The twenty-fourth episode Xiao Maozi defeated the big guards, and Emperor Kangxi feasted all the heroes at night
Su Malagu is right, the external troubles have not been appeased, the internal worries are pressing, and her throne is also in jeopardy. ββThose long-term worries are all things that the Taiping Emperor thinks, and he has more urgent things at present! Kangxi closed his eyes in pain. Seeing him sitting upright with his eyes closed, Su Malagu thought he was sleepy, so she hurriedly lit a good incense stick and put it in the smoker, and ordered the palace maids to remove the headlights, leaving only a crimson gauze candle lamp on the table, and then approached and asked: "Long live the lord should rest in peace." β
"Tell them to go down," Kangxi waved his hand, "just wait here with you." You're sleepy, and your head is tilted on the smoker below. I'm not sleepy, I have to think about something more. β
Su Malagu had no choice but to send her subordinates according to her words, and she only slept beside the smoke cage.
Kangxi sat for a while, but felt that Baizao was gathered, and all kinds of things came: Aobai's arrogance and lawlessness had reached such a point that he dared to openly rebel, search the minister's mansion, and plot to kill the king! Although there are many guards in Ouchi, the strength that is really in their hands is as rare as the morning star. At a glance, people are suspicious, although he still accepts the worship of the ministers of the interior and abroad every day in the Qianqing Palace, but as the supreme emperor, he has a feeling of "outsider" - this is all to coax his own false excitement. The huge inner city, the Son of Heaven doesn't know where his safe place is, and it's really chilling to think about.
He suddenly thought that if he killed Aobai, he must also be in Ouchi. Because the fierce generals outside are like clouds, and the ministers are like rain, how can they do it! Of course, the third hall is not successful, then it should be Jiaotai Palace, Fengxian Palace, Yangxin Palace, Tiyuan Palace, Qin'an Palace, Wenhua Palace, Wuying Palace, and Shangshu...... Which one is the best? He thought about it one by one, in addition to analyzing the personnel there, he also had to take into account the topography, customs and defense secrets, and even the way out. Suddenly, his mind flashed, and he thought of the place Yuqing Palace. He opened his eyes and stared at the red light on his desk. The palace is forbidden here, but it is not too remote, the road is looped, the dragon and the tiger can be hidden, and it is a good place to catch the fish with a net. And Sun Dianchen, the chief guard of Yuqing Palace, is his confidant, and the guards are all friends of the widow who was punished by Aobai, so it can be done here!
But Sun Dianchen and the others were different from Wei Dongting after all. If you want someone to do such an extremely confidential thing, you have to buy him like Wei Dongting who only knows about me!
Thinking of this, Kangxi got up and walked in front of Su Malagu. When she was about to call her, she heard her quiet voice and knew that she was asleep, so she turned back and took a robe and gently covered it for her. How do you know that Su Malagu Huo Ran opened her eyes, turned over and sat up and asked, "Is there something wrong with the master?" "Tomorrow night," Kangxi said in a low voice, "I want to see Sun Dianchen and Wolf Look." β
"Sun Dianchen!"
Kangxi only nodded firmly.
Su Malagu pondered for a while, her eyes lit up, and she said, "Where do you know where ,ββ you know?" β
"Go to Xiao Weizi's house," Kangxi said calmly, "You can arrange this matter, and keep it confidential!" β
Su Malagu's eyes jumped, and she stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, master!" β
Xiao Maozi lost money in gambling, and sent all the money to buy medicine for his mother into the casino, and there was no way out.
He was a dutiful son, because his father died early, and his widowed mother took him and his brother to endure for 12 years. Later, the elder brother married his sister-in-law and separated, leaving him and his wife aside. The old lady had to sew laundry for others to live. Unexpectedly, when my mother got older, her body and bones were not good, and her hands were frozen in the laundry clothes on the day of the wax moon, and the joints were swollen and rough in the autumn, and the pain entered the bone marrow, and she couldn't even sew poorly. My sister-in-law is not virtuous, and my brother is secretly helping a little, where can I raise two people!
