In the afternoon, Liu Cheng was going to report to the Fusi of Jinyi Weinan Town. Fluttershy has to follow along to see the excitement. Liu Cheng couldn't resist her, so he had to take it.

"Sometimes, people can't always be smooth sailing, but as long as they get through it, they will be bright. Fluttershy said this, and Liu Cheng was confused.

"Is it a fever, what are you talking about, how can I be confused. Liu Cheng touches Fluttershy's head as he says.

Fluttershy gestured at her hand, and Liu Cheng's arm went numb. "Why would you be in the air? Awesome, awesome. ”

"This is a famous quote left by the immortals, I just calculated it, you are today, three ups and downs, there are gains and losses, remember to come back alive, there will be hope. I will only watch you from afar, and I will not be able to help you, and today you will have to rely on yourself to turn evil into good fortune and become auspicious. ”

"It's so mysterious, I'm afraid of you. ”

The two of them pass through the city, and Fluttershy asks as she watches, feeling that this city of Beijing is so lively, and there are so many people.

Not far from Fusi in Nanzhen, Liu Cheng orders something to eat for Fluttershy at a bun shop and tells her to wait and not leave. I came to the door of Nanzhen Fusi and informed the captain at the door of the intention, saying that I wanted to see Lord Lu.

The lieutenant took his waist card to the inside to pray, and only came back after a while, bringing back this sentence: "Lord Lu said, you have left your job for more than a year without reason, so you have been removed, and the waist card is withdrawn, and you can go back to Beizhen Fusi to settle the previous Yulu." ”

That's it, where is Liu Cheng willing to go, "Didn't you say that there is a longevity pill to be dedicated to the emperor?"

"Having said that, Lord Lu said that the emperor wants the elixir of immortality, so you should keep it for you to eat it yourself." Liu Cheng repeatedly pleaded, but the lieutenant simply ignored him in the end.

Liu ** was deeply saddened, and came back from a hard trip, but he even lost his job. Hey, it's okay, it's better to dedicate the elixir to the emperor yourself, maybe as soon as the emperor is happy, he will soar, why let Lu Bing take advantage, you don't blame me for being unjust, but how to enter and exit the palace gate without a waist card, even if you enter the palace gate, how can you see the emperor?

Fluttershy sees Liu Cheng coming back with a sad face, and hands the bun to Liu Cheng, "You can eat it, I only ate one, it was delicious, but I ate too much at noon." ”

Where can Liu Cheng eat, "You wait here for a while, and then I'll go to Beizhen Fusi to do something, it's not far away." ”

Liu Cheng came to the door of Fusi in Beizhen, but when he saw that some new faces had been added, he greeted a few acquaintances, and found the hundred households who sent rice and grain to receive a stone of rice. (At that time, the Ming Dynasty was settled in rice, and silver taels were not issued.) ）

Just about to leave, he met Liu Mao, "Big brother, I just heard that you are back, let me see, have you lost weight." Then he lowered his voice and said, "What, have you learned the Dao Technique?"

"No, it's hard to say, how are you two now. ”

"Okay, after I came back, I handed over the peach pit of the peach blossom world to Lord Lu and dedicated it to the emperor, Lao Jiang is smarter, he brought back the peach branch and said that it can be grafted, who knows whether it is alive or not. I am now hoisting the general flag, and Lao Jiang Gengniu is now patrolling and guarding the palace. I didn't expect a foreign business trip to be promoted so quickly. Liu Mao said with a happy face.

"Well, well, you didn't make a trip in vain. As soon as Liu Cheng heard this, he knew that they didn't seem to have encountered any real immortals.

"Big brother has been back for so long, he must have met an immortal. Liu Mao asked.

Liu Cheng had no choice but to make up some stories. But the general content is still close to the facts.

"What, just one day, we thought a year had passed in the world, this seems to have been heard, the fairy world should be like this. When we came back, the villagers said we had been there for five days, but we had only been there for three days. Now that the errand is gone, the eldest brother has a plan. ”

When Liu Cheng told him that he wanted to enter the palace to offer Dan and was suffering from no way, Liu Mao patted his chest and said, "This is not difficult, my brother can help, let's go find Lao Jiang first." ”

also happened to come to the noon gate, and happened to meet Jiang Xinzhong on duty. Inevitably had some greetings, Jiang Xinzhong heard that Liu Cheng was going to enter the palace to see the emperor, and now he has lost his official position, so how can he see the emperor, the emperor is not very good at the moment, and even the head of the cabinet has to be happy when the emperor sees the emperor, and officials who do not have a waist card to enter the palace are not allowed to enter the Forbidden City.

