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Chapter 602 Entering the Palace

It was dark, and it was all darkness, it seemed to be a little light, but it couldn't be seen, Wang Tong's whole body couldn't move, and it was not easy to even breathe, the sound of squeaking and rattling kept ringing beside him, and his body suddenly quieted down after a slight jolting and shaking. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Several, this is a tribute from Lord Wei of Tianjin to His Majesty"

"Bring the gift slip"

"What, do you want to check this too?"

"Hehe, I'm sorry, where the duties are, now that everything in the palace is strict, we don't dare to slack off"

There was a sparse commotion overhead, and the sound of someone counting softly, and after a while, it was quiet again, and someone outside was heard raising his voice and saying:

"Release, don't take it to heart, father-in-law Feng and father-in-law Zhang have instructed separately about the strict access control"

"Lord Wang is really loyal, so many good things, it makes people greedy to look at ......"

The creaking sound changed, but it was not so bumpy, and a few people could be heard laughing and talking beyond the darkness:

"Tsk, the weight of the things in this car is not light."

"Wang Tong of Tianjin Wei is generous, this box is not good for gold and silver treasures"

"It must be a good thing, more than a dozen big boxes, think about it, Wang Tong sends 1.2 million taels of gold and silver to the palace every year, and he himself doesn't know how much he takes."

"Let's open the box and find a few things that don't matter."

"Your kid's neck is itchy, what the second ancestor is staring at, when the time comes, everyone will have to check it according to the gift list, in case Wang Tong and Long Live Lord mentioned something!"

"Am I joking? There are more than a dozen Praetorian Guards before and after, and if they want to do it, they will take off my head."

There was another burst of laughter...... "It's quiet, it's almost there"

"Shouldn't we send it to Concubine Zheng Guifei and carry it to the imperial study?"

"Son of a bitch, you kid talks a lot, whatever the above commands, let's just do it."

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"Please inform Gonggong Zhao that the tribute presented to the Lord of Long Live by Tianjin Wei Jinyi Wei Qianhu Wang Tong has been delivered."

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"Bring in, bring in, bring the gift list, we want to point one by one"

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"Well, if it weren't for the reminder, you'd be cut by a thousand cuts now......"

"Brother...... Grandpa, don't say no, in case you are heard......"

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"Let's all go down, the door of the courtyard outside is closed, and the Lord of Long Live wants to see Wang Tong's tribute in person, you don't want to disturb the interest of the Lord of Long Live, a few of the things that are carried, and the silver will be taken to eat and drink."

"Thank you Gonggong Zhao, the little ones have retired."

Zhao Jinliang held the gift list in his hand, "Box 5 Persian blanket for two seats" He muttered softly as he opened the box.

The Persian blanket that can be presented to the palace is naturally a high-quality product, almost two people long as Zhao Jinliang, and the weight is not light, Zhao Jinliang stretched out his hand and grabbed it, but he couldn't move it at all.

He simply grabbed a corner of the blanket and pulled the whole blanket outward, and the weaver's exquisite blanket was torn open, revealing the pattern of the beauty of the exotic palace inside.

The longer it gets, the longer it is, the thick plush blanket is spread directly into the courtyard, the courtyard of the imperial study is naturally clean, and the green brick paving is extremely neat, but this blanket is in contact with the brick floor, and it is dragged back and forth, and it is still stained with a lot of mud.

It is easy to change such a blanket into a Zhuangzi in Beijing, but it is really a waste of things to be so brutalized by this little eunuch.

Emperor Wanli and Zhang Cheng also walked to the door, watching Zhao Jinliang toss like this, pulled out a blanket, and then pulled out a second blanket in the same way.

The wooden box containing the blanket is more than one person long, the height is almost to Zhao Jinliang's waist, and there is a base under the box, which is also exquisite and abnormal, if this is placed in ordinary people's homes, it will even be used as decent furniture.

The blankets were pulled out, and the linen cloth at the bottom of the box was exposed, Zhao Jinliang scratched his head, turned around and ran into the imperial study, took out a pair of scissors, and cut the linen.

The linen cloth was removed, revealing the bottom of the wooden plank, and there were a few clips in the four corners of the box, Zhao Jinliang struggled to take out all these clips, and then patted the bottom of the box.

Emperor Wanli and Zhang Cheng both had a puzzled look in their eyes, Zhang Cheng noticed Emperor Wanli's question, and said in a low voice:

"Long live Lord, the secret letter sent into the palace yesterday, let us do this, maybe it's hiding something."

"When is it, Wang Tong still makes such a mystery"

Emperor Wanli said angrily, and before he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Jinliang take a step back, but he tripped over the blanket on the brick floor and fell backwards.

Fortunately, there was a blanket on the ground, so there was no pain, Emperor Wanli and Zhang Cheng were also shocked, and then they knew why Zhao Jinliang was frightened, and the bottom of the big wooden box actually rose.

Naturally, it will not rise for no reason, and there are actually people under the bottom of the box.......