At this time, there were important people in the palace, Xiao Maozi was desperate, and his heart was angry, so he secretly cleaned his body and earned two and a half monthly money to support his mother. When the old lady heard about it, she was in a hurry, her eyes were dark, and she became blind from then on. In order to treat his mother's illness, Xiao Maozi couldn't stop stealing a little small object from the palace to make money in the ghost market, otherwise he would rely on the ghost to win a few dollars to treat his mother. Fortunately, there are many such things in the palace, and everyone doesn't care. This year's winter is very early, and my mother can't go on with it, and she misses the gamble again.
Cousin Wen didn't dare to ask for it, although it was always unsuccessful, but begging to be scolded again and again, it was really a face-sweeping, and besides, people are also a big family. Wei Dongting was there to respond to his requests, but he asked too many times, and he couldn't open his mouth. Helpless, he slipped to the imperial kitchen to find the cook Ah San to dismantle a few, he is the godson of Nemo, there is a way.
"Little Maozi!" Ah San heard what he meant, and said with a sneer, "I'm going to slap your face today, I'll lend you money, not to mention the capital, you can't even pay off the money, and I'm short of money!" Your mother is sick, you are filial piety, you should give it, but you can't ask me to fill this bottomless pit for you? β
Xiao Maozi looked at Ah San's tense face, and scolded in his heart: "Your mother! Relying on the recognition of a god, it is easy to enter and exit, so he stole a lot of porcelain from the kitchen. Your mother has already sent it, and it is your turn to borrow two, so you will take out this face! But he grinned and said, "I still owe the third brother fourteen taels, what is this worth on your old man!" You always borrow two of us, and I will pay off the principal and interest when I sell pants next month, how about it? β
"Monkey cub, you've got yours!" Ah San smiled, "Reasoning, I shouldn't borrow you, blame the poor child." I still have four dollars here, you take it to grab the medicine. I can't tell you about the profit next month, so I'll tell the big guard of Nemo carefully, and beat you to death! β
Xiao Maozi had no choice but to take it. When I got out of the big kitchen, I saw a small bowl of Jun kiln on the ledge, Ke Ke'er's was the size of a fist, and two green waterfoil cicadas were burned at the mouth of the bowl, as if they were sucking wine at the mouth of the bowl, which was obviously extremely precious, and I don't know which courtier came from outside. He looked at it for a moment and no one cared, picked it up, put it in his arms and left. Ah San could see clearly through the glass of the door, but he didn't say anything.
In the evening, Xiao Maozi waited for the water in Cining Palace, listened to Ah San bring four little cooks to send the unused imperial food to the Qianqing Gate to reward the guards on duty at night, and waited for the eunuch of the Yangxin Palace to carry the water, and then went back to the room to rest. Suddenly, he saw Nemo striding over, hurriedly stood with his hands down, and said with a smile: "Nemo, have you eaten?" β
Nemo Tie snorted with a blue face, stepped into the tea set and tea warehouse without looking back, and stood around Dangyang to search. Xiao Maozi knew something was wrong, but he didn't know why he came from, so he sneered and pulled a chair and said, "You sit, I'll make you tea-Xianlongjing just came from Gonggong, or Pu'er?" Nemo waved his hand and sneered: "Don't come with me!" I ask you, what did you find in the big kitchen today? β
"Big kitchen?" Xiao Maozi burst into his head, his face immediately turned pale, and he smiled forcefully, "I went to the third brother to borrow money, what did I dare to lose?" How dare I move the house there? β
"I'll call you hard in a moment!" Nemo raised his hand and wanted to fight, but after thinking about it, he stopped, opened the tea cabinet, and turned it inside.
Although the bowl is not in the tea cabinet, Xiao Maozi knows that it is not good, and if he turns it over like this, he will definitely be found. The single person doesn't eat the immediate loss, Xiao Maozi stepped forward with a smile and stopped: "This imperial tea cabinet can't be turned over, some of the tribute tea in it hasn't even been opened, and Lao Zhao is not followed." β
"Horn!" Xiao Maozi's voice didn't fall, and the left side of his face was already slapped with a palm, and his eyes were so swollen that Venus burst out. He was already a scoundrel, where to eat this, came back to his senses and shouted: "shell lang climbs the broom, what are you doing here!" Didn't you see this is your territory? But look at Ao Zhongtang, call you 'adult', and you will come to put up a stinky shelf - you get out, you are going out! β
Nemo was furious: "Little beast, don't talk about you here, no matter how difficult it is to clean up your head, Lao Tzu will also shave!" Scolding, the left and right bows and "horns" are two palms. He turned around and picked up a bunch of keys on the table, simply opened seven or eight cabinet doors, and searched the cabinets.
