Facts have proved that Eunuch Liu is definitely a "good eunuch" who is quite dedicated, quite serious, and quite competent. Early in the morning of the 24th lunar month, just after the members of the "delegation" had finished breakfast, Eunuch Liu, accompanied by "clerk Feng," went to the courtyard where everyone was staying to continue his unfinished training work yesterday. As a result, Wang Kunjun and the others experienced the same torture as the previous afternoon again, but the difference was that this time they were tortured for nearly twice as long as the previous day.

After torturing the brothers who "went south to meet the delegation" for a day and a half, Eunuch Liu finally reluctantly said that everyone's performance in terms of etiquette was finally reasonable. Although Wang Kunjun and the others had strangled this "dead eunuch" to death 10,000 times in their hearts, they had to thank the other party again and again for their hard work in the past two days, and when Feng "clerk" was not paying attention, they stuffed a large string of copper coins into Eunuch Liu's hand to show their gratitude. Eunuch Liu said that this was what a competent eunuch should do, and on the other hand, he naturally took the copper coin and hid it in his sleeve.

The "etiquette training" is over, and the training results of Wang Kunjun and others are not bad, so they will wait for the next day to enter the palace to see the driver. As for when Chai Rong would summon them, neither Eunuch Liu nor "clerk" Feng knew about it. Therefore, when Wang Kunjun asked about the specific summoning time for the next day, Feng's "clerk" replied: "This official will come and lead you to wait outside the palace early tomorrow morning, and as for when the official family has time to summon you, this official is not sure." It may be morning, it may be afternoon, or even evening, everything has to be arranged by the official. Therefore, be fully prepared, for you are not allowed to leave while you are waiting for the summons. After explaining this sentence, Feng "clerk" left the pavilion with Eunuch Liu, leaving only Wang Kunjun and others looking at each other.

After a while, I heard Xu Shaoan say dissatisfiedly: "Damn, what's this called." If Chai Rong only had time to summon us in the evening, then we wouldn't have to wait outside the palace for a whole day. Now it's a cold winter, and if this body bone is not haode, it will not be frozen out of the disease. ”

Although Xu Shao'an didn't complain loudly, Yu Xuzi hurriedly waved his hand to stop him and said, "The eighth child is talking nonsense. This is the pavilion of the imperial court, be careful that the partition wall has ears. If your remarks are listened to by others, I'm afraid we will already be punished before we see the Emperor of Zhou. ”

Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin also criticized Xu Shao'an, warning him that this is Kaifeng and not a good township city, and everyone must be careful when speaking, so as not to get into trouble. Although Xu Shaoan was dissatisfied with the arrangements for the next day, he was not a bad person, so he could still listen to the words of several brothers. Therefore, after two whining, he stopped squeaking and went to sulk on his own. Wang Kunjun and the others were all thinking about seeing Chai Rong at this time, and seeing that Xu Shaoan could keep quiet, they stopped caring about him and concentrated on preparing for the next day's audience.

Since Chai Rong was only summoning the disciples of the old immortal of Fuyaozi, except for the eleven main members of the "delegation" such as Yu Xuzi and Wang Kunjun, the other guards could theoretically accompany them to the palace gate at most, and it was impossible for them to be allowed to enter the palace. However, out of habit, Xu Shaoan and Zeng Zhilin still arranged for a squad of rangers to go to the palace with all the guards as entourage. Although the possibility of these guards being allowed into the palace is basically zero, according to Zeng Zhilin's words, there is a group of loyal guards waiting outside the palace, and the heart is always much more steady. What's more, the number and weight of the gifts given to Chai Rong this time are not small, and it is very likely that the carriage of the "delegation" will not be allowed to enter the palace, so maybe they can bring in a few guards under the pretext of moving things at that time.

Although Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin and others did not believe that the guards would have such an opportunity, they did not object to the suggestions of Xu and Zeng. It's just that they must instruct all the accompanying guards to not cause trouble. In this regard, Xu and Zeng naturally agreed, saying that they would definitely restrain their subordinates and would not cause trouble for everyone.

On the twenty-fifth day of the second year of Xiande, all the members of the "Southbound Audience Delegation" got up early before dawn. After breakfast, according to the arrangement of the previous day, the gifts for Chai Rong such as horizontal knives, flintlock pistols, black powder, binoculars, and glass mirrors were loaded into the carriage one by one. Yu Xuozi, Wang Kunjun and others also cleaned up one by one, adjusted their mental state to the best, and were ready to do their best to display their talents, so that they could have a more beautiful future. ,

At about six o'clock in the morning, Feng "clerk" had already arrived at the residence of the "delegation." Seeing that Wang Kunjun and the others were ready to go, he led everyone out of the pavilion without delay for a moment and went to the palace.