Lying in the bottom compartment of this box for a few hours, Wang Tong's head was groggy, and his whole body was extremely sore, but he didn't dare to fall asleep, for fear of snoring or talking in his dreams or something.

Hearing the top slapping the bottom of the box, the pressure on his back suddenly relaxed, Wang Tong hurriedly stood up with his arms, the bottom of the box was lifted, and Wang Tong climbed out of the wooden box.

Before he could stand up straight and loosen his muscles, he saw Emperor Wanli and Zhang Cheng standing at the door stunned, and they had to hurriedly step forward and kneel, but they didn't "Long live my emperor" like normal, but said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, don't worry, wait for the minister to finish the box here, and then talk to Your Majesty in detail."

Emperor Wanli nodded indifferently, he really couldn't react, so he just watched Wang Tong and Zhao Jinliang, who was also full of surprise, open the boxes one by one, move the goods inside, and open the mezzanine at the bottom of the box.

Li Hutou, Li Tao, and Sun Xin stood out from the box one by one, and the people who stood up were almost the same action, moving their bodies, lying in the mezzanine for so long, it was really hard, and their bodies were very sore.

Emperor Wanli has been staying there, or Zhang Cheng next to him let out a sigh to wake him up, Wanli looked at Zhang Cheng with a side face, Zhang Cheng's expression has been very nervous and anxious for the past few days, but now he has relaxed.

"Ministers, see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live."

Wang Tong led everyone to bow in the courtyard, and the voice was very low, and Emperor Wanli trembled, but he turned his head, stretched out his hand and rubbed his face a few times, before turning his head and saying:

"All Rise, All Rise"

He didn't even notice that his voice trembled a little, and rubbing his eyes actually made them redder.

Emperor Wanli did not show that he had relaxed, these days, Zhang Juzheng's serious illness made the atmosphere inside and outside the palace very strange, although the daily court meeting was still normal, although the inside and outside were normal.

But he could feel that everything was out of his control, Zhang Cheng had done a lot, but it was all useless, and everything could not be done.

The guards in the palace, and even the rotation of eunuchs are controlled by the Empress Dowager of Cining Palace, and her own queen mother will not harm herself, Emperor Wanli not only said this to Zhang Cheng, he also said this to himself, but Emperor Wanli was panicked, he was the emperor, and the royal family affection was often not so reliable.

At such a moment, I can't control anything, I can only wait for other people's arrangements, which is really uncomfortable for Wanli, who is the lord of the world, and I always feel that I am hanging in the air every day, there is nothing to land, and there is a danger of falling into the abyss at any time.

Now looking at the messy courtyard and Wang Tong and others who are carefully stretching their bodies, Emperor Wanli suddenly feels that his heart is much more steady.

"Your Majesty will go into the house first, and the ministers will clean up here"

Wang Tong leaned in and whispered, Emperor Wanli was stunned, then nodded, and said:

"I'll leave it to you, I'll wait in the room."

Having said that, he walked into the house two steps, and still stood there watching everyone busy, Wanli was like this, and Wang Tong was not easy to force, but he stepped forward again and said:

"Your Majesty, many things must be piled up in the imperial study, and the ministers must also hide in the imperial study for a period of time.

"Thinking about doing so much, if you want to say that you are bullying the king, these people are still less to do in the Tiger Mighty Martial Arts Pavilion, you do yours, I look at it, I look at it and I am happy"

Emperor Wanli waved his hand nonchalantly, signaling that it was okay, Wang Tong nodded at this time, Li Hutou grinned at Emperor Wanli over there, Sun Xin and Li Tao bowed their heads respectfully, and the rest of the teenagers were even more respectful, but Emperor Wanli just smiled and nodded.

A total of eleven people hidden in the box, and a few large wooden boxes in the mezzanine of weapons and armor, the Wanli Emperor then remembered the gifts on the gift list, there are 24 short fires inlaid with gems, 12 long firearms, and six sets of silver-plated Seiko Western plate armor, I thought it was for decoration, it seems that it was just for transportation into the palace,

The firecrackers and the ammunition stored in the mezzanine were carried to the Imperial Study, and the swords and armor were put on a shelf to look like a decoration, and the plywood in the wooden box was set up, and the blankets and other tributes were put back so that no flaws were exposed.

After everything was done, Wang Tong and the others were sweating profusely, and everyone poured into the imperial study, although it was wide, there were too many people crowded, and it seemed narrow.

"Bother Father-in-law Zhang to get some robes and clothes worn by Father-in-law Hu in the palace to come here, everyone must have a dress-up, and also, the meals in the past few days also have to be solved by Father-in-law Zhang, as for living, I will first be in this imperial study."

Wang Tong said something to Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng naturally nodded, Wang Tong sincerely thanked him, turned his head and said to Emperor Wanli:

"The reason why the minister came so risky, on the one hand, is the news of the Beijing Division, and on the other hand, it is Shandong Jinyi Wei Qianhu Dong Chuangxi......."