Xiao Maozi sat on the ground, and Sapoer cried and shouted: "Master, this is under the jurisdiction of Master Zhao, is it your turn?" Are you worthy? Seeing that Nemo ignored him, he was still flipping around, he was really anxious, he got up with an idea, and ran out of the key with his hand, and before Nemo figured out what was going on, he locked the imperial tea warehouse with a "cluck" sound, and jumped and shouted in the courtyard:
"Come and see! Something new happened in the Qing Dynasty, Lord Nemo searched the Imperial Tea Warehouse of the Long Live Lord, you all look at it! Huang Sicun, are you dead? Don't hurry up and find Master Zhao! β
The guards of the Qianqing Gate who were eating, and the eunuchs who had been fine after eating, heard the crying and shouting here, roaring and scolding, and the uproar was overwhelming, and they all gathered to see the excitement when they didn't know what was going on.
Nemo, who was locked in the room, panicked and rushed over to pull the doorβthe door was locked like iron, and it could be pulled anywhere! Then he turned back and hurried to close the doors of the tea cabinets. The locks were all paid tribute by the Dutch, and they contained special messages, which could neither be opened nor locked without a key. Xiao Maozi left with the key, where can it be closed? In the chaos, he almost broke the little finger of his left hand, and he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet in pain. Accidentally, he knocked over an unopened jar on the case to the ground, and with a "bang", the tea leaves were scattered all over the ground. I don't know how he tosses inside, and I was stunned when I heard this sound.
was making a fuss, when I suddenly heard someone shouting, "What is the shouting and screaming, what kind of system is it?" When everyone looked back, it was Zhang Wanqiang, the eunuch in charge of the Heart Cultivation Palace, who came, and got out of the way. Xiao Maozi didn't give up, and stepped forward to cry: "Grandpa Zhang is here, look at it, what rules do we have inside!" As he spoke, he opened the door.
When everyone looked at it, they couldn't help but laugh secretly, Namo was really embarrassed, the cabinet doors were all half-open and half-closed, and the large bags of tea on the ground were trampled to rot. He also pinched the little finger of his left hand with his right hand and kneaded it vigorously, crowning his eyebrows and gritting his teeth in pain. Seeing the door open, he jumped out with an arrow, lifted Xiao Maozi in the air as his chest, and was about to slam his poisonous hand. Zhang Wanqiang hurriedly shouted: "Don't be rude! Slowly, what's wrong? β
Where can Nemo afford Zhang Wanqiang! twisted his eyebrows and scolded viciously: "Since ancient times, there have been no good people in the eunuch party, and you are not a good thing-" When he was about to scold, he saw Su Malagu coming from behind, staring at him with a frosty face, so he let go of Xiao Maozi.
Su Malagu just sent Kangxi away. At that time, no one cared. After the mission was done, Aunt Su Mala came over to see what was going on. As soon as she came, Xiao Maozi hurriedly collected her tears, stepped forward to ask for peace, and sobbed: "Sister Su, the Nemo guard pointed at me and stole something from the imperial kitchen, and came to search it myself, look at what this house looks like!" β
Su Malagu remained silent and asked slowly, "What is missing?" β
"I don't know, you ask him!" Xiao Maozi pointed to Nemo.
Nemo was so angry that his face turned blue, and he said, "He stole a Jun kiln bowl!" β
"Who saw that?" Aunt Su Mala asked.
"I," Ah San, who was standing on the side, opened his mouth as if he were playful, "I saw it with my own eyes! β
"The thing belongs to your imperial kitchen," Su Malagu said very simply, "You are a person from the imperial kitchen, why don't you take it on the spot when you see it?" It's the opposite! Zhang Wanqiang, tell Zhao Bingchen to get rid of him! Fu turned back to Nemo and said: "No matter how reasonable you are, this imperial tea warehouse is filled with the emperor's things, and you have to look at the owner to beat the dog, how dare you search casually?" - You go first, this matter will be clarified later. β
"Then we'll have to see if there's a bowl in there!" Nemo was so angry that his face turned pale, and the reasonable thing was made like this, it was really hard to swallow, and he thought about it and added, "The bowl is also for the queen, and he stole it, but he is not guilty?" β
"Good!" Su Malagu smiled, "I'll do this." Check it, and dispose of it in one piece! As he spoke, he entered the warehouse, looked carefully at the cabinet one by one, and Xiao Maozi's heart brushed up to his throat.