"That's it, big brother, I'm afraid it won't work to see the emperor directly, but when I come to the Forbidden City to offer treasures, there are a lot of people who offer pills, I will introduce you to Zhang Banban, who is specially responsible for receiving and inspecting the donors. ”

(The eunuch system of the Ming Dynasty was composed of 12 eunuchs, 4 divisions, and 8 bureaus, collectively referred to as the 24 yamen, which was an institution for eunuchs to serve the emperor and his family. The Ming Dynasty called the older eunuchs as companions, and the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were not actually called eunuchs, but were generally called ministers, and the Qing Dynasty was called eunuchs. During the Jiajing period, Jinyiwei was the eunuch, and the eunuchs at that time did not have much real power, because Emperor Jiajing did not like eunuchs in politics at all. ）

Liu Cheng was very happy, so he and Jiang Xinzhong came and brought it to Zhang Banban. Zhang Banban promised to take good care of Liu Cheng, and when Jiang Xinzhong left, it would not be him. Wow, I finally came a brocade guard who left his post. The evil spirit of these years has come out somewhere.

"You said that your longevity pill was given by an immortal, but what proof do you have? ”

"This ...... Not at the moment. He thinks that if he tells Fluttershy about it, the emperor will use Fluttershy as a medicine primer.

"Bring it first, let me see. ”

After seeing the pill, the small box containing the medicine was very good-looking, and Liu Cheng said, "Anyone who offers the pill must taste it first." ”

Liu Cheng looked at the pill, such a small pill, take a bite by yourself, how can the emperor eat it, "Companion Kai En, this is dedicated to the emperor, if I take a bite, wouldn't it be a sin." ”

"You have to eat, that's the rule. The surrounding eunuchs also scolded, "Eat, eat quickly." ”

When Liu Cheng saw it, he had no choice but to eat, and he also knew that everything the emperor ate, before eating, someone must try it, which is indeed the rule in the palace.

Hey, eat it, he picked up the pill and took a small bite carefully.

"How does it taste?" said Zhang Banban with a strange yin and yang.

"It's a little bitter, but the aftertaste is sweet," Liu Cheng replied.

"Then take another bite"

"Eat again, not even half a grain if you eat again. ”

"Don't be verbose, that's the rule. ”

Liu Cheng had no choice but to take another bite.

"How does it feel this time?"

"Companion, as before, I don't feel anything else. ”

"Then keep eating. ”

"Then I won't eat them all. ”

"Eat, this is the rule, if you don't eat, you will bully the king, and you will punish the nine clans. ”

Liu Cheng was very annoyed, and really wanted to kick this old thing.

"Eat quickly, if you don't eat it all, how do I know if your other half is poisonous. ”

Liu Cheng saw that he was tricked by the villain today, and it was impossible for the emperor to eat the remaining half of the grain, so he simply threw it into his mouth and swallowed it all.

"How do you feel now?"

"It's very refreshing. Liu Cheng replied with a tearful smile.

"Okay, then you can take out the other one. ”

"Just this one, where is there another. ”

"What, you dare to offer treasure even this one. Zhang Banban pretended to be surprised. "It's not that I said you, you are also mixed in the officialdom, all the things that the emperor eats, there must be others to taste, the old minister has been here for many years, all the people who offer pills and treasures must try it in person first, and then they can be presented to the emperor, and we will try it in front of the emperor, and then the emperor can take it. It is naïve to think that you want to soar with just this one pill of Yishou Pill. If this is really taken directly to the emperor, there will be no follow-up after the tasting, you and I have a few heads to lose, so let's be ready to come again next time. ”

Oh, this old guy is right. Liu Cheng knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists: "What the companion said is, thank you for your advice, I am really reckless in the future, and I will not dare to be so careless in the future." "Liu Cheng knocked out his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach, it is really sinister in the palace.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say...."

In this way, Liu Cheng left the Forbidden City under the ridicule of everyone, and he had no face to greet Jiang Xinzhong, so he went directly to find Fluttershy.