Chapter 8 Search
After thinking about it for a long time, Shen Chengping didn't have a clue, but he also judged that the key point of Xu Fu's plan was on King Chu Ling, otherwise he would not have paid special attention to King Chu Ling, Shen Chengping had also heard of Zhang Huatai, Zhang Huatai, also known as Zhanghua Palace, was a palace built by King Chu Ling in 535 BC. This grand building, which is "state-run and completed in a few years", was known as "the first in the world" at that time. Shi Zaizhang Huatai "10 zhang high platform, 15 zhang of base width", the curved column climbs the stairs, and has to rest three times in the middle to reach the top, so it is also called "three rest Taiwan", and because King Chu Ling particularly likes the thin waist woman to sing and dance in the palace, many palace maids in order to flatter the king, eat less and endure hunger, in order to seek a thin waist, so it is also called "thin waist palace".
But now looking at the dialogue between Xu Fu and King Chu Ling, it seems that the establishment of Zhang Huatai is not simply for the pleasure of King Chu Ling, but has other functions, so Xu Fu pays so much attention to Zhang Huatai.
"Maybe I should go to Zhanghuatai to have a look!" Shen Chengping thought in his heart.
When he left the palace, Shen Chengping also had more tokens given by King Chu Ling in his hands, and there were also more subordinates who obeyed his orders, it can be said that in terms of real power, Shen Chengping even surpassed the current Xiongju, which can be seen from Xiongju's current attitude towards Shen Chengping from the arrogance when he entered the palace and regarded Shen Chengping as a subordinate to the present.
After getting the errand, Shen Chengping just made a list and explained it, saying that these are the items needed for brewing, but in fact they are some precious medicinal materials, which are some things that Shen Chengping needs for his own cultivation, as for brewing, he just needs some ordinary wine and a set of distillation utensils, and he has already made the parts of the whole set of utensils separate. After listing these things, Shen Chengping came to the periphery of Zhanghuatai.
Zhanghuatai is an extremely tall platform, and there is even a saying that he needs to rest three times halfway, but it is not a single high platform, but a garden complex centered on Zhanghuatai itself, and Zhanghuatai also has another function, that is, it is used to worship the sky, which is also announced by King Chu Ling.
Because Zhanghuatai has not been completely built, people are generally not allowed to enter, but Shen Chengping, who has just obtained the status of King Chuling's cronies, is obviously not among them, and he was able to move around Zhanghuatai for more than half under the guidance of the supervisor in charge, but many of the most core places have been blocked, even the overseer is not allowed to enter, Shen Chengping did not force his way in, but returned to the mansion he had just been assigned.
"Your Excellency!" Xiong Ju is still very trustworthy, the house and slaves promised to Shen Chengping have already been prepared, even bigger than Shen Chengping thought, and as soon as he entered the door, there were a large number of servants responsible for greeting him, one of the leaders was a man who looked about thirty years old, he stepped forward and said to Shen Chengping: "The various medicinal materials and tools you collected earlier have been completed, and now they are placed in the warehouse in the backyard, and the king's envoy is still waiting in the hall at this time!" ”
"I didn't expect King Chu Ling to be very anxious, so let's go meet this envoy first!" Shen Chengping thought about it, and came to the hall, and soon saw a person dressed as an inner waiter.
There are also a lot of chamberlains around King Chu Ling, but this one is obviously different, he has seen this chamberlain when he met King Chu Ling before, he is a close confidant of King Chu Ling, King Chu Ling obviously trusts him very much, so Shen Chengping also knows that he is not something he can offend for the time being
"Lord Shen really made me wait!" This chamberlain said with an arrogant look, although Shen Chengping had gained the trust of King Chu Ling by offering wine, but for this chamberlain, he still looked down on Shen Chengping, and he had been waiting here for a while, so it was inevitable that his tone would be a little unkind.
"Please don't be surprised, I also came to Shangying for the first time, and I have seen the prosperity here, and it is inevitable that there will be some indulgence, so that the adults will wait for a long time!" Shen Chengping said.
"Hmph, the prosperity of Shangying is indeed not something that a small person like you has ever seen!" The chamberlain showed a hint of disdain, and said: "I came here to tell you that the things you asked for have been delivered, and the king wants you to make wine quickly. ”
"What the adults said is that I am also young and less knowledgeable, since I have all the tools, then I will start working overnight, and I will definitely take out the wine within ten days!" After Shen Chengping finished speaking, he glanced at the servant next to him, and a servant next to him brought a tray, Shen Chengping continued: "This is five hundred gold, and it should be the money for the adult's hard trip!" ”
Seeing this gold, the waiter's expression became much better, and said: "Well, looking at your performance, you are also a person who is loyal to the king's affairs, the king likes the wine you offered before, as long as you make the wine, you will naturally have countless benefits, then I will go back to report to the king, and you will offer the wine in ten days!" ”
This waiter didn't care too much about the time, the time it takes to make wine is almost five to seven days, but the time required for craft wine is longer, so he speculated that the time Shen Chengping said was not adulterated, but he didn't know that Shen Chengping used other drinks to distill directly, and it only took one night of hard work to be enough, and the reason why he said ten days was naturally that he had something to do.
Next, Shen Chengping announced to the public that he was going to make wine behind closed doors, prepared enough food and water for ten days, sealed off the backyard, and ordered people not to approach, but after two hours, he quickly disappeared and left Shangying.
This time, Shen Chengping's purpose was not to explore Xu Fu, in fact, after watching Zhang Huatai, combined with Xu Fu's conversation with King Chu Ling that day, he also had a rough guess about Xu Fu's intentions, and he didn't leave to track down Xu Fu who had left Shangying to find the woman of Fengming's life, but to meet the ruler between Xu Fu's eyebrows that was in his mouth and King Chu Ling's life.
In fact, Shen Chengping also inquired, the father of the ruler between the eyebrows was killed by King Chu Ling shortly after forging a sword for King Chu Ling, and the cadre was a famous swordsmith, after he cast a sword for King Chu Ling, King Chu Ling was worried that he would cast a sword for others, so he killed the cadre.
Of course, it is also rumored that Gan himself also privately forged a sword and hid it, and this sword is in the hand of his son Meijian Ruler, which is why King Chu Ling wants to arrest Meijian Ruler, in addition to Xu Fu's reminder, but also for the sake of the sword of the cadre, as a king with a brutal personality, he will not allow others to have a sword that is comparable to himself, or even stronger.
And at this time, Shen Chengping finally thought of a story written by Lu Xun that he had read in modern times, saying that this eyebrow ruler found the sword of his father's cadre, and then took revenge on the king of Chu, and later died with the king of Chu with the help of Yan Zhiao.
Combined with why Xu Fu thought that King Chu Ling's emphasis on the ruler between the eyebrows and the fate of King Chu Ling, most of them were also calculated through hexagrams, and the ruler between the eyebrows was extremely unfavorable to King Chu Ling, and in Xu Fu's plan, he also needed to use King Chu Ling, he naturally would not watch King Chu Ling die, and at this time, looking for the ruler between the eyebrows, Shen Chengping also had his own plans.