Su Malagu first looked at all the tea cabinets one by one, and then returned to the tea utensils cabinet, and looked carefully one by one. At this time, Xiao Maozi was really colorless, but he saw Su Malagu reaching in and flipping for a while, then pulled out his hand, patted and scolded: "The floating ash in it is two fingers thick, how can you be a slave!" β
The little hairy man was scared and sweaty, but he heard that he was scolding "dirty inside", and he hurriedly praised again and again: "Sister Su is scolding, I will clean up tomorrow!" But in her heart, she wondered why she refused to open this layer of paper.
She looked elsewhere and then came out and said, "Didn't find it." You guards be careful, and tell me when you see it, and I'll fix him! With that, he walked away.
Sun Dianchen was on duty, taking advantage of the chaos, and quietly went out of the left door. He has always been kind and cautious, and his popularity is very good, so naturally he was not checked by the guards of Jingyunmen. He thought about it as he walked, and he really couldn't guess why Wei Dongting, the celebrity of Long Live Lord, invited him to come over tonight for no reason, and said that he wanted to see a few nobles - I was on an errand in the palace, what kind of "nobleman" had never seen it, and he could use it so sneaky?
After the east of Hufang Bridge, stepping on the reed alley, there is a large number of rows of houses. The streets and alleys here are crisscrossed and crisscrossed, and it is extremely prosperous. Thanks to the fact that he had been patrolling the yamen for a few years, this area was once the place under his jurisdiction. If you are a little unfamiliar, and it is so late that you can't even distinguish between east and west, north and south, let alone look for someone.
According to the route Wei Dongting said, after crossing the Hufang Bridge about two miles away, bending left and right to drill out of the alley like the Ecstasy Array, I felt that it was suddenly wide, a gust of wind blew, cold and soaked bones, I saw two people in front of me with a lamp waiting, and when I saw him coming, Lao Yuan picked up the lamp and asked in a low voice: "But has Grandpa arrived?" β
Sun Dianchen agreed, and when he got closer, he saw that one was an old servant, and the other was familiar, knowing that he had been on an errand in the palace, when had he seen it, and what his name was, but he couldn't remember it for a while, so he smiled and said, "You guys are waiting here, I actually recognize this way." The old servant smiled and said, "Grandpa is a rare guest, so he should be welcomed." β
But when he entered the courtyard, he did not see the master come out to greet him, and when he looked at it, there were already five or six people in the seat, an old man in good spirits, and the remaining five were all young people in their twenties. Among them, Mu Zixu and Qiang Donkey had confirmed their martial arts with Ao Bai in the palace, and he knew each other, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "Mr. Mu and Mr. Jiang are all right?" You'll be glad to see you! Hao Laosi, who led the way, smiled and said: "Is it my Hao Laosi's low head that led the way for my grandfather in vain?" Sun Dianchen suddenly remembered, hurriedly apologized, and asked: "This old gentleman and these two gentlemen are meeting for the first time. β
Mingzhu smiled heartily: "Grandpa, in Xia Mingzhu, you should also recognize it, and I have met with Ao Zhongtang for a while, but I haven't started it, so it's rare for you to remember." ββThis is the old hero of history, and the people on the rivers and lakes call the iron arhat Shi Longbiao. This is named Liu Hua, and he is now on an errand in the Ao Zhongtang Mansion. β
When Sun Dianchen heard such an identity, he was a little inexplicable, but he smiled and said: "Long admiration, long admiration - we are all here, why don't we see the master?" The old servant bowed and replied, "Lord Wei is talking to a distinguished guest in the back. Grandpa and endure for a moment. β
As soon as the words fell, Wei Dongting came out with a spring breeze on his face, and said around: "Treat your friends slowly, you are guilty and guilty!" Please take your seats, the Holy One has arrived! β
This sentence is like a thunderbolt in court, and everyone in the audience is disgraced. Everyone hurriedly got up and left their seats. Liu Hua was even more frightened, and when he got up, he didn't move quickly, he actually brushed the chopsticks to the ground, and knocked over the wine glass when he hurriedly picked it up. But listening to the sound of the curtain, a young man paced out from behind the door, wearing a green felt satin crown on his head, a small wool sheepskin gown covered with a stone blue silk face on the top of the sauce-colored Jiang silk cotton robe, a yellow soft belt around his waist, and a green satin cool soap boot on his feet, his eyes were clear and energetic, his bearing was graceful and luxurious, holding a fan with mud and gold teeth, and he appeared in front of everyone with a smile. The two of them were also driving in civilian clothes, hanging swords from their waists, and guarding them from the side-it was when Emperor Kangxi arrived today.