Because it was still early at this time, and the street they walked on was not the only way for officials to go to court, there were basically no people on the street, and it seemed unusually quiet, and the horse's hooves trampled on the bluestone slab and made a crisp "de, de" sound. As the distance from the palace became closer and closer, all the people in the "delegation", including those who had experienced time and space travel, thought that they had super psychological quality, and could maintain a normal mind about anything, without exception, became a little nervous, a little excited, and full of curiosity at the same time. After all, what they are about to meet is not only a historical figure, but also a genuine, living emperor. The opportunity to interact face-to-face with the Supreme of the Ninth Five, which was previously only seen in books, television, and movies, is as attractive to those who live a thousand years later as fans who have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the emperor's superstar.

The pavilion is not far from the palace of Hou Zhou, according to Feng "clerk", if you go slowly, it will only be a meal. The actual situation was indeed as Feng "clerk" expected, and after only 20 minutes of walking from the pavilion, the convoy had already arrived near the west corner tower not far from the palace. Since this place was already close to the palace, everyone got off the car, dismounted, and marched on foot.

Feng "clerk" led Wang Kunjun and others to the door of Youye, and handed over his official certificate and official document issued by the Ministry of Rites to the forbidden army guarding the door, explaining his identity. After reading the official documents and official documents, the forbidden army guarding the gate asked everyone to wait outside the door, and when the emperor decided to summon them, someone would come out to inform them. Feng "clerk" naturally understood the rules, so he didn't say much, put away the official documents and official documents, returned to the team of the "delegation", and waited patiently for Chai Rong's summons with Wang Kunjun and others.

As time passed, the sky gradually brightened. Although the temperature began to rise slowly as the sun rose, standing in the bitter north wind, the "delegation" still felt the cold pressing. At this time, it would be great if you could get into the trunk and hide from the wind, but it is obviously not in accordance with the rules to do so. Don't say it's them, the common people, even the court officials can't sit in the sedan chair and not come out when they are waiting for the emperor to summon them.

Fortunately, most of the brothers usually practice martial arts, and traversers like Zheng Zhiwei and Huang Shan, who have never apprenticed, are also very strong because they have experienced time and space travel, so even if the cold wind is biting, it is nothing to them. Although the physical fitness of the accompanying guards is not as good as that of the crossing people, they usually receive regular militarized management, and it is common to conduct various military training in the cold wind. In addition, the crossing team is willing to invest money in the equipment of the soldiers, and these guards are quite warmly dressed, so they can also adapt to this time.

As for the Feng "clerk" who brought them here, not to mention that he was physically compared to the traversers, even those guards were far inferior to him. Therefore, after standing in the cold wind for more than half an hour, he was already a little unbearable from the cold, and began to stomp his feet in place incessantly, with a very painful expression. Although everyone in the "delegation" sympathized with him, there was nothing they could do to keep him from feeling cold, so they could only hope that Chai Rong would summon him earlier, so that everyone would not be frozen here.

But hope is usually far from reality, everyone waited from dawn to the rising sun, from the rising sun to the middle of the sky, and still did not wait for Chai Rong's will to summon him. Seeing that it was already noon, they wondered if Chai Rong would have to eat at noon, and he should not summon him at this time, so everyone in the "delegation" discussed with Feng "clerk" to see if they would go back to eat first and then continue to wait.

In this regard, Feng "clerk" said that it must not be. He said: "The official family is an extremely diligent emperor, and it is nothing new that he is busy with government affairs and does not take care of food. Just because it's dinner time doesn't mean that the officials won't summon you. Therefore, from the opinion of this official, it is better for you to continue to wait. As for this lunch, why not eat one less? ”

Hearing what "clerk" Feng said, everyone in the "delegation" really didn't dare to leave. But as the saying goes, "people are iron, sheet metal is steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic", and it is still difficult to adapt to the crossing crowd if you don't eat at the meal. Therefore, after some communication with Feng's "clerk", the other party finally agreed that all the members of the "delegation" could eat some dry food brought by themselves, so that they could have enough energy to deal with the summons of the officials.

So, after forming a circle around several of their carriages so that they could shelter themselves from the cold wind a little, the "delegation" gathered in the center of the carriage, took out the dry food and dried meat that had been prepared before from the carriage and ate it. Because the chariot was lit with charcoals, the food was placed next to the charcoals, so that the people did not feel cold when they ate it.

Due to the limited space in the center of the carriage, everyone could only eat in batches, so the meal took more than half an hour to finish. During this period, Feng's "clerk", who had always said that he was not hungry, couldn't withstand everyone's repeated "invitations", and reluctantly ate some of it.

After eating a fairly decent lunch, everyone waited for nearly an hour, until the sun was in the west, and it was already the end of the hour, when they saw a small yellow door hurriedly coming out of the right door. Under the guidance of the gatekeepers, this little yellow gate came to the place where the "delegation" was waiting, and after asking Feng "clerk" a few words, he said to Wang Kunjun and others: "Bixia has a will, and the disciples of Xuanfu Shaozi will meet you." ”

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