Chabi laughed. The two princesses were far apart, and they couldn't hear what Cheng Yue was saying, so they were so anxious that they went straight forward to probe their brains.
After turning two corners, an archery range finally appeared in front of me. In the middle of the big open space, a huge hot air balloon has risen from the ground, and with the continuous influx of hot gas, it is expanding bigger and bigger, and it is getting fuller and fuller.
There were many people around the hot air balloon. Kublai Khan and his ministers were excitedly pointing at it. At the kerosene stove, which was pumping into the hot air balloon, there were also some ministers. One of them looked very closely, ignoring the heat and flames, and tried to figure out how the kerosene stove worked.
Cheng Yue saw the official's back, recognized him, smiled meaningfully, separated the ministers, and led the Empress Chabi and the concubines to the hot air balloon.
When Kublai Khan saw that Chabi had also arrived, he happily pointed to the hot air balloon and said, "Come and see, this is a hot air balloon, although I have not seen it rise into the sky, I can see that it must be a treasure!" (To be continued......)