Except for Shi Longbiao and Liu Hua, all of them here have seen the emperor. But because the incident was too unexpected, I was stunned for a while. Wei Dongting only said that he would get together with nobles, who would have thought that it would be so expensive! Sun Dianchen exclaimed, prostrated to the ground, and said, "Long live!" Everyone came back to their senses and knelt down together.
Kangxi hurriedly walked forward, no matter how high or inferior, he helped them up one by one, and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do here, so you don't have to hold this big gift." β
Walking to Liu Hua, Kangxi asked, "Are you Liu Hua?" Liu Hua's face turned crimson with excitement, his voice trembled, and he bumped his head three times in the ground and said: "Slave Liu Hua, I pray for the good life of the Holy Lord!" Kangxi picked him up and said with a smile: "I heard Xiao Weizi say that you have a good amount of wine!" Try a few more drinks tonight. As he spoke, he asked Shi Longbiao again: "Old Hero Shi, are you still strong?" That Sloanbiao just kowtowed, speechless.
When everyone had finished saluting, they were busy setting up their seats. Kangxi smiled: "Eliminate so many courtesies!" In fact, tonight was made by Xiao Weizi, and even I was bothered. Then he sat down and beckoned to everyone, "Everyone sit down, and if you just take care of the courtesy, I will go." Then they straightened up and sat down on their sides.
Sun Dianchen looked at this battle, and he had guessed seven or eight points of Kangxi's thoughts. It's just that Kangxi didn't speak, and no one in the audience dared to speak. No matter how good the wine is, it is difficult to enjoy the kings and ministers at the same table.
That Liu Hua was excited about the favor he received tonight, he had worked in the Internal Affairs Mansion and the Thirteen Yamen, and he had been in the Aobai Mansion for four years, and he had met Aobai every few days, but he had never seen him look at himself with his eyes. Thinking of this, his heart suddenly became hot, so he stood up and bowed his hand to Kangxi: "Long live the lord, although the slave is a rough man, he still knows that life is based on loyalty and filial piety!" Long live the lord who looks up to the slave like this today, the slave is going to the soup and fire, and he also wants to repay the emperor's kindness! β
"Tonight is not for you." Kangxi nodded and smiled, "If I want to be useful to you in the future, I will naturally command." Tonight, all of you can drink and have fun! As he spoke, he twisted his face and smiled at Mingzhu, "Is that good?" β
Mingzhu didn't expect Kangxi to suddenly talk to herself, a little at a loss, and hurriedly responded, "Yes!" But after all, he was very clever, and he turned around for a while, and said with a smile: "Wei Dongting has a set of tunes, can you listen to it?" β
"Listen." Kangxi said with a smile, "I heard Xiao Weizi say earlier, you are also good at this, it must be good, why not play it and everyone will enjoy it!" β
Mingzhu bowed to the salute, entered and took the zither, and displayed it on a few cases next to the feast, tuned the strings more openly, and plucked a few times, although it was not a tune, it was felt clear into the spleen. Na Mingzhu stroked the strings with one hand, wiped lightly with the other, smiled at Kangxi, opened his voice and sang:
The Commander-in-Chief Immortal Couple. Qi to Qingyun Divergent Road. Dan forbidden wind is slight, and the truth is close at hand. Honorable. Look at the change like a dragon, a throw of the wind and rain.
Hearing this, Kangxi smiled and said wolf-eyed: "This is half-run, do you hear what the word is?" The wolf smiled and said, "Where do the minions understand this!" Kangxi sighed: "It's hard to be a pearl, this word is not badly written!" Xiong Cixu knew that this was Huang Tingjian's "Launching Boat", but it was inconvenient to say it at this time, so he smiled and said nothing. I listened to the second half of the rhyme, but it was:
A real place to go. Go to the garden to find spring. Fangcao Qianqian stepped forward. A few sheng songs, cherry flowers gathered. Yao Qi lifted, wishing Yao Ling Wanwan, and the gentleman's grace was unbearable.
Slowly stop here. The lingering sound was endless, and everyone was stunned. The four were silent, all immersed in joy, but they listened to Kangxi say slowly: "Good is naturally good, but it is just a matter of praising the saints, I have been on the throne for nearly seven years, and there is no kindness to the subjects." Now that the society is in danger again, the people of Li have the pain of hanging upside down. I want to reform all these evils, but I can't do it, I can't stop it, every time I think of it, I can't eat it, I can't sleep well, and I feel deeply ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors. I really don't want to listen to this song of songs. β
Everyone thought that Kangxi would be greatly praised, but he was surprised when he said this. Xiong Cilu took the opportunity to prelude and said: "The Lord is generous and merciful, loves people with virtue, and has a great plan to govern the country early. Now the Lord does not want to listen to the song of praise, but he inspires my subordinates not to forget the suffering of the refugees in my country. All of you here are trusted by the Holy Lord, and the people of the Qing Dynasty will be able to understand the holy will and work hard. Although Xiong Ci didn't say much, he pointed to the topic, and everyone was excited and grateful, but their eyes were moist and blurred.
Wei Dongting was also excited at this time, stepped forward, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, there is a long song in Dongting to offer. β
"Sing it!" Kangxi instructed, "Mingzhu will give him a!" β
"Wow!" Mingzhu agreed, took out his own bamboo flute, whimpered and blew, and the hall was suddenly filled with a sad atmosphere. Wei Dongting sang:
In the east of Lixian County, there are women who died early.
What do grandchildren and grandchildren rely on? Rely on the thin field to produce grain!
Everyone thought that Wei Dongting would draw his sword and dance, and he sang in court, but his voice was dismal, and he sang such a simple tune, and he was stunned. Kangxi turned sideways and asked Xiong Cixu, "Isn't it a little vulgar?" Xiong Cizheng replied: "This is a folk song, an ancient style. Kangxi didn't speak, and listened to Wei Dongting continue to sing:
The five horses are colored with yellow, and the circle is dominated by the house!
The messenger will not regret it, and the village will cry and cry.
The woman was at a loss, hugging her grandson and leaning on the door and letting go sadly.
The neighbors were so angry that they couldn't be persuaded to persuade them, and they were also sad when it came to the stone people.
At this point, there were already people in the audience secretly sobbing. Mu Zixu and the donkey came from Kanto, and how many such scenes they had seen along the way, even if they were hard-hearted, they couldn't see it. Mingzhu remembered his own life experience and burst into tears. Shi Longbiao was also secretly sad, lowered his head and sighed deeply. Kangxi thought about the domineering of the yellow flag, his eyes flashed with anger, and when he saw Wei Dongting's eyes with tears in his eyes, he continued to sing:
Suddenly, there is a family in the middle, generous and righteous.
Hengmei fights the sword to kill his wife, just like the ancient Jing Ke went to Qin Township!
The reason did not move, and the white blades were splashed on the wall.
The skull was turned into surrender, and the big officials became busy.
Whew! Ruthlessly cut off her husband in three feet, and raise the old and young in the county!
Sake is sorrowful in the mountains and moons, and a pool of blood is sprinkled with weeping and the sun.
At this point, the singing stopped, the sound of the flute also stopped, and the court was as silent as death. Kangxi got up and said slowly: "Dongting's song is really something, there are real people, and the righteous people are big." This is all caused by the enclosure and chaos of government. The chaotic government is not wasted, the people have no peace, the countryside is barren, and the warehouse is empty. This is my heart disease. I also have a few sentences that follow. As he spoke, he groaned:
The cardinal officials all stood up, and the Son of Heaven sat in the Ming Hall in frustration.
All the seas are naked, and the righteous man is a one-sided man!
The guards should be like him, and raise their arms to maintain the dynasty.
I am a long-term rest, and I push the pillow around in the middle of the night.
At this point, all the people in the court were in tears, and they knelt down and bowed together: "Slaves and others only listen to the orders of the Holy Lord, and if there is any place to be sent, even if they go to the soup and fire, they will never give up